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    America’s Newest National Park Is Also the First in West Virginia

    America’s Newest National Park Is Also the First in West Virginia

    The U.S. is beginning the new year with a new national park. The nation’s 63rd national park is also the first to be designated as such in the state of West Virginia, Veranda reported. New River Gorge, in Fayetteville, was officially changed from a national river to a national park as part of the COVID-19 […]

    The U.S. Is Building a Bike Trail That Runs Coast-to-Coast Across 12 States

    The U.S. Is Building a Bike Trail That Runs Coast-to-Coast Across 12 States

    By Natalie Marchant The Great American Rail-Trail will be almost 6,000km when complete, and will serve 50 million people within 80km of the route. Trails have proved invaluable for recreation and transport during lockdown. Cycling and safe routes are vital for cities planning their post-pandemic recovery. Stretching almost 6,000km and crossing 12 states, the Great […]

    National Park Week: Take a Virtual Tour

    National Park Week: Take a Virtual Tour

    You can be forgiven for not realizing that we’re in the midst of National Park Week. After all, spring is in the air but you’re probably missing the great outdoors. On Earth Day, President Trump, who seems eager to see social distancing ended, announced that some of the national parks would start to reopen, though […]

    How Skiers, Snowboarders Are Helping Create Climate Science

    How Skiers, Snowboarders Are Helping Create Climate Science

    Some backcountry skiers and snowboarders are not just hitting the slopes. They’re measuring how deep the snow is and sending the data to climate scientists. Listen here: “We gave them GPS and of course they all had avalanche probes in their backpacks,” Wolken says. “And we said, ‘OK, go out and sample as much as […]

    White Sands in New Mexico Is the Latest U.S. National Park

    White Sands in New Mexico Is the Latest U.S. National Park

    The world’s largest gypsum dunefield is now the United States’ newest national park. The National Park Service (NPS) welcomed its 62nd member on Friday, when President Donald Trump signed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act into law. The act contained a provision redesignating White Sands National Monument in New Mexico as White Sands National Park. […]

    EcoWatch’s Best of Summer Photo Contest Winners Announced

    EcoWatch’s Best of Summer Photo Contest Winners Announced

    Summer has officially come to an end. Luckily, EcoWatch is here to keep its memory alive by sharing the winners of our “Best of Summer” photo contest. For our third ever photo contest, we at EcoWatch broke the competition into two parts: one Judges’ Choice, selected by a talented team of activists, photographers, adventurers and […]

    Who Will Win This Summer’s EcoWatchers’ Choice Award? Vote Now!

    Who Will Win This Summer’s EcoWatchers’ Choice Award? Vote Now!

    Update, September 17: Voting is now closed. Winners of both EcoWatchers’ Choice and Grand Prize will be announced on Sept. 23. On June 26, EcoWatch launched its “Best of Summer” Photo Contest. Throughout the summer, we’ve been receiving submissions from EcoWatchers, and we’ve been giving readers the opportunity to vote for their favorite image. Our […]