Tag: recreation

Mountain biking is a popular activity on public lands, and a recent decision to allow electric bikes in National Parks and other Interior Department lands may bring even more bikes...

For many of us, hiking trails are an important way for us to get into nature and interact with wildlife. But are those trails negatively affecting the wildlife we set...

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed a secretarial order to expand public recreation opportunities on federal lands and waters on April 18. The order requires Department of Interior bureaus to develop...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released the preliminary report of the 2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. The survey — which has been produced every...

September is a great time for outdoor recreation in New Mexico.  There are a variety of fishing and small game hunting opportunities close to Albuquerque for interested conference attendees.  Though...

As climate change warms the planet, algal blooms may leave lakes throughout the United States covered with scum, harming aquatic ecosystems and interfering with people’s enjoyment of the water. “If...

Come wintertime in the Southwest, a flurry of recreationists hit the desert trails on dirt bikes, in four-wheel-drive vehicles and on all-terrain vehicles. But recent research demonstrates that this popular...

Armed with cans of bear spray they hope to never use, recreationists in the Alaskan wilderness dread crossing paths with brown bears (Ursus arctos). But these large carnivores seem wary...

Recent efforts across the western U.S. have focused on the potential sale and transfer of federal lands to state governments and private entities. In 2012, the Utah state legislature passed...

The more time you spend outside hunting or birdwatching, the more likely you are to help wildlife conservation efforts, a recent study shows. Researchers conducted a survey experiment to determine...