national parks

If you want to watch, say, a bighorn sheep munching on grass at Yellowstone National Park, it'll cost you more this year

Washington Post caption: "A bighorn sheep munches on a blade of grass in Yellowsone National Park (Photo by Erik Petersen/For The Washington Post)" [Click to enlarge.]by KenTrust me, I was going to pass on the story anyway, but as soon as I saw the picture, that became the first story for me.I suppose it's possible that a check of the Washington Post photo files turned up Erik Petersen's shot of the bighorn sheep munching on a blade of grass in Yellowstone National Park.

A whistle-blower is vindicated (it appears), but his case may not provide much heart to others

Ranger Danno self-published this book about his case."We have seen all the types of retaliation he experienced. We just have not seen it all in one case."-- Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employeesfor Environmental Responsibility (PEER)by KenTo amplify the above quote, the Washington Post's Miranda S.

To reduce litter, you get rid of the trash receptacles, right?

by KenSome time ago signs suddenly appeared in one of my frequently used subway stations, the Rector Street station of the no. 1 train, informing riders that, as part of a campaign to reduce litter in the subway, all the trash receptacles were going to be removed from the station. Um, wait a sec, removed? Yes, removed. The thinking (for want of a better word) was that if people saw that they had no option but to carry their trash with them to . . .