MEDORA, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Public lands advocate Walt Dabney joined a group of North Dakota conservationists in the Badlands on Sunday to see how federal funding cuts are affecting public lands in the state — and how members of the public are stepping up in the government’s place. Dabney, a former National Park Service ranger, is in North…
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/AP) — A park ranger has died while trying to save three people during a water rescue at Voyageurs National Park near the Canadian border.National Park Service said the Kevin Grossheim responded Sunday to a call for assistance on a lake east of International Falls.A boat had become disabled during high winds and rough waters. Grossheim arrived…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Some major improvements are in store for the Greenway in Grand Forks. The city has been awarded a $3.4 million grant to redevelop its recreational features. Grand Forks Greenway is just one of 54 projects in the entire country that have been awarded grants by the National Park Service. A total of $254 million in…
RANSOM CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Fort Ransom State Park south of Valley City is about to get a major campsite upgrade. Sen. John Hoeven announced that nearly $1 million in funding is being awarded to the state park for water and electrical upgrades. The grant will be used to renovate nearly two dozen campsites by upgrading electrical service and adding…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead City Council has unanimously approved additional plans for the Reimagine Romkey Park and Pool Project. They approved a budget adjustment, architect and engineering services and will advertise for a construction manager. In addition to a new pool, there will be a splash pad, skate park and a sledding hill that will also be used in…
(AP) — Fewer planes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments and parks as new regulations take effect that are intended to protect the serenity of some of the most beloved natural areas in the United States. The air tours have pitted tour operators against visitors frustrated with the noise for decades, but it…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The National Park Service has now opened it up to the public to weigh in on its Livestock Plan on herds of wild horses and cattle within Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The plan would possibly remove horses from the park. Gov. Burgum has been outspoken in the past, urging the park service to keep the animals…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Gov. Doug Burgum is urging the National Park Service to maintain a herd of wild horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. He was joined by tourism officials, state legislators from both sides of the aisle and other stakeholders during a press conference at the state capitol. The park service’s plan to manage the wild horses involves…
(Library of Congress)NEKOMA, N.D. (KVRR-KNOX) – An abandoned Cold War-era military installation in Nekoma, North Dakota is being considered for possible designation as a National Historic Landmark. The Stanley R. Mickelson Safeguard complex, known as “the Pyramid” is among 24 properties being examined by a National Park Service study called “Protecting America: Cold-War Defensive Sites.” The complex was used to…
MEDORA, N.D. – The National Park Service wants to revise the livestock management plan for wild horses and longhorn cattle in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. According to park officials, the plan “is expected to determine appropriate management tools and protocols for managing the horse and longhorn cattle herds based on updated scientific information, methods, and best management practices regarding herd…
