California’s Yurok Tribe will be the first Native people to manage Tribal land with the National Park Service under a historic memorandum
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** Yurok Tribe becomes the first to manage land with National Park Service
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Friday, March 22, 2024
Trillium Falls Trail within Redwood National Park is adjacent to the new ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway. John Chao/Redwood National and State Parks ([link removed])
California’s Yurok Tribe will be the first Native people to manage Tribal land with the National Park Service under a historic memorandum of understanding ([link removed]) . Starting in 2026, the Tribe will have ownership of 125 acres that will serve as a new gateway to Redwood National and State Parks. The land, called ’O Rew in the Yurok language, was stolen from the Yurok during the Gold Rush of the mid-1800s along with 90 percent of the Tribe's territory.
The agreement “starts the process of changing the narrative about how, by whom, and for whom we steward natural lands,” said Sam Hodder ([link removed]) , president and CEO of Save the Redwoods League.
The area is home to the world’s tallest trees—some over 350 feet tall—and is adjacent to the Redwood National and State Parks, which includes one national park and three California state parks totaling nearly 132,000 acres. Save the Redwoods League bought the property from a timber company ([link removed]) in 2013 and has worked alongside the Tribe and others to restore it.
Plans for ‘O Rew ([link removed]) include a traditional Yurok village of redwood plank houses and a sweat house, a new visitor center displaying Yurok artifacts, and over a mile of new trails that will connect to existing trail systems in the adjacent parks.
** Quick hits
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Roads closed by feds near Moab will stay closed — for now
Salt Lake Tribune ([link removed])
Opinion: Castner Range National Monument a model for community-centered conservation
El Paso Times ([link removed])
Colorado environmental groups file 3 ballot measures to limit oil and gas industry
Colorado Sun ([link removed])
Public meetings on the draft plan for Bears Ears National Monument start in April
KUER ([link removed])
Opinion: Arizona lawmakers want to put public lands in private hands
Arizona Republic ([link removed])
Agencies propose reintroducing grizzly bears to North Cascades
Spokesman-Review ([link removed]) | E&E News ([link removed]) | National Parks Traveler ([link removed]) | KHQ ([link removed]) | Seattle Times ([link removed])
Boebert local BLM leasing bill debated in House hearing
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel ([link removed])
Solar power project threatens prime desert tortoise habitat, conservationists warn
Nevada Current ([link removed])
** Quote of the day
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” A year after being permanently protected as part of Castner Range National Monument, our beloved Mexican Gold Poppies are popping up once again on the eastern slope of the Franklin Mountains. This year more than ever, their delicate deep green leaves and diminutive yellow-orange blossoms represent something far bigger, which is taking root—not just in Northeast El Paso—but across the country.”
—Àngel Peña, executive director of Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project, El Paso Times ([link removed])
** Picture This
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@grandtetonnps ([link removed])
In a historic climbing log, you'll find an entry documenting a significant event: the first recorded ascent of the Grand Teton by an all-women team. The 1939 entry reads, "Left base camp, Lower Saddle elevation 11,000 feet at 3:50 a m., ascended by the Owen, regular route, and reached summit 8:20 a m., left peak 10 a m., arrived Jenny lake 5:10 p.m."
In the early hours before dawn, Margaret Craighead and three companions embarked on this daring expedition despite societal norms that discouraged women from climbing together without a man. Margaret reflected on the climb, writing, "This may have been of importance to the record of events, but to us it was just another climb."
This monumental ascent was achieved because of the determination and skill of the women who undertook this challenging climb.
What women inspire you to climb to higher heights?
#NationalWomensHistoryMonth ([link removed])
Photo courtesy of the Craighead Family and the Jackson Hole Historical Society
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