Former Interior Department solicitor John Leshy traced the history of bipartisan consensus for government holding vast lands for recreation, education and conservation.

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The Navy’s E-6B Mercury — better known as the doomsday plane — turned heads in Fresno on Sunday. Oregon has seen it, too.

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Located near Palm Springs, California, Joshua Tree National Park is a protected desert expanse named for its signature yucca plant with twisted limbs and spiky leaves. The best time to visit the park ...

February 1997 Scaling Alaska's Heights Within Juneau's city limits are handsome mountains that novices can climb by Charles Thompson IN the West when developers and businessmen ...

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