national parks ‘Fat Bear Week' Celebrates Nature's Hibernators Fat Bear Week has come and gone, with a bear known as 480 Otis becoming the most. “Brown bears are hibernators, so they will sometimes go as much as 6 months without eating, drinking, urinating, defecating. And they’re surviving on their fat reserves…they need to eat a year’s worth of food in fewer than 6 months,” says Mike Fitz, a...
food Spring Mushroom Hunting is Here: What You Need to Know DO: have a nature walk and a good time. DO NOT: eat a poisonous mushroom with a rocket fuel ingredient in it.
food What This Poisonous Mushroom Has in Common With Rocket Fuel Watch out if you go mushroom hunting! It may look similar to an edible mushroom, but the “false morel” contains the toxin monomethylhydrazine which is found in rocket fuel. Mycologist Andy Miller from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign explains.
department of the interior Biden Is Nominating a Historic Interior Secretary: Here's Why This Underappreciated Cabinet Post Matters President-elect Joe Biden has decided on the historic choice of Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico to head the Department of the Interior. The appointment would make her the first Native American Cabinet secretary. But why should we care about the Interior secretary? As NBCLX’s Fernando Hurtado explains, this underappreciated federal agency is more important than you think.
carlsbad caverns national park NBCLX's Tabitha Lipkin Takes Us Along on a Trip Into Carlsbad Caverns LX News host Tabitha Lipkin takes us along on her adventure to Carlsbad Caverns National Park, which is in the Chihuahuan Desert of southern New Mexico and features more than 100 caves.
Guadalupe Mountains National Park NBCLX's Tabitha Lipkin Takes Viewers Behind the Scenes of Her Shoot in Guadalupe Mountains National Park LX News host Tabitha Lipkin took her GoPro camera when she explored the Guadalupe Mountains National Park recently for a story about climate change. Tabitha gives viewers an inside look of her trip and the behind-the-scenes process of crafting a news story.
national parks Our National Parks Are at Risk From Climate Change: Here's Why Your Vote Matters To see the impact of climate change, the first place to look is the U.S. national parks. LX News host Tabitha Lipkin traveled to Guadalupe Mountains National Park in West Texas to see firsthand how its fragile ecosystem is at risk — and how presidential politics will determine the future of some of our country’s most precious resources.
true crime tuesday New Podcast Looks at Mysterious True Crime Cases in National Parks “Park Predators” is a new podcast that takes a closer look at true crime cases from national parks in Canada and the U.S. Investigative journalist and host Delia D’Ambra joined LX News for #TrueCrimeTuesday to discuss the new series.
national parks New Bill Expected to Give Our Aging National Parks Some Much Needed TLC A bill is on its way to President Trump’s desk that would provide billions of dollars for national park repairs and maintenance plus other conservation-related projects. Marcia Argust of the Pew Charitable Trusts joined LX News to discuss how the Great American Outdoors Act will also be a key driver of new jobs.
national parks Grand Canyon National Park Closes to Visitors Amid Pandemic The park reported earlier this week that a resident who worked at a lodge run by a concessionaire tested positive for COVID-19
