NEWS: Yosemite BASE Jumping Convictions, Arctic Wildlife Refuge Opened To Oil Leasing, More

Highlights include the National Park Service prosecuting BASE jumping cases in Yosemite, the Trump administration reopening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas leasing, and closures in the US Army Corps of Engineers’ Mobile District campgrounds. We'll also cover the reopening of the Phantom Ranch and Bright Angel Campground in the Grand Canyon, a new federal coal leasing plan, the loss of the National Park Service's only petroleum engineer, and a controversial owl culling plan. 

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00:00 Introduction
00:21 Yosemite Base Jumping Incidents
03:10 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oil and Gas Leasing
03:57 Sponsored Message: Slinky Stove
04:34 US Army Corps of Engineers Campground Closures
05:29 Grand Canyon Reopenings and Waterline Project
06:34 Coal Leasing Near National Parks
07:13 National Park Service Loses Petroleum Engineer
07:58 Controversial Barred Owl Culling Plan
08:51 Utah State University's Beaver Relocation Program
09:42 Managing Feral Hogs in National Parks
10:25 Wyoming Corner Crossing Legislation
11:17 Conclusion