Weekend Sherpa

Get your dose of coastal charm with a stay in Port Townsend. From outdoor thrills to culture-filled activities, @WeekendSherpa has you covered with ideas on how to experience this town on the Olympic Peninsula: bit.ly/43Wat57 #StateOfWaTourism #WaState #WashingtonState

Banff wildlife crossing. The installation of this crossing has reduced animal-vehicle collisions by 80%

👀📷 Check out this awesome picture of the Phantom Falls in the North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve north of Oroville, CA! All the rain over the last week has led to these normally dry creeks becoming waterfalls. #CAwx Photo Credit: Mike Manzone

Auld Lang Syne. Happy New Year from the west of Ireland

Sad news. CO officials believe the 3 wolves killed in WY last month were the pups born to CO's first wolf pack in decades. Wolves are protected at the state level in CO but receive no protections in WY. The 3 young females had no chance. #RelistWolves coloradoan.com/story/news/202…

@magical_nature_ Photo credit?

In 1995, 14 wolves were released into the wild in Yellowstone National Park. Scientists at the time did not suspect that this would radically change the entire ecosystem of the park. 1/n

3 Yellowstone wolves from the most viewed wolf pack in the world were killed during the 1st week of Montana's newly extended hunting season. When the most beloved wolves are targeted, do you think any wolf is safe? #RelistWolves ➡ bit.ly/3ATnehn relistwolves.org

The unparalleled habitat of the Arctic Refuge was put in jeopardy when Congress opened it to oil and gas development in 2017. Now @Interior has temporarily halted development and we have a chance to permanently #ProtectTheArctic. Take action today: bit.ly/3DFQoCH

Building collisions kill millions of birds—like this Blackpoll Warbler—each year. Many of these deaths can be prevented. Urge your members of Congress to support the Bird-Safe Buildings Act—a bipartisan, common-sense solution to prevent bird collisions. bit.ly/3kMYKzO

Thanks! @chris2x

HEARTBREAKING: Yosemite park ranger recounts how a grieving mother bear called for her cub and stood by her for hours, after the baby bear was hit and killed by a vehicle. "Go the speed limit, drive alertly, and look out for wildlife," the ranger pleaded. bit.ly/3wPJZQO

Unprecedented drought prompts Point Reyes National Seashore to provide supplemental water for tule elk at Tomales Point. Learn more go.nps.gov/pore/TPwater #PointReyesNPS

Dreaming of a world where no wolf is hunted.

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@lonelyplanet Not quite, google Lynn Hill

Emily Harrington is the first woman to free climb El Capitan in 24 hours fal.cn/3bvUY

Yet again private interests are gaining the upper hand on public land—this time for decades to come. If you don’t like the idea of @Interior killing rare tule elk so cattle can over-graze Point Reyes National Seashore, don’t miss this: bit.ly/36eDc9v

As people across the US visiting parks and taking trips to the mountains encounter bears, the National Park Service reminds you not to "push your slower friends down in attempts of saving yourself" in the event of an attack. cnn.it/2XNWP33

🚨URGENT Right now, helicopter sharpshooters are looking to gun down 3 endangered wolves. Why? To protect cows. Since 2012, WDFW killed ~31 wolves + pups. That's a lot of killing at the bidding of a small number of livestock operators. Take action ➡️ bit.ly/32KTEN3