Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 08/10/2026About the best video I can get, they spook if I get any closer. 030
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Woozle looking for spawning sockeye salmon, Sammamish River, WA. 140
Reposted by Rock PlodderOur Public Lands & Waters @publiclandswaters.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Support for keeping the Roadless Rule intact is near unanimous and universal. #roadlessrule #roadless #nationalforests #protectpubliclands #publiclandsourpubliclandsandwaters.substack.comAmericans Leave 1.6 Million Public Comments on the Roadless Rule Rescission. Over 99% Are Against It.Public opposition against Trump administration’s proposed rescission of the Roadless Rule is near-universal. 1176
Reposted by Rock PlodderNorthwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 06/10/2026Salmon swimming upstream in the Dungeness River this summer and fall were able to get through normally troublesome areas with help of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe and partners improving the habitat. nwtreatytribes.org/salmon-in-du... 1193
Reposted by Rock PlodderColorado Carol 🌻🌲🏞️ @coloradocarol.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Oh no. 😢 www.sltrib.com/news/2026/10...sltrib.comKen Sleight, Utah environmentalist who inspired a main character in ‘The Monkey Wrench Gang,’ dies at 97Ken Sleight sat on the edge of a raft with Edward Abbey, dreaming up ways to eliminate Glen Canyon Dam. He later became immortalized in Abbey's 1975 book "The Monkey Wrench Gang," serving as inspirati... 1197
Reposted by Rock PlodderHigh Country News @highcountrynews.org · 03/10/2026Doug Burgum was once seen as a conservationist. Reality shows otherwise. buff.ly/7dUlUuVbuff.lyHow the Interior secretary has let down public lands and the nation - High Country NewsDoug Burgum was once seen as a conservationist. Reality shows otherwise. 32016
Reposted by Rock PlodderAmerican Rivers @americanrivers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The #RoadlessRule has tremendous importance for drinking water, wildlife, and recreation. It's the sole protection for 80,000+ miles of rivers on public lands. Keep roadless areas roadless! 🚨🔊 Take action by Oct. 6: act.americanrivers.org/page/101689/…act.americanrivers.orgACT NOW -- Oppose rollbacks to the Roadless RuleJoin us in urging the USDA to keep the the Roadless Rule as is, and ensure protection for the sources of drinking water flowing off of our National Forests for over 24 million Americans. 053
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Not a park trip, but spent time with family wandering the dense hardwood forests of central NC last week (kinda hot still back there). #parkchat 080
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Looks like they got the message #parkchat MLB won't consider game at Grand Teton National Park, says was only conducting initial due diligence share.google/jwflxxXU26e7...share.googleMLB won’t consider game at Grand Teton National Park, says was only conducting initial due diligenceNEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball won't consider staging a game in western Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park. 030
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Looking forward to @camarowrx.bsky.scocial chat! Also thinking back to a time when the rich cared about preserving something for future generations & not just themselves. #parkchat John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Creates a National Park - REsource share.google/TgefUyGbaBRQ...share.googleJohn D. Rockefeller, Jr. Creates a National ParkThe Grand Teton National Park was created in part due to the conservation efforts of a wealthy philanthropist, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 063
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Source: YouTube share.google/aU2Txgj7z53G...share.googleInside the mountain corridor connecting Yellowstone to the YukonEnjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. 030
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026#parkchat Yellowstone gets temporary leader amid search for Sholly replacement | Powell Tribune share.google/tGW2bbuoB8Zl...share.googleYellowstone gets temporary leader amid search for Sholly replacement - Powell TribuneAs the National Park Service searches for a permanent replacement for outgoing Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly, the agency has tabbed a veteran parks staffer to temporarily fill the role. … 040
Reposted by Rock PlodderSeason of Scaryanne Denton 🧡🎃 @mariannedenton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Ready for a hike? Yesterday, we did our “last big” hike of the season. Seemed much longer than it was, and climbed higher than we have all summer. 1115013
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Summer 1985 I worked one last season as a campground ranger, checking in campers at Fallen Leaf Lake. Thank you for the indigenous names & memories of a very special place. 120
Reposted by Rock PlodderJennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Terry Tempest Williams: Citizens & scientists with the @biologicaldiversity.org will request protection for the (eared grebes) under the ESA this winter. The grebe is one of Utah’s local heroes, revered and grieved as it nears the quicksand of extinction www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/o...nytimes.comOpinion | What Are We Doing to Our World of Wonder?What if 50 years from now, having destroyed the habitat for the creatures around us, we are plagued by an inconsolable loneliness? 096
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Hoping the new congress we vote in can do something to at least claw some of the money back to where it belongs - with the NPS for true NPS related needs. #parkchat 040
Reposted by Rock PlodderAnna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Montanans are singular in their love for public lands. So I went to the state to ask: Can you still feel the aftermath of DOGE on federal lands? I left wondering: Does it matter that the Dem running for Congress is a smokejumper who publicly fought DOGE?washingtonsun.comDOGE Upended His Work. Does Montana Care Enough to Vote for Him?Democrat Sam Forstag was a smokejumper with the Forest Service when Trump took a sledgehammer to the federal workforce. 03015
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Fall is looking like more Oregon Coast for us. #parkchat 160
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 19/09/2026#parkchat YNP North Entrance Road Reconstruction Plans Progressing – Sheridan Media share.google/bXnMstlLO9D7...share.googleYNP North Entrance Road Reconstruction Plans ProgressingThe National Park Service (NPS) signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and associated Wetlands/Floodplains Statement of Findings (SOF) to reconstruct the North Entrance Road between Mammoth... 141
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 18/09/2026oh. #parkchat Yosemite wildfire explodes to over 1,000 acres near iconic waterfall share.google/cgnUeme5qSVy...share.googleYosemite wildfire explodes, reaching over 1,000 acres near WawonaThe Dome Fire is burning in deep wilderness with no containment. 032
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Park Visitors let them know how much we value our parks #parkchat www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...theguardian.comTrump asked Americans to help him whitewash national parks. They revolted insteadThe DOI placed QR codes in national parks, inviting visitors to report content deemed ‘negative about either past or living Americans’. Instead, it became a mode of resistance 020
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 16/09/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.com‘We’re near a breaking point:’ firefighters say US government is failing them amid intense wildfire seasonUS grapples with federal firefighter shortage as crews say they’re spread thin and lack resources during unrelenting year of fire 110
Reposted by Rock PlodderDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026B.C. salmon are dying from a toxic tire chemical, 6PPD-Q | The Narwhal thenarwhal.ca/bc-coho-salm...thenarwhal.caB.C. salmon are dying from a toxic tire chemical, 6PPD-Q | The NarwhalB.C. salmon researchers are now testing waterways to look for 6PPD-Q, a chemical used in tires which can be lethal to coho salmon 02113
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Pro-tip: watch those lens caps #parkchat What was found among 20k pieces of trash removed from Yellowstone hydrothermal areas share.google/7iUF0JtzdfvW...share.googleWhat was found among 20k pieces of trash removed from Yellowstone hydrothermal areasWhat staff find while cleaning out hydrothermal areas at Yellowstone National Park can be surprising, and they shared all of it, from common to funny to just plain weird. 3205
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I'm finding that many published links to the Roadless Rule Comments are not working, I found this link to comments for the Oct 6 deadline: #parkchat www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... How to comment on the planned roadless rule rollback - High Country News share.google/J4JuTYQfSlcz...share.googleHow to comment on the planned roadless rule rollback - High Country NewsThe deadline to weigh in on the change is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 19. 042
Reposted by Rock Plodder59nationalparks @59nationalparks.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Attn #ParkChat It’s an all out assault on #publiclands. You know to do. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...washingtonpost.comTrump administration blocks $25 million in funding for national parksThe Interior Department did not give approval to more than 130 partnership agreements covering activities like tending to sled dogs and preventing damage to burial mounds. 244
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Yes, Thanks @tthrash.bsky.social ! Great evening, lots to think about #parkchat 050
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Just heard about this, curious how it will affect TSA line waits #parkchat 120
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Yes, there are many to see and revisit. Many celebrating indigenous culture in our area, I hope the NPS showcase them more #parkchat 050
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A9 I hope so. I grew up in the South, being taught that the Civil War was fought for States Rights & slavery was not mentioned. My town had segregated schools until I was out of grade school. We need these reminders of what are history is and how we got to today. People forget. #parkchat 050
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Agree. And the current adim drive to erase uncomfortable history is a travesty. #parkchat 140
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A7 I would know so much less about our county if we hadn't visited the national mall, all the museums & cemeteries. I grew up only 4 hrs away, but my parents never took us there. Learning so much history, w our Kids was incredible. The Holocaust museum was another moving place. #parkchat 160
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A6 I appreciated that at Gettysburg you tour the ridge and those large open fields. Trying to visualize defending that ridge with simple rifles. #parkchat 050
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A5 I think of Statues - The Tomb of the Unknown at Arlington always moves me. But it's the names - many memorials list names that seem so powerful. And the NYC 9/11 museum - I had no idea that they take you down into the basement of the tower. I still have a hard time thinking about it. #parkchat 060
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A4 The Grand Canyon. I just have to sit at the rim and listen to the quiet. #parkchat 151
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A woman near us stood at one spot seeming to look at one name for a long time. As she left she told her friend "I wasn't ready for that" #parkchat 170
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A3 We visited the 9/11 memorial in NYC soon after it was completed. After visiting inside we stood by the fence around the fountain outside. w names cut into the railing. We spent a long time at that fence. The whole memorial was overwhelming. #parkchat 270
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A2 We made sure to take our daughters to Arlington Cemetery & Gettysburg on repeat visits when they were young but different ages to give them a sense of the sacrifice people have made for this country. I am always humbled by that #parkchat 161
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A1 This is the Jimi Hendrix Memorial in Renton WA. It has a golden guitar, the air is usually perfumed with a smoked product. He was a big deal when I was a kid, this is worth a visit if your in the Seattle area. #parkchat 171
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Hi from a little outside Seattle. Looking forward to a live chat tonight! #parkchat 150
Reposted by Rock PlodderDave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 09/09/2026Donald Trump’s war on … dinosaurs. Read of the day from @annackramer.bsky.social of @washingtonsun.bsky.social. 🦕 washingtonsun.com/climate-envi...washingtonsun.comHow Trump Unleashed an Existential Fight Over America's DinosaursIn Utah, Trump resurfaced a decades-long dispute over how to protect some of the country’s crown jewels. 01615
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Bit of a stretch, maybe, we were meeting up w relatives at Mare Island Brewing located in an old coal shed at the closed Mare Island Naval Shipyard in CA last May. Historic ships were moored at near the brewery, we realized they were temp. moored NPS exhibits & flying an NPS flag #parkchat 030
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 06/09/2026No worries, I will crawl over broken glass to vote in November. #parkchat 010
Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 03/09/2026The thing that had the biggest impact to me on my first visit to the Grand Canyon was standing at the rim and almost feeling the silence of that vast space poring out. I've looked to National Parks to help preserve that feeling ever since. #parkchat 050