This week’s National Parks & Public Lands News Roundup covers the impending federal government shutdown and its affect on National Parks, an expansion of coal mining on federal lands, the re-opening of the north rim of the Grand Canyon, vandalism at Gettysburg, and more.

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00:00 Introduction
01:48 Impact of Government Shutdown on National Parks
02:37 State Responses and Historical Context
03:30 Concerns and Appeals from Park Officials
05:44 Sponsor Message: Slinky Stove
06:22 Grand Canyon North Rim Reopening
08:18 Vandalism at Gettysburg National Military Park
09:01 White Nose Syndrome Detected in Bats
10:02 Federal Land Coal Leasing Announcement
10:26 National Park Service Concessionaire Opportunities
11:41 Conclusion