Kylie Mohr
@thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social
High Country News correspondent, SFGATE contributing national parks editor, freelance journalist appearing in The Atlantic, National Geographic, Outside, The Guardian and more.
Wildfire, wildlife + wild places. Based in Montana.
www.kyliemohr.com
Wildfire, wildlife + wild places. Based in Montana.
www.kyliemohr.com
Looking for examples of important national parks research that's been paused during the shutdown — especially long-term monitoring or projects with big stakes that now must contend w data gaps. Any ideas/examples? 🌲⛰️🐟
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Looking for examples of important national parks research that's been paused during the shutdown — especially long-term monitoring or projects with big stakes that now must contend w data gaps. Any ideas/examples? 🌲⛰️🐟
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National park sites across the country aren’t collecting entrance fees during the government shutdown, and it’s adding up to a staggering amount in lost revenue.
via @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
via @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
National Park Service has missed out on $25 million
National parks aren't collecting recreation fees during the shutdown.
www.sfgate.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
National park sites across the country aren’t collecting entrance fees during the government shutdown, and it’s adding up to a staggering amount in lost revenue.
via @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
via @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
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Excellent reporting from @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social on post-disaster contractor scams grist.org/extreme-weat... "More than a third of people impacted by a disaster report experiencing fraud...contractor fraud has become a lucrative business."
First came the wildfire. Then came the scams.
As extreme weather becomes more frequent, so too have post-disaster contractor scams like excessive billing and shoddy repairs.
grist.org
September 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Excellent reporting from @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social on post-disaster contractor scams grist.org/extreme-weat... "More than a third of people impacted by a disaster report experiencing fraud...contractor fraud has become a lucrative business."
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An inside look at Pinnacles National Park during the government shutdown.
via @ashleyharrell.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
via @ashleyharrell.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
No maps, brown water: Shutdown woes at Calif.'s smallest national park
Inside a Central California national park during the government shutdown.
www.sfgate.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
An inside look at Pinnacles National Park during the government shutdown.
via @ashleyharrell.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
via @ashleyharrell.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
What do we think about the Fix Our Forests Act? 🌲
October 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
What do we think about the Fix Our Forests Act? 🌲
The National Park Service is missing out on $1 million a day in recreation fees during the shutdown. As of today, Oct. 17, that's $17 million. www.sfgate.com/national-par...
National Park Service is losing an eye-opening sum during government shutdown
National parks aren't collecting their usual entrance fees during the shutdown.
www.sfgate.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The National Park Service is missing out on $1 million a day in recreation fees during the shutdown. As of today, Oct. 17, that's $17 million. www.sfgate.com/national-par...
See something, say something: @saveourparks.us has set up a tip line for problems at parks + public lands: www.saveourparks.us/tip-line
Tip Line — Save Our Parks
www.saveourparks.us
October 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
See something, say something: @saveourparks.us has set up a tip line for problems at parks + public lands: www.saveourparks.us/tip-line
Day 6 of the gov shutdown: Open to tips about on the ground impacts to national parks (especially Grand Teton, Yellowstone and Glacier) as well as chatting with NPS employees. Kylie.Mohr@sfgate.com; kyliemohr.31 on Signal ⛰️
October 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Day 6 of the gov shutdown: Open to tips about on the ground impacts to national parks (especially Grand Teton, Yellowstone and Glacier) as well as chatting with NPS employees. Kylie.Mohr@sfgate.com; kyliemohr.31 on Signal ⛰️
⚡*If the government shutdown happens tomorrow and *if you work for the Park Service or the Forest Service (and get fired, or furloughed, or just want to talk), I'm reachable on Signal: kyliemohr.31
September 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
⚡*If the government shutdown happens tomorrow and *if you work for the Park Service or the Forest Service (and get fired, or furloughed, or just want to talk), I'm reachable on Signal: kyliemohr.31
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Important reporting from @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social:
"“Part of what we do is making sure that our kids will be able to experience the same thing, that we’re protecting these places responsibly for the next generation. We are losing the ability to do that.”
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
"“Part of what we do is making sure that our kids will be able to experience the same thing, that we’re protecting these places responsibly for the next generation. We are losing the ability to do that.”
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Trump Is Setting the National Parks Up to Fail
Workers say the real crisis is happening behind the scenes.
www.theatlantic.com
September 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Important reporting from @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social:
"“Part of what we do is making sure that our kids will be able to experience the same thing, that we’re protecting these places responsibly for the next generation. We are losing the ability to do that.”
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
"“Part of what we do is making sure that our kids will be able to experience the same thing, that we’re protecting these places responsibly for the next generation. We are losing the ability to do that.”
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
“Part of what we do is making sure that our kids will be able to experience the same thing, that we’re protecting these places responsibly for the next generation,” one ranger told me. “We are losing the ability to do that.” My latest for @theatlantic.com:
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Trump Is Setting the National Parks Up to Fail
Workers say the real crisis is happening behind the scenes.
www.theatlantic.com
September 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
“Part of what we do is making sure that our kids will be able to experience the same thing, that we’re protecting these places responsibly for the next generation,” one ranger told me. “We are losing the ability to do that.” My latest for @theatlantic.com:
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
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🚨 WE. ARE. HIRING 🚨
In June I told you @sfgate.com's national parks expansion across the American West was SMASHING and now we're looking to add a contributing editor to the team to help us cover the 🌵 Southwest 🌵.
Story on how well it's going + Quick 🧵 on the job👇 www.sfgate.com/national-par...
In June I told you @sfgate.com's national parks expansion across the American West was SMASHING and now we're looking to add a contributing editor to the team to help us cover the 🌵 Southwest 🌵.
Story on how well it's going + Quick 🧵 on the job👇 www.sfgate.com/national-par...
SFGATE launched a National Parks bureau. It led to explosive growth.
SFGATE was one of America's 10 fastest growing news sites in back-to-back months.
www.sfgate.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
🚨 WE. ARE. HIRING 🚨
In June I told you @sfgate.com's national parks expansion across the American West was SMASHING and now we're looking to add a contributing editor to the team to help us cover the 🌵 Southwest 🌵.
Story on how well it's going + Quick 🧵 on the job👇 www.sfgate.com/national-par...
In June I told you @sfgate.com's national parks expansion across the American West was SMASHING and now we're looking to add a contributing editor to the team to help us cover the 🌵 Southwest 🌵.
Story on how well it's going + Quick 🧵 on the job👇 www.sfgate.com/national-par...
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Something good: a new, nonprofit newsroom run by some wonderful, experienced folks (core crew from Outside mag's glory days) dedicated to journalism about American public lands! Looks like the plan is to collaborate a fair bit with other outlets.
RE:PUBLIC
INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM FOR PUBLIC LANDS.
www.republic.land
September 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Something good: a new, nonprofit newsroom run by some wonderful, experienced folks (core crew from Outside mag's glory days) dedicated to journalism about American public lands! Looks like the plan is to collaborate a fair bit with other outlets.
Reposted by Kylie Mohr
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September 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
If you use LinkedIn, did you not realize you were
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Here's how to opt out: find your settings > data privacy > data for generative AI
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“This is one of the most costly and important climate impacts in the U.S.” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
See where wildfire smoke is getting worse in the U.S.
The past six summers have been the smokiest on record. New research shows that smoke could become the costliest consequence of climate change for Americans.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
“This is one of the most costly and important climate impacts in the U.S.” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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September 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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The app-ification of land access in the West, my latest for @highcountrynews.org: www.hcn.org/articles/acc...
Access to public land? There’s an app for that - High Country News
Tech is facilitating land access in new, and sometimes fraught, ways.
www.hcn.org
September 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The app-ification of land access in the West, my latest for @highcountrynews.org: www.hcn.org/articles/acc...
fun story alert! www.sfgate.com/national-par...
In the age of AI, Yellowstone's last fire lookout still relies on a human eye
You can hike to an operational fire lookout in Yellowstone National Park.
www.sfgate.com
September 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
fun story alert! www.sfgate.com/national-par...
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🚨great weekend read alert 🚨
@thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social went to check out the last fire lookout at Yellowstone that is still (sometimes) manned by a person instead of cameras. Check it out at @sfgate.com:
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
@thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social went to check out the last fire lookout at Yellowstone that is still (sometimes) manned by a person instead of cameras. Check it out at @sfgate.com:
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
In the age of AI, Yellowstone's last fire lookout still relies on a human eye
You can hike to an operational fire lookout in Yellowstone National Park.
www.sfgate.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
🚨great weekend read alert 🚨
@thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social went to check out the last fire lookout at Yellowstone that is still (sometimes) manned by a person instead of cameras. Check it out at @sfgate.com:
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
@thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social went to check out the last fire lookout at Yellowstone that is still (sometimes) manned by a person instead of cameras. Check it out at @sfgate.com:
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Reposted by Kylie Mohr
You know you want to know about 🔥firenandos🔥 @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social looks into what created one in Utah for @highcountrynews.org complete with WILD VIDEO www.hcn.org/articles/how...
How a Utah wildfire created its own tornado - High Country News
Firefighters were caught in a pyro-vortex last month on the Deer Creek Fire.
www.hcn.org
September 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
You know you want to know about 🔥firenandos🔥 @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social looks into what created one in Utah for @highcountrynews.org complete with WILD VIDEO www.hcn.org/articles/how...
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Thanks @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social and @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social for the interest and great write-up!!! ##ornithology
WOS member Andy Boyce's work tracking grassland birds via the Motus network was featured in this recent story from High Country News. #ornithology
The invisible ‘giant nets’ that catch the smallest songbirds - High Country News
Collaboration and tiny technology are revolutionizing the study of migration.
www.hcn.org
September 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Thanks @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social and @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social for the interest and great write-up!!! ##ornithology
After a long day of hiking in Yellowstone, inhaling sulphur mist from hot springs and eating a smashed peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch, I wanted a drink. And not just any old gas station six-pack or a slug of my now-warm water bottle. I wanted a cocktail. www.sfgate.com/national-par...
The newest bar in America's oldest national park
A boozy new attraction awaits inside Yellowstone National Park.
www.sfgate.com
September 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
After a long day of hiking in Yellowstone, inhaling sulphur mist from hot springs and eating a smashed peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch, I wanted a drink. And not just any old gas station six-pack or a slug of my now-warm water bottle. I wanted a cocktail. www.sfgate.com/national-par...
When background checks don't work: www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Social media post tips off police to sex offender working in a national park
An unregistered sex offender was working for the national park's concessionaire.
www.sfgate.com
September 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
When background checks don't work: www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Update: plumbed toilets and potable water are now closed for the season on Logan Pass. www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Visitors are overwhelming Glacier National Park's toilets
One of Glacier National Park's most popular attractions has a toilet problem.
www.sfgate.com
September 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Update: plumbed toilets and potable water are now closed for the season on Logan Pass. www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Dornans is one of my favorite places in the whole damn world. (I wanted to have my rehearsal dinner there at one point!) Here's why. www.sfgate.com/national-par...
This Grand Teton spot is the best pizza with a view anywhere in the US
Dornans offers pizza, pasta and sweeping views of Grand Teton National Park.
www.sfgate.com
September 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Dornans is one of my favorite places in the whole damn world. (I wanted to have my rehearsal dinner there at one point!) Here's why. www.sfgate.com/national-par...