Since its founding on August 25, 1916, the U.S. National Park Service has assembled 419 protected units, of which 62 hold the ...

Travelers who heard about National Park Service layoffs in February may have reconsidered visits, but here’s what to know ahead of National Park Week.

A new order from Secretary Burgum essentially gives an unelected and unappointed DOGE official power over the NPS.

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America’s national parks are at a crossroads. Our national parks are aging, underfunded, and increasingly at risk. Love alone won’t save them.

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Have you ever asked a national park ranger their origin story? Let me tell you mine. My journey, like that of so many other ...

American Rivers' annual report includes 10 rivers that hold significance to people and nature, or are threatened by climate ...

During a hike in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1995, Don Barger climbed Chilhowee Mountain hoping to gaze across the valley below. All he saw was a wall of gray haze.

Though it was underwater just 12,000 years ago, White Sands National Park — now an arid ... At the time, scientists had believed humans’ North American presence began 15,000 years ago, when ...

Each of us has the power to speak out against the ruination of our democracy. Write a letter, call your representatives, ...

Funding for the report was provided by the Andrew Mellon, Alice L. Walton and Ford Foundations. In 2023, Mellon committed ...