Big Bend National Park Staffers Discover Entirely New Plant Species
A brand new plant species has been discovered in Big Bend National Park.
- By justin.housman - February 26th, 2025 2:02am
Parks in the News
Yellowstone And Hawaiʻi—How Similar Are They?
The US hosts two of the world’s most famous volcanic systems: Yellowstone and Hawaiʻi. These systems a well known for producing large volumes of magma through time and leaving chains of volcanic features in their wake, although they do so in very different ways.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 26th, 2025 2:02am
National Park Service Wins Court Battle Over Cashless Policy
The NPS wins a victory in court over its decision to go cashless.
- By justin.housman - February 24th, 2025 11:18pm
Temporary Closure Of Colorado River Below Glen Canyon Dam Will Begin March 1
On March 1, 2025, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area will begin construction to channelize the river mile -12 slough to prevent reproduction of small mouth bass in the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
- By justin.housman - February 26th, 2025 2:02am
Pharmaceuticals, Pesticides, And Other Chemical Pollutants Are Getting Into NPS Waters
Even if you didn't visit it yourself, lakes near you in a national park may accumulate the sunscreen you slathered on.
- By justin.housman - February 26th, 2025 2:02am
A Former Ranger Joins Protest Over Cuts To National Park Service
Earlier this week I did something I thought I would never in my lifetime have to do. I traveled to my former workplace, Rocky Mountain National Park’s Beaver Meadows entrance, the gateway to one of the most magnificent places on earth, to protest.
- By Adam Auerbach - February 21st, 2025 4:49pm
Some In Congress Starting To Question Trump Firings
A few members of Congress are starting to speak out against the indiscriminate firings of some 2,300 Interior Department employees, including 1,000 from the National Park Service.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 20th, 2025 5:04pm
President Trump Orders Presidio Trust To Shrink To Its "Minimum Presence"
In another move to "reduce the federal bureaucracy," President Trump has ordered the Presidio Trust at Golden Gate National Recreation Area to reduce its presence to the "minimum presence." Whether that would save the federal government any money is questionable, as the Trust says it hasn't received any annual federal appropriations since 2013.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 20th, 2025 5:05pm
Trump Administration Moving To Upend "Magna Carta" Of Environment Laws
President Donald Trump's administration is moving to defang the National Environmental Policy Act that long has been viewed as the "Magna Carta" of the United State's environmental laws.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 20th, 2025 5:05pm
Poll Shows Westerners Support Conservation Over Development Of Public Lands
While the Trump administration is determined to "drill, baby, drill," for new energy reserves, Westerners want elected officials to prioritize conservation over development of public lands, according to the latest Conservation in the West poll.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 19th, 2025 1:14pm
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