Sequoia, Kings Canyon National Parks Cancel Ranger Programs, Reduce Visitor Center Hours
The National Park Service has canceled ranger programs at Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks until further notice, and reduced visitor center hours.
National Park Service Quiet About Record 2024 Visitation
There was no press release, no sparkling quote from the National Park Service's acting director, no agency public conversation about the record 331.9 million people who explored the National Park System in 2024.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 6th, 2025 1:34pm
Genetic Analysis Shows Just One Interbreeding Bison Population In Yellowstone National Park
A new round of genetic analysis has concluded that there is just one interbreeding bison population in Yellowstone National Park, not two genetically distinct populations.
Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Federal Employee Terminations
A coalition of organizations, including the Sierra Club and the Union of Concerned Scientists, have sued the Trump administration over the firings of thousands of federal workers, arguing that it risks visitor safety and wildlife protection in national parks and forests.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - March 5th, 2025 1:37pm
Cashless Lawsuit Revived Against National Park Service
Efforts to end the National Park Service's growing policy not to accept cash at sites in the National Park System have been revived with an amended complaint filed in federal court in Washington.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - March 5th, 2025 1:04pm
National Park Facilities From Alaska To Florida Targeted For Closure
National park headquarters facilities, visitor centers, archaeological centers, and even storage facilities for historic artifacts are among the National Park Service facilities targeted for closure by the Trump administration, according to a list provided by U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - March 4th, 2025 1:15pm
Park Employees Lose Jobs Despite Excellent Performance Reviews
On the cusp of careers envisioned to last decades, fired National Park Service employees are left wondering about what might have been.
- By Lori Sonken - March 4th, 2025 11:11am
Remains Of Missing Hiker Found At Mesa Verde National Park
A little more than a year after an Indiana man failed to return from a hike on the Petroglyph Point Trail at Mesa Verde National Park, his remains have been found.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 4th, 2025 10:36am
A Day In The Park: Mammoth Cave National Park
Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky celebrates the world’s longest known cave system at over 426 miles (686 km), home to unique wildlife (eyeless fish and transparent cave shrimp), unique history (saltpetre mining and TB huts), and unique geology (karst topography, speleothems, and fossil sharks).
- By Rebecca Latson - March 3rd, 2025 3:00am
The Nose Knows When Volcanoes Stir
Though equipment couldn't detect the gassing of a volcano, nearby residents smelled it.
- By justin.housman - March 3rd, 2025 2:45am
