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Trump Administration Forces National Park Service To Weaken Its Hunting Regulations In Alaska

In a move critics say runs contrary to the National Park Service's mission to manage for naturally-functioning ecosystems and processes, the agency in Alaska is relaxing its hunting and trapping prohibitions in national preserves so they'll align with the state's regulations.

Traveler's View: Interior Department Is Wasting Time On Caneel Bay Resort

After seven years of intransigence by the private equity firm that controls the Caneel Bay Resort at Virgin Islands National Park, top Interior Department officials continue to hold out hope they can convince the firm to become an official park concessionaire in late 2023. They could likely speed that agreement on by beginning the process to find a concessionaire for the resort that currently is that in name only.

Man Ignores Rip Tide To Save Two Girls At Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Get caught in a rip tide and you're more than likely going to panic. The strong current of water pulling you out to sea can be overpowering. For a North Carolina man, the thought of two young children drowning due to a rip tide prompted him to ignore his own safety and swim out to save them.