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Exploring The Salamander Capital Of The World

On a recent trip to Tennessee, I lost count of how many people told me the same strange and unusual thing about Great Smoky Mountains National Park. If you stacked up all of the park’s salamanders against its roughly 1,900 black bears, the salamanders would weigh more. Or was it salamanders versus all of the mammals and birds, or even all the wildlife?

National Park Service Awaiting "Further Instructions" Before Reinstating Fired Employees

The National Park Service, which has been ordered to reinstate roughly 1,000 probationary employees fired in February, told park superintendents Wednesday morning to wait until they receive further instructions from Washington headquarters before contacting those workers.

Free Appalachian Trail Hiker Ferry Across Nolichucky River

Appalachian Trail hikers coming through and visiting the town of Erwin in Tennessee now have a safe way to cross the Nolichucky River this spring. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) is providing a free daily ferry service to transport A.T. hikers across the Nolichucky River near the former site of the Chestoa Pike Bridge, which was destroyed during Hurricane Helene in September 2024.

9th Circuit Refuses To Stay Order Requiring Interior Department To Rehire National Park Service Workers

Interior Department officials on Monday were denied a stay of an order requiring them to rehire National Park Service workers fired earlier this year while they were on probationary status.
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A Day In The Park: Redwood National And State Parks

Visit Redwood National and State Parks in northern California and you can wander shaded forest trails lit by pale sunlight filtering through mist swirling around the crowns of tall trees while walking alongside forest floors carpeted by feathered fern fronds in varying shades of green. You’ll smell the forest scents and maybe a little salt air from the Pacific Ocean beyond.