Efforts to build cairns and deface rock faces along the upper stretch of the Mesa Point Trail at Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico have prompted the park staff to close the uppermost segment of the trail.
A long-running effort to build a road through part of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, crossing the wild Kobuk River in the process, to reach a proposed copper mine has landed the river on American Rivers' 2024 list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®.
National Park Service authorities at Lake Mead National Recreation Area are seeking information that could be used to identify two men suspected of pushing over natural rock formations.
The Ramsey Cascades Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be closed Mondays-Thursdays through the summer to allow for crews to complete a major rehabilitation of the popular trail that started in 2022.
The National Park Service's capacity for protecting, preserving, and interpreting cultural and historical aspects of America has been greatly diminished by funding and staffing losses, according to the National Parks Conservation Association, which is calling for a $250 million Cultural Resource Challenge for the agency.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, and Dinosaur National Monument are among the National Park System sites expected to benefit from rule changes for oil and gas leasing on Bureau of Land Management lands, according to the National Parks Conservation Association.