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 25th, 2025 5:26am
Traveler's View | What We Know, What We Don't Know, And What We've Heard
There continue to be many unknowns in terms of National Park Service staffing and operations heading into the busy spring and summer seasons, more unknowns than knowns, unfortunately.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 25th, 2025 5:25am
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 25th, 2025 5:25am
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 24th, 2025 5:23am
A Small Park With A Big Story Loses A New Ranger
Helen Dhue, a friendly voice and face ready to great visitors at Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park, was among the 1,000 National Park Service employees fired on Valentine's Day.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 24th, 2025 5:23am
A Day In The Park: Lassen Volcanic National Park
Sometimes, it takes a monumental event to spur Congress into establishing a national park. Such a significant event, or rather, series of events, occurred between 1914 and 1915 when Lassen Peak in northern California belched billowing black mushroom clouds of steam, ash, and hot rocks onto the landscape as far as 200 miles (322 kilometers) from the summit.
- By Rebecca Latson - February 24th, 2025 5:22am
NPS Staff Told To Justify Their Roles Weekly Or Resign
Elon Musk, urged by President Donald Trump to "be more aggressive" in driving a reduction in federal employment, has told National Park Service workers to justify their positions in weekly emails or resign.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 23rd, 2025 8:44am
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 23rd, 2025 4:32am
Science In The National Park System Taking A Hit From Employee Firings
Go past the visitor center and the restrooms and leave the parking area, and you'll enter a realm of the National Park Service that isn't in the public's eye but which is being hit hard and disrupted by the Trump administration's hatchet approach to shrinking federal government.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 23rd, 2025 4:32am
