National park visits hit record high, even as agency endures dire cuts
Nearly 332 million people visited America's national parks last year, a record high. That popularity hasn't shielded the ...
Cuts Could Close Campsites and Trails in California, Forest Service Memo Says
A government spreadsheet lists thousands of campsites and trails that could shutter for the summer because of federal ...
Thousands of California national forest campsites may close this summer amid federal budget freeze, report says
Nearly 4,000 campsites across California’s 18 national forests could close for part or all of the summer season as the U.S.
National Park Service reports historic visitation record while mired in chaos
At more than 12 million visits, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was the most visited national park in the country. It ...
After DOGE firing, Carl Sandburg National Park Service ranger hopes to be reinstated
Haynes, a fired National Park Service ranger, worked at the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site and called the job "a ...
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Upside-down US flag hung in California national park
An American flag was hung upside down on El Capitan at Yosemite National Park on ... destination located in ...
Fired National Park Service employee spent 500 hours underwater at remote Calif. islands
Kenan Chan estimates that he spent about 500 hours underwater in his role as the lead fisheries diver at Channel Islands ...
National park layoffs assailed by off-duty rangers and community members in SoCal protests
National Park Service staffing cuts prompted off-duty rangers and residents to protest at national parks nationwide, ...
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Big Bend National Park's 'wooly devil' plant discovery expands sunflower family
A new plant species, dubbed the "wooly devil," has been discovered in Big Bend National Park by park staff and confirmed by ...