National park visits hit record high last year, agency reports as it endures deep cuts
Nearly 332 million people visited America's national parks last year, a record high. That popularity hasn't shielded the ...
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 ...
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These 5 lesser-known national parks in California offer uncrowded adventures
Tired of crowded national parks, or want something new? Here are less visited national parks in California, what months to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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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 ...
Fired US Forest Service and National Park Service workers say cuts will be felt on fire lines
Fired U.S. National Forest and National Parks employees are speaking out about the mass layoffs by the Trump administration.
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National Parks cuts causing concern across nation, including California
The SFGATE reports that California mountain towns across the Sierra Nevada are scrambling to find more information about the extent of the cuts to the National Park Service. In the Bay Area ...
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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 California’s ...