Advocacy Group Erecting 300 Billboards Across Country In Support Of National Parks
Three-hundred billboards lamenting the plight of national parks under the Trump administration are to be erected across the country on Monday.
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House Resolution Expands ORV Use At Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
A resolution adopted by the U.S. House of Representatives and awaiting Senate action would expand off-road vehicle use at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah and Arizona.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 3rd, 2025 2:30am
House Republicans Propose Millions In Cuts To National Park Service Budget
More than $100 million would be stripped from the National Park Service under a budget proposal passed by Republicans in the House Natural Resources Committee, which also wants to green-light a 211-mile road through Gates of Arctic National Park and Preserve to reach a mine site.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 2nd, 2025 3:19pm
UPDATE | President Trump Proposes Dismantling Parts Of National Park System
President Donald Trump in his Fiscal 2026 budget proposal is calling for some units of the National Park System to be transferred to "state-level management, a suggestion that would need Congressional approval to occur.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 6th, 2025 10:54am
Steamtown National Historic Site Kicks Off Summer Season On May 3
Steamtown National Historic Site in Pennsylvania will transition to its summer schedule and increase in-park operations and experiences on Saturday, May 3.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 2nd, 2025 2:30am
Legislation Introduced To Continue Billions Of Dollars In Support To National Park Service
Legislation introduced into the U.S. Senate aims to extend billions of dollars in federal funds to help the National Park Service and other land-management agencies tackle deferred maintenance on their lands.
Report: National Park Service RIF To Be "Deep And Blunt"
A reduction-in-force coming to the National Park Service within the next two weeks has been described internally as being "deep and blunt," according to a social media post.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 1st, 2025 12:49pm
Nearly 50 Acres Added To Saguaro National Park
Nearly 50 acres have been added to Saguaro National Park in Arizona through the Trust for Public Land, which has helped protect more than 2,300 acres in and around the park since 1993.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 1st, 2025 7:09am
Isle Royale's Ranger III Good To Go
Ranger III, the ferry the National Park Service operates to get visitors and supplies to Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior, is scheduled to make runs this week to the national park to haul supplies for the summer season.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 1st, 2025 2:30am
Double-Fatality At Bryce Canyon National Park
A Florida couple died at Bryce Canyon National Park when they fell several hundred feet after apparently climbing over a railing intended to keep visitors from approaching a cliff rim.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 30th, 2025 12:57pm
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