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Students Develop Projects In Support Of Clara Barton National Historic Site

A recent collaboration between Georgetown University students and the National Park Service is adding value to the Clara Barton National Historic Site ahead of a proposed rehabilitation project.

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By Jennifer Roberts - December 13th, 2025

Group Acquires 20 Acres Of Private Land For Saguaro National Park

Trust for Public Land, in partnership with the National Park Service, has acquired 20 acres of privately owned land adjacent to Sweetwater Preserve, which will become a permanent addition to Saguaro National Park.

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By NPT Staff - December 12th, 2025

Repeal Of Resource Management Plans Will Affect Millions Of Acres Of Public Lands

President Trump signed into law five Congressional Review Act resolutions that overturn Resource Management Plans containing critical protections across millions of acres of public lands.

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By NPT Staff - December 12th, 2025

Federal Court Blocks Logging Project Near Yellowstone National Park

A logging project proposed for 16,500 acres in the Gallatin National Forest near Yellowstone National Park was blocked Thursday by a federal judge, who ruled that the U.S. Forest Service violated a trio of environmental laws in approving the project.

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By NPT Staff - December 11th, 2025

Grizzly Bear Deaths Hit Record Numbers For Second Year In A Row

Grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem have faced a record number of deaths in 2025, with 73 recorded deaths to date.

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By NPT Staff - December 11th, 2025

Senator Warns Whitewashing Of History In National Parks Is An “Authoritarian” Tactic

Senator Angus King presented his concerns over the rewriting and whitewashing of history within the National Park Service by the Trump Administration.

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By NPT Staff - December 11th, 2025

Scientists Echo Calls For A Strong Endangered Species Act

Over 600 scientists sent a letter to Congress in support of the Endangered Species Act.

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By NPT Staff - December 11th, 2025

Help Ensure Ongoing Coverage Of National Parks

A little more than two weeks remain in our year-end fundraising drive, a campaign that asks readers and listeners of the National Parks Traveler to help underwrite the news organization's ongoing coverage of national parks and the National Park Service.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 11th, 2025

Tidal Basin Seawall Reconstruction Completed Ahead Of Schedule

Reconstruction of the Tidal Basin seawall in Washington, D.C., has been completed ahead of schedule, the National Park Service has announced.

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By Compiled from NPS releases - December 11th, 2025

Senator Tries To Remove President Trump's Birthday From Fee-Free Days In Parks

Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate to enshrine into law that fee-free days into national parks would include Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, the first day of National Park Week, Juneteenth, Great American Outdoors Day, National Public Lands Day, and Veterans Day, but not President Donald Trump's birthday.

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By NPT Staff - December 10th, 2025

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