Hold On Seasonal Park Service Hiring Has Some Candidates Looking Elsewhere
The current hold on seasonal hiring by the National Park Service has some candidates looking elsewhere for work this summer.
- By NPT Staff - February 3rd, 2025
Plight of the Parks
Wyoming Seeking Federal Land Grab, Utah Wants To Co-Manage National Parks
Legislators in two Western states have their eyes on federal lands, with the Wyoming Legislature being asked to approve a resolution that all federal lands inside the Cowboy State, except Yellowstone National Park, be turned over, while Utah legislators are being asked to get behind a measure calling for them to "co-manage" the national parks in their state.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 2nd, 2025
Safety Concerns Raised Over Loss of NPS Employees To Deferred Resignation
Public safety in the National Park System could be jeopardized if a significant number of key National Park Service personnel decide to take the deferred resignation offer being dangled by the Trump administration as a way to reduce the federal workforce.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 31st, 2025
Will National Park Service Lose Workers To Trump Buyout Offer?
An offer by the Trump administration to pay federal employees to quit is being viewed suspiciously by some in the National Park Service, with some initial thoughts labeling it a scam.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 29th, 2025
4th Annual Threatened And Endangered Parks | Trump's Return Triggering Trepidation
President-elect Trump's upcoming return to the White House is generating grave concerns that the National Park Service will be facing fiscal reductions and policy revisions that could significantly alter both the way it does business as well as how it manages to conserve the park system.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 15th, 2025
A Receding Lake Mead Has A Serious Illegal Road Situation
Illegal road use is damaging parts of Lake Mead National Recreation Area. NPS funding is on the way to fix it.
- By Justin Housman - November 27th, 2024
The Plan To Save Effigy Mounds National Monument From Erosion
Sacred mounds built thousands of years ago are under threat of erosion next to a changing Mississippi River in Effigy Mounds National Monument.
- By Justin Housman - November 21st, 2024
Will Trump's "All Of The Above" Energy Policy Impact The Parks?
Shale gas, that trapped within the Marcellus Formation in the Eastern United States, has grown to become a significant component of the country's energy portfolio. But it also poses a threat to national park lands in the region, with more than a few proposed pipelines that could cross the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 8th, 2017
Scientists Gather to Discuss Yellowstone’s Future in a Rapidly Changing World
Scientists, public land managers and others will gather in Yellowstone National Park this week to discuss and help shape the future of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Circumstances Force National Park Service to Actively Manage Wildlife
Florida panther kittens dosed with dewormers. Black-footed ferrets inoculated against plague. Sterilizing horses at Cape Lookout National Seashore and elk at Rocky Mountain National Park. And now Yellowstone National Park bison that could be vaccinated against brucellosis via air gun.
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