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New Folklife Festival To Celebrate Music And Foodways Along Blue Ridge Parkway

A new folklife festival celebrating the music and foodways of the Blue Ridge Mountains will take place along the Blue Ridge Parkway from June 12-14.

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By NPT Staff - May 13th, 2026

New USPS Stamp Issue To Feature American Bison

The American bison will be featured on a new U.S. Postal Service stamp issue premiering at the Boston 2026 World Exposition.

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By NPT Staff - May 12th, 2026

Interior Refuses To Release Documents Related To Freedom 250, Prompting Lawsuit

The Department of the Interior has refused to release documents related to Freedom 250, prompting Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility to file a lawsuit in the United States District Court in Washington, DC.

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By NPT Staff - May 12th, 2026

Group Calls On Trump To Nominate A Competent Park Service Director

The Association of National Park Rangers is calling on President Trump to nominate a competent new director of the National Park Service.

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By NPT Staff - May 12th, 2026

Musings About The Parks | Things I Worry About

We're not two years into Donald Trump's second term as president, and there already are more things to worry about concerning national parks and protected areas than one might expect from a four-year term.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 12th, 2026

Persistence In The Pines

A network of national and state parklands and private reserves hold the key to encouraging the recovery of the threatened and endangered red-cockaded woodpecker.

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By Kim O'Connell - May 18th, 2026

UPDATE | Senate Moves Towards Confirmation Vote On Pearce To Lead Bureau Of Land Management

Steve Pearce, a strong opponent of public lands conservation, was headed towards a confirmation vote in the U.S. Senate on Monday.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 11th, 2026

Coalition Urges Congress To Press Interior Secretary On Problems Facing National Parks

The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks is urging the House Natural Resource Committee to press Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on staffing, workforce threats, and erasing history and science in national parks during an upcoming hearing.

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By NPT Staff - May 11th, 2026

UPDATED | Bureau Of Land Management Repeals Public Lands Rule

The Bureau of Land Management has repealed the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, commonly referred to as the Public Lands Rule, which put conservation on equal footing with mining, logging, and grazing of public lands.

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By NPT Staff - May 11th, 2026

Area Where Yellowstone Grizzly Attack Occurred Had Been Closed To Spring Hiking In Past

Two hikers attacked by a grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park a week ago where in an area that until 2024 had been closed to springtime hiking because of past bear activity in the area.

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By NPT Staff - May 11th, 2026

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