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.
- By NPT Staff - May 12th, 2026
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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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The Bureau of Land Management has repealed the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, commonly referred to as the Public Lands Rule, which put conservation on equal footing with mining, logging, and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.
- 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.
- By NPT Staff - May 11th, 2026
A Day In The Park: Oregon Caves National Monument And Preserve
Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve protects a rather unique cave – one carved from the metamorphic rock marble rather than the sedimentary rock limestone. In addition to the cave, this park covers 4,554 acres, including forests and the Upper Cave Creek watershed. You can take a guided cave tour or hike a trail or both in a day.
- By Rebecca Latson - May 11th, 2026
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