Kayaker's Body Recovered From Yellowstone Lake
The body of a 41-year-old Colorado man has been recovered from Yellowstone Lake near Bridge Bay in Yellowstone National Park.
- By Compiled from NPS releases - June 11th, 2026
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Public Comment Sought On Proposed Improvements To Yosemite National Park's Mist Trail
The "front door" to one of Yosemite National Park's most popular trails, the Mist Trail, would get a makeover under two proposals the National Park Service has released for public comment.
- By NPT Staff - June 11th, 2026
Groups Amend Lawsuit To Challenge Waiver Of Environmental Laws For Big Bend Border Wall
A lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security has been amended to challenge the waiver of dozens of environmental laws to make way for a planned border wall through Big Bend National Park.
- By NPT Staff - June 11th, 2026
UPDATED | Groups Concerned Wilderness Study Areas In National Parks At Risk From Interior Department
"Wilderness Study Areas," lands within the National Park System that retain wilderness characteristics and are preserved as such pending possible congressional action, could be at risk from the Interior Department's announced review of those lands, according to conservation groups.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 11th, 2026
Search And Rescue Efforts Underway For Missing Hiker In Capitol Reef National Park
Search and rescue efforts are underway in Capitol Reef National Park as park staff attempts to locate a missing hiker.
- By Compiled From NPS Releases - June 11th, 2026
Conservation Group Says Arizona Bill Would Debilitate Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery
A bill that would cut all resources to and end the transportation of Mexican gray wolf puppies into Arizona passed the state’s legislature on June 9.
- By NPT Staff - June 11th, 2026
Interior Proposes Changes To Recreational Climbing Guidance On Public Lands
The Interior Department is proposing changes to recreational climbing guidance in national parks and other public lands, as well as updates to wilderness study area management policies.
- By NPT Staff - June 11th, 2026
Perfectly Planned And Landscaped: Skyline Drive
National park roads take us to and through some amazing vistas. All park roads are carefully planned, but one park road in particular – Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park – is considered to be one of the most scrupulously planned and landscaped park roads in the system.
- By Rebecca Latson - June 11th, 2026
Traveler's View | The Emasculation Of The National Park Service
With the stroke of his pen, or a few taps on his keyboard, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin emasculated the National Park Service.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 11th, 2026
Rebuilding To Endure
As the National Park Service works to reopen the sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway that remain closed due to Hurricane Helene impacts, travelers are invited to tour the hundreds of miles that are open from Virginia to North Carolina.
- By Kim O'Connell - June 11th, 2026
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