Enhancement Project Will Improve Old Rag Trailhead At Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah National Park will begin an infrastructure enhancement project at the Old Rag Trailhead on May 4.
- By Compiled From NPS Releases - April 23rd, 2026
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Resurfacing Work To Begin On George Washington Memorial Parkway
The National Park Service begin resurfacing the George Washington Memorial Parkway and replacing pedestrian crossing medians between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and First Street in Alexandria, Virginia, on Thursday, April 23.
- By Compiled From NPS Releases - April 23rd, 2026
The Lost ‘49ers, Borax, And A Castle In The Desert
Death Valley National Park is an extreme landscape with the hottest temperatures of any national park. And yet, it’s had residents for thousands of years, from the Timbisha Shoshone to the emigrants passing through on their way to the West Coast, to borax miners, to people who built a castle there and called it home.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 23rd, 2026
Introduced Bill Would Establish Framework For Protecting U.S. Wildlife Corridors
Representative Don Beyer, D-VA, has introduced the Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act of 2026, which would establish a national framework for identifying, designating and protecting wildlife corridors across the country.
- By NPT Staff - April 22nd, 2026
Upper Colorado River Commission Addresses Water Shortages In Colorado River Basin
During the 316th Special Meeting on April 21, the Upper Colorado River Commission (UCRC), which includes Commissioners from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, addressed ongoing water shortages suffered across the Upper Basin amid worsening hydrologic conditions.
- By NPT Staff - April 22nd, 2026
UPDATE | House Leadership Pulls Vote On “Extinction Act” After Bipartisan Outcry
Speaker Mike Johnson pulled from floor consideration H.R. 1897, the Endangered Species Act Amendments Act of 2025, following outcry from both Republicans and Democrats.
- By NPT Staff - April 22nd, 2026
Latest U.S. Customs And Border Protection Map Returns Border Wall To Big Bend
New mapping from U.S. Customs and Border Protection indicates the agency has returned to planning for a physical border wall in parts of Big Bend National Park in Texas.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 22nd, 2026
Reorganization Of Interior Has Not Produced Promised Results, Says PEER
Through a letter obtained using the Freedom of Information Act, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has discovered that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s reorganization of the agency a year ago has failed to produce the promised efficiencies.
- By NPT Staff - April 22nd, 2026
Park Service To Remove Fire Fuels Along Blue Ridge Parkway
The National Park Service will remove hazardous, storm-generated tree debris from six areas with elevated wildfire risk along Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia.
- By NPT Staff - April 21st, 2026
Tidal Basin And Potomac River Seawalls Reopen After Rehabilitation
The Department of the Interior announced the completion and reopening of the rehabilitated Tidal Basin and Potomac River seawalls.
- By Compiled From DOI Releases - April 21st, 2026
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