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Make-A-Wish Helps Kids Experience National Parks Ahead Of America250

Ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary, the Make-A-Wish foundation is helping children engage in experiences that feel deeply rooted in the American imagination.

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By NPT Staff - June 29th, 2026

UPDATE | Wildfire Prompts Closure Of Needles District In Canyonlands National Park

A rampaging wildfire burning to the south of Canyonlands National Park in Utah has prompted the National Park Service to close the park's Needles District and urge all visitors to leave the district.

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By NPT Staff - June 29th, 2026

A Day In The Park: Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

A hop-and-a-skip from Flagstaff, Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument is a park in which to spend the day hiking, photographing, and learning about that park’s volcanic environment and human history.

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By Rebecca Latson - June 29th, 2026

UDATE | Traveler's View: America The Beautiful Act Has Good Intentions, But...

Much bipartisan fanfare accompanied the House Natural Resource Committee's vote to send the American the Beautiful Act, which is portrayed as legislation that will help conserve national parks, to the full House for consideration, but the reality is that its passage won't meaningfully help the National Park Service tackle its vast maintenance backlog.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 29th, 2026

Reimagining An Iconic Trail In Jasper Two Years After The Fire

Just steps into a newly reopened trail that passes five turquoise lakes along a fire-ravaged landscape, a mother and son have veered off the path for a closer look at a charred tree stump.

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By Jennifer Bain - June 27th, 2026

Bison Injures 12-Year-Old In Yellowstone National Park

A 12-year-old was injured by a bison in Yellowstone National Park near Mud Volcano on June 26.

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By Compiled From NPS Releases - June 26th, 2026

National Parks Traveler's 5th Annual Threatened And Endangered Parks

In the 5th Annual Threatened and Endangered Parks series the National Parks Traveler's editors and writers took a look at some key issues that not only threatened the health of the parks and the very qualities that made them part of the National Park system, but which even place the future of the parks in question

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 26th, 2026

Reflecting Pool Accounts For 77 Percent Of Trump's No-Bid Park Service Contracts

Seventy-seven percent of the money that went to National Park Service no-bid contracts during the first 522 days of Trump’s second administration was devoted to two Reflecting Pool contracts to coat the pool and treat algae, according to an analysis by the Center for Western Priorities.

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By NPT Staff - June 26th, 2026

Four National Parks In New Mexico Enter Stage II Fire Restrictions

Bandelier National Monument, Fort Union National Monument, Pecos National Historical Park, and Valles Caldera National Preserve entered Stage II fire restrictions today, June 26, due to the increased risk of wildfire in the region.

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By Compiled From NPS Releases - June 26th, 2026

Coalition Expresses Concern Over Proposed Non-Disclosure Agreement

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a Confidential Government Information Non-Disclosure Agreement that could further limit the information that National Park Service staff is able to share outside the agency.

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By NPT Staff - June 26th, 2026

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