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Repeal Of Resource Management Plans Will Affect Millions Of Acres Of Public Lands

President Trump signed into law five Congressional Review Act resolutions that overturn Resource Management Plans containing critical protections across millions of acres of public lands.

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By NPT Staff - December 12th, 2025

Taking Flight In Winter: Christmas Bird Count In The Smokies

Each year from December 14 through January 5, the National Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count invites bird lovers to record sightings of their region's resilient winter residents and visiting feathered friends—whether in collaboration with a local birding group or in their own backyard.

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By Smokies Life - December 12th, 2025

Federal Court Blocks Logging Project Near Yellowstone National Park

A logging project proposed for 16,500 acres in the Gallatin National Forest near Yellowstone National Park was blocked Thursday by a federal judge, who ruled that the U.S. Forest Service violated a trio of environmental laws in approving the project.

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By NPT Staff - December 11th, 2025

Grizzly Bear Deaths Hit Record Numbers For Second Year In A Row

Grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem have faced a record number of deaths in 2025, with 73 recorded deaths to date.

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By NPT Staff - December 11th, 2025

Senator Warns Whitewashing Of History In National Parks Is An “Authoritarian” Tactic

Senator Angus King presented his concerns over the rewriting and whitewashing of history within the National Park Service by the Trump Administration.

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By NPT Staff - December 11th, 2025

Scientists Echo Calls For A Strong Endangered Species Act

Over 600 scientists sent a letter to Congress in support of the Endangered Species Act.

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By NPT Staff - December 11th, 2025

Help Ensure Ongoing Coverage Of National Parks

A little more than two weeks remain in our year-end fundraising drive, a campaign that asks readers and listeners of the National Parks Traveler to help underwrite the news organization's ongoing coverage of national parks and the National Park Service.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 11th, 2025

Tidal Basin Seawall Reconstruction Completed Ahead Of Schedule

Reconstruction of the Tidal Basin seawall in Washington, D.C., has been completed ahead of schedule, the National Park Service has announced.

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By Compiled from NPS releases - December 11th, 2025

Senator Tries To Remove President Trump's Birthday From Fee-Free Days In Parks

Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate to enshrine into law that fee-free days into national parks would include Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, the first day of National Park Week, Juneteenth, Great American Outdoors Day, National Public Lands Day, and Veterans Day, but not President Donald Trump's birthday.

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By NPT Staff - December 10th, 2025

Lawsuit Filed Over President Trump's Image On America The Beautiful Pass

Placing President Donald Trump's face on the 2026 annual America the Beautiful Pass broke the law, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by the Center for Biological Diversity.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 10th, 2025

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