Senate Committee Advances America The Beautiful Act
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee advanced the America the Beautiful Act with a unanimous bipartisan vote on June 17.
- By NPT Staff - June 17th, 2026
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Recycling Pilot Program At Grand Teton National Park Increased Recycled Waste By 15 Percent
A recycling pilot program at Grand Teton National Park showed a 15 percent increase in waste being recycled or composted, alongside a decrease in waste going to the landfill during its first season.
- By NPT Staff - June 17th, 2026
Three Bats Test Positive For Rabies At Wind Cave National Park
Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota has identified three bats that tested positive for rabies since May.
- By Compiled From NPS Releases - June 17th, 2026
Lawsuit Filed After Interior Refuses FOIA Request Related To Removal Of National Park Signage
The Interior Department has refused a Freedom of Information Act request related to records showing how it is implementing an order to scrub “disparaging” content about American history from national parks, prompting a nonprofit group to file a lawsuit.
- By NPT Staff - June 17th, 2026
Wildflower Wednesday: Shenandoah National Park
For those of you who enjoy seeing the colors and varieties of wildflowers (and flowering trees) during your national park visits, Shenandoah National Park in Virginia is home to over 850 species of wildflowers making up more than half of the park’s plant life. Wildflowers bloom from spring to autumn, but you’ll see the greatest variety during the spring, from late March to June.
- By Rebecca Latson - June 17th, 2026
Heavy Rains To Soak Some Units Of The National Park System
A tropical storm warning was issued Tuesday afternoon for parts of the Gulf Coast, where heavy rains were predicted to drench some units of the National Park System, possibly impacting Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas and Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Louisiana.
- By NPT Staff - June 16th, 2026
Survey Finds More Than 70 Percent Of People Likely To Support Grassland Conservation
A survey from America's Grasslands Coalition found that more than 7 of 10 people are likely to support grassland conservation.
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- By Jennifer Roberts - June 16th, 2026
BLM Reopens Backcountry Airstrip North Of Canyonlands National Park
The Bureau of Land Management has authorized private airplanes to take off and land in the Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness by designating the previously unauthorized Keg Knoll backcountry airstrip as open for aircraft use.
- By NPT Staff - June 16th, 2026
BLM Approves Hydrocarbon Highway Through Gate Canyon, Prompting Lawsuit
The Bureau of Land Management quietly approved a hydrocarbon highway through the culturally and historically significant Gate Canyon in the West Tavaputs Plateau region of eastern Utah, prompting the Center for Biological Diversity to file a notice of intent to sue on June 15.
- By NPT Staff - June 15th, 2026
Groups Bring Lawsuit To Prevent National Garden Of Heroes From Rising In West Potomac Park
President Donald Trump's envisioned National Garden of American Heroes, a statuary ensemble of figures from American history, does not belong in West Potomac Park, a congressionally mandated recreational area, a group of organizations said Monday in filing a lawsuit to derail the president's plan.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 15th, 2026
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