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National Park Week To Coincide With Park Service’s August Birthday

National Park Week will take place August 22–30, celebrating the 110th birthday of the National Park Service and the 250th anniversary of American independence.

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By Compiled From DOI Releases - March 20th, 2026

Seventy-Seven Percent Of Parks Are Highly Vulnerable To Climate Change, Study Finds

Seventy-seven percent of U.S. national parks are highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, according to a March 2026 study funded by the National Park Service

Relative Vulnerability of U.S. National Parks to Cumulative and Transformational Climate Impacts

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By Jennifer Roberts - March 20th, 2026

Study: Morale Collapsing Across Federal Government

Morale across federal government agencies has plummeted since President Donald Trump began his second term in January 2025, with employee surveys indicating great dissatisfaction with political leaders and declines in the workforce being able to accomplish its missions.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 19th, 2026

Record Heat Sweeping National Park Sites In The Southwest

Spring is still a day away, yet it feels like the height of summer in the Southwest where recording-tying temperatures have been recorded in Death Valley National Park and extreme heat warnings have been issued by the National Weather Service.

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By NPT Staff - March 19th, 2026

House Democrats Urge Colleagues To Block Funding For Censorship In National Parks

Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives' Interior appropriation committee were urged Thursday to block funding for the Trump administration's work to censor materials in the National Park System.

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By NPT Staff - March 19th, 2026

Interior Employees Told How To Report DEI-Related Practices

A memorandum sent to all Interior Department employees, including those in the National Park Service, seeks to have the 70,000+ workforce report on "suspected DEI-related discrimination, retaliation, or related violations of the law..."

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 19th, 2026

Acadia National Park To Close Carriage Roads For Spring Thaw

The National Park Service will close carriage roads at Acadia National Park to all users until further notice to protect the roads during spring thaw.

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By Compiled From NPS Releases - March 19th, 2026

Tortoises Rescued From Dig Site At Joshua Tree National Park

Three male tortoises were rescued at Joshua Tree National Park last week after becoming trapped in a historic dig site.

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March 19th, 2026

Data Center Growth Is Putting National Parks In Jeopardy, Says Report

The growth of data processing centers is putting national parks in the Mid-Atlantic states at risk, according to a report from the National Parks Conservation Association.

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By Jennifer Roberts - March 19th, 2026

Park Service To Begin Preservation Work Along Memorial Avenue Corridor

The National Park Service will begin preservation work along the Memorial Avenue Corridor in Washington, D.C., on March 19, with work expected to continue through mid- to late May.

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By Compiled From NPS Releases - March 19th, 2026

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