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Chateau At Oregon Caves National Monument And Preserve Among Most Endangered Places

A national park lodge built to blend into the deep Oregon woods that surround it has stood silently since 2018 when structural issues forced its closure. While the National Park Service is working to stabilize the Chateau at Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve, its condition has landed it on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's most endangered list.

Vandalism Strikes Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park, Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Recent acts of vandalism in the National Park System have rangers seeking the public's help in tracking down the perpetrators, including two who made off with three bronze plagues valued at $18,000 from Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park in Tennessee.

NPCA: President's Budget Would Close More Than 300 National Parks

More than 90 percent of Biscayne National Park is under water, so no one would miss it if it was dropped from the National Park System, right? You might say the same for Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout national seashores, which are located on barrier islands that sea-level rise eventually is going to submerge, so why should they remain in the system? Bering Land Bridge National Preserve attracted fewer than 3,000 visitors last year, so why is the National Park Service paying staff to keep it open? Close it!