Cutting 60 positions from a 2.5-million member civilian workforce might not seem like much, but in Alaska the loss of those National Park Service employees could have devastating effects.
The National Park Service would lose more than 5,500 employees under President Trump’s Fiscal 2026 budget proposal, one that would have far-reaching impacts to the agency's mandate and which Defenders of Wildlife called an "extinction budget."
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory is pleased to announce the availability of a new static webcam that provides a current view of Black Diamond Pool in Biscuit Basin—site of a hydrothermal explosion on July 23, 2024.