Muir Woods National Monument

Conservation Groups Push For Monarch Butterfly Protections

Two conservation groups are pushing the federal government to follow through on federal protections under the Endangered Species Act for monarch butterflies, common in many national parks.

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By NPT Staff - February 13th, 2026

Traveler's View | The Interior Secretary's Damaging Disregard For National Park Science

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum's approach to managing the United States' rich natural resources evidently has little regard for science that guides the federal land-management agencies' stewardship of those lands and waters.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 2nd, 2026

Environmental Groups Criticize Air Tour Plan Affecting Four National Parks

Four environmental groups have submitted comments pointing out deficiencies in a new Federal proposal to regulate tourist overflights across San Francisco Bay Area national parks.

PUBLIC COMMENT – Notice of Availability of Proposed Voluntary Agreement

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By NPT Staff - December 30th, 2025

Donations Allow Muir Woods National Monument To Temporarily Reopen

Muir Woods National Monument, which has been closed since the start of the government shutdown, was able to temporarily reopen on Thursday thanks to donations from three of its operational partners.

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By NPT Staff - October 24th, 2025

Op-Ed | This Is What Censorship Looks Like In A National Park

I’ve made my career as a park ranger, employed to care for treasured sites, it’s resources, and history in a bipartisan and engaging way. I didn’t get into this job for the history-growing up history classes felt like boring and stale recitations of dates that felt dusty and irrelevant.

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By Elizabeth Villano - July 27th, 2025

PEER: National Park Service Should Accelerate Plan To Eliminate Plastics

How's the National Park Service doing on its plan to phase out single-use plastics in parks by 2032? Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility have scored them and found encouraging progress.

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By Justin Housman - January 26th, 2025

Salmon Habitat Improvements Continuing At Muir Woods National Monument

Muir Woods National Monument, a setting of towering trees, also harbors an overlooked habitat that is valuable to endangered coho salmon. Enhancing this habitat is the focus on a stream project set to begin next week.

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July 6th, 2023

National Park Air Tour Management Plans In California Challenged In Court

In the ongoing trend of air tour management plans for national parks being called shoddy and insufficient in their crafting, a lawsuit has been filed challenging tour plans for Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Point Reyes National Seashore, Muir Woods National Monument, and San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park.

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March 21st, 2023

National Parks Quiz And Trivia #58

It’s time to test your national parks knowledge for the month. See how much you really know before checking the answers at the bottom. No peeking!

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February 11th, 2023

Muir Woods' Mystery: Straying Chinook, Climate Change, And Salmon Survival

Michael Reichmuth was stunned to see Chinook salmon showing up in Redwood Creek, a tiny stream that meanders amid the towering coast redwood trees in Muir Woods National Monument.

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January 16th, 2023

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