Park advocates warn that the layoffs will negatively impact the parks' ability to serve visitors and protect resources, especially during the busy season. The National Park Service’s mission is ...

Park advocates like the independent National Parks Conservation Association and Coalition to Protect National Parks warned that fewer staff will lead to a reduction in the level of service and ...

The National Park Service will lose almost 40 percent ... Emily Thompson, executive director of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, called the plan “disastrous.” ...

Death Valley National Park is in California and Nevada. The NPS is also apolitical, so passing power to state officials could throw a wrench in critical and previously bipartisan work to protect ...

Park advocates like the independent National Parks Conservation Association and Coalition to Protect National Parks warned that fewer staff will lead to a reduction in the level of service and ...

National Park Week starts April 19 with free admission ... personal safety and practicing Leave No Trace principles to help protect the parks. “I think this is a moment where we have realized ...

Upcoming cuts are on top of an already-shrinking workforce designed to protect national parks for current and future generations. Over the past 15 years, the park service’s workforce has ...

In San Bernadino County, Mojave Desert Land Trust was awarded $577,000 to acquire an 80-acre property south of Yucca Valley within a wildlife corridor that connects Joshua Tree National Park with ...

Autumn colors in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which is the most valuable ... were founded more than a century ago as a way to protect and preserve America’s most scenic destinations ...

(NEXSTAR) — Planning to visit a national park this year? You may find limited or all-out unavailable services. Last week, the National Park Service fired 1,000 people, sparking backlash from now ...