Begin Your Southwest National Parks Road Trip in Phoenix If you are flying to reach America’s Southwest, there is no better ...

Those budget cuts could also potentially see the closure of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument, according to Spears and former National Park Service Director Chuck Sams.

Tallahatchie County, Mississippi — There are 138 National Monuments across the U.S., but for the first time in nearly 100 years, they're eligible to be sold for parts. This Juneteenth, some of ...

MARANA — On a warm Saturday morning, more than 100 protesters gathered near Waterman Peak in the Ironwood Forest National Monument to voice their support for public lands protections. At the ...

There are more than 100 national monuments across the country, but for the first time in nearly a century, parts of these historic areas are eligible to be sold to private buyers. Kati Weis reports.

At 242,500 acres, Rio Grande del Norte National Monument stretches north from Taos, NM to the Colorado state line. In this image, the wilderness area of Ute Mountain is on the left.

All but three presidents have used the 1906 Antiquities Act to protect unique landscapes and cultural resources. About half the national parks in the U.S. were first designated as monuments.

Lawyers for President Donald Trump's administration say he has the authority to abolish national monuments meant to protect historical and archaeological sites.

IRONWOOD FOREST NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz.—Standing in front of a crowd of 100 people Saturday, Mike Quigley pointed out into the distance to a nearby copper mine. “We can have that,” he said.

The May 27 document, which reverses a legal opinion issued in 1938, could be laying the groundwork for Trump to abolish or dramatically shrink national monuments, which confer federal protections ...

For those who can’t make it to national parks on Juneteenth, free access will be available on three more days this year: Aug. 4, Sep. 27 and Nov. 11.

WHITE SANDS, N.M. (KRQE) – The otherworldly scenery at White Sands National Monument is comprised of towering mountains, magnificent white dunes, vivid skies, breathtaking sunsets, and en… ...