Hiker Found Dead In Zion National Park

A 37-year-old hiker was found dead Sunday on a trail at Zion National Park in Utah.

2nd, February 2025, 10:31pm

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers Searching For Overdue Hiker

A 73-year-old woman overdue from a hike was the subject of a search at Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Sunday.

2nd, February 2025, 07:15pm

Wyoming Seeking Federal Land Grab, Utah Wants To CO-Manage National Parks

Legislators in two Western states have their eyes on federal lands, with the Wyoming Legislature being asked to approve a resolution that all federal lands inside the Cowboy State, except Yellowstone National Park, be turned over, while Utah legislators are being asked to get behind a measure calling for them to "co-manage" the national parks in their state.

2nd, February 2025, 08:30pm

U.S. Geological Survey Study: Flooded Barrier Islands, Rising Mainland Risks

A recent U.S. Geological Survey study projects that rising sea levels and stronger, more intense storms will exacerbate four specific coastal hazards and associated management challenges for Cape Lookout National Seashore.

2nd, February 2025, 08:30pm

Wind Cave Tours To Resume With Upgraded Elevator

If you like to explore the underbelly of the National Park System, you can now do that at Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota, where work to upgrade the elevator system that drops you down into the cave has been completed.

1st, February 2025, 08:30pm

Safety Concerns Raised Over Loss of NPS Employees To Deferred Resignation

Public safety in the National Park System could be jeopardized if a significant number of key National Park Service personnel decide to take the deferred resignation offer being dangled by the Trump administration as a way to reduce the federal workforce.

31st, January 2025, 08:30pm

Cuyahoga Valley National Park Will Host Open House For Volunteers

Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and the NPS, are looking for volunteers.

31st, January 2025, 08:15pm

NPS Is Investigating Vandalism At Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument

The National Park Service is investigating a troubling act of vandalism and theft at Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument in Kentucky.

30th, January 2025, 08:45pm

Recalling A Tragedy That Led To Mammoth Cave National Park

Floyd Collins entered Sand Cave a century ago today to explore its prospects as a visitor site and became trapped in a passageway not much wider than his chest, dislodging a 27-pound rock that pinned his leg.

30th, January 2025, 08:30pm

Will National Park Service Lose Workers To Trump Buyout Offer?

An offer by the Trump administration to pay federal employees to quit is being viewed suspiciously by some in the National Park Service, with some initial thoughts labeling it a scam.

29th, January 2025, 04:35pm