By now you've seen the stories about what you'll experience in the National Park System this summer: crowds and long lines to enter parks, dirty restrooms, vandalism, chaos. The question to be asked is what can be done about the cutbacks the Trump administration is making to the National Park Service that will either directly impact your vacation or, possibly behind the scenes, lead to damage to the parks' natural resources.
20th, April 2025, 07:30pm
Canadians’ visits to the United States this year are declining, including their trips to U.S. national parks, in large part due to President Donald Trump's policies.
20th, April 2025, 07:30pm
Most of America’s national park lodges including Old Faithful Inn, El Tovar, Ahwahnee, Jackson Lake Lodge and Many Glacier Hotel were constructed as park lodges.
19th, April 2025, 07:30pm
Utah officials, including a U.S. senator, are concerned by the Trump administration's intention to end a lease on a facility in Moab that houses National Park Service operations for two national parks and two national monuments.
18th, April 2025, 07:30pm
The National Park Service has released a preview of an upcoming solicitation for proposals to manage commercial operations in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. The 10-year contract will include lodging, food and beverage service, retail and more.
18th, April 2025, 07:30pm
There are "known unknowns" concerning the makeover of the National Park Service that President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficency is orchestrating.
17th, April 2025, 07:30pm
A survey of 4,000 Americans shows that more than 70 percent oppose the sale of federal lands, and nearly three-quarters oppose the closure of national park lands.
17th, April 2025, 07:30pm
Record flooding that swept down the Green River in Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky knocked the park's ferry out of service.
16th, April 2025, 04:40pm
A rule proposed by the Trump administration would weaken the Endangered Species Act by allowing for the modification of critical habitat threatened and endangered species rely on to survive.
16th, April 2025, 04:07pm
A year after surging to a 25-year population high, the number of endangered Devils Hole pupfish at Death Valley National Park has crashed as a result of two recent earthquakes, according to the National Park Service. However, biologists say the population is on the road to recovery.
16th, April 2025, 03:33pm