Beneath Yosemite’s Beauty, Anger and Anxiety Over Trump’s Job Cuts
Tensions over cost-cutting and maintaining Yosemite have been building, as fired federal workers stage protests at the country’s third-oldest national park.
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495 Outdoor Organizations Sign Letter To Congress Demanding Action On Firings
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Retired National Park Service Chief Scientist Stress Value Of Parks to Interior Secretary
In an open letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, a former chief scientist for the National Park Service asked that he ...
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Wolf numbers in state are growing
Michigan’s population of wolves has been growing since they were added to the Endangered Species Act slightly more than 50 years ago. Since then, wolves have slowly repopulated the Upper Peninsula, ...
Construction at Cain Park to begin this month: Press Run
This week's Press Run includes news about a summer youth theater camp to be held at Gilmour Academy; construction work ...
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Videographer captures tourists risking their lives on edge of scenic overlook: 'Is the view really that much better four feet out?'
A videographer took to Reddit to report a group of tourists ignoring safety rails at Moro Rock in Sequoia & Kings Canyon ...
Peak bloom for the iconic cherry blossom trees of Washington, DC, is predicted for late March
For decades, the thousands of blooming cherry blossom trees in the nation’s capital have served as both a magnet to visitors ...
Colorado advocates say impacts of National Park Service layoffs will be ‘visceral’
Local advocates with the National Parks Conservation Association say despite seasonal hiring given the green light after ...
Group of national parks employees protested layoffs with upside-down flag | Fact check
The Department of the Interior told USA TODAY it was aware of the "unauthorized and inappropriate" display, which was ...
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Despite mass layoffs, poll shows bipartisan approval of federal environmental agencies
Recent polling shows that Western voters – both Democrat and Republican – overwhelmingly approve of these agencies and the ...
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Shocking video shows Yellowstone tourists coming face-to-face with grizzly bear: 'Your safety cannot be guaranteed'
The National Park Service is urging visitors to keep a safe distance from grizzly bears after a concerning viral video.
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Federal layoffs of national parks, forestry workers are sloppy, dishonest, wasteful
President Trump and Elon Musk's slash-and-burn project is a supposed effort to save taxpayers money, but some of the cuts will lead to far higher losses in economic growth and direct government ...