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The National Park Service Saw Major Job Losses in the Last Year. More Changes Loom.

President Donald Trump’s sweeping changes at the National Park Service have destabilized the agency and its core missions, critics say.

By Kiley Price

With Waters Rising, Pennsylvania’s Historical Treasures Must ‘Adapt or Collapse’

By Kiley Bense

National Park Service Director Charles F. Sams III gives remarks at the 2022 National Christmas Tree Lighting on November 30 at Presidents Park in Washington, DC. Credit: National Park Service

The ‘Biggest Tragedy’ of Trump’s Gutting of the National Park Service

By Blaine Harden

Grosvenor Arch in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Credit: (c) Tim Peterson

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is Yet Again Under Threat, This Time From Congress

By Wyatt Myskow

A grizzly boar walks through the meadow near White Creek in Yellowstone National Park. Credit: Jacob W. Frank/NPS

Could Rescinding The Roadless Rule Make It Harder To Delist Yellowstone Grizzlies?

By Jake Bolster

Firefighters with the U.S. Forest Service prepare a hoselay on a hillside during the Park Fire in Tehama County, Calif., on July 27, 2024. Credit: Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images

Hope—and Many Fears—Follow in the Wake of Trump’s Plan to Transform Wildland Firefighting

By Kiley Price

Visitors walk around the welcome center at Yosemite National Park in California on Oct. 30. Credit: Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images

New US National Parks Fees For International Visitors Draw Scrutiny

By Jake Bolster

A lone wolf stands in Yellowstone National Park in September. Credit: Jacob W. Frank/NPS

Reintroduced Carnivores’ Impacts on Ecosystems Are Still Coming Into Focus

By Jake Bolster

Jeff Mow, the former superintendent of Glacier National Park, says privatizing national parks would limit access. “They would become national parks for those that can afford it, as opposed to all Americans.” Credit: Tami A. Heilemann/DOI

States and Nonprofits Are Helping National Parks Run During the Shutdown. Could Their Efforts Backfire?

By Jake Bolster

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) speaks during a press conference with other House Republicans on Oct. 15 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images

Use of Congressional Review Act on BLM Plans Could Impact State Plans Under Other Agencies

By Sarah Mattalian

Susanne Brown, from Bellingham, Wash., looks at a sign that reads, “This Facility is Closed Due to the Federal Government Shutdown,” on the door to an Everglades National Park visitor center on Wednesday in Florida. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

National Parks Are Staying Open During the Government Shutdown, Putting Visitors and Resources at Risk

By Wyatt Myskow

The Dragon Bravo Fire burns through the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park on July 11. Credit: Grand Canyon National Park via Getty Images

Grand Canyon Fire Is Now the Largest Burning in the Nation

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Visitors explore Rim Village at Crater Lake National Park. Credit: NPS

How the Trump Budget Cuts Are Playing Out at Oregon’s Crater Lake National Park

Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (center) is congratulated by his fellow Republicans after signing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Set to Slash Through U.S. Climate and Justice Drive

By Marianne Lavelle, Aidan Hughes, Amy Green, Arcelia Martin, Dan Gearino, Georgina Gustin, Jake Bolster, Wyatt Myskow

Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction through North Carolina, including along this section of the French Broad River. Credit: Jack Henderson

National Park Units Dot America’s Most Endangered Rivers List

By Kurt Repanshek, National Parks Traveler

A ranger hikes a trail at Joshua Tree National Park in California. Credit: National Park Service

National Park and Forest Service Staffing Levels Have Been Dramatically Reduced

By Dylan Baddour

A ranger checks a visitor’s pass at an entrance gate in Yellowstone National Park. Credit: National Park Service

People Who Depend on Public Lands Say Firing National Park and Forest Workers Stresses Nearby Communities

By Zoë Rom

People walk through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area, designated during Obama administration, in Washington County, Utah. Credit: Bob Wick/BLM

New Poll Finds Broad Support for Conservation and Action on Climate Change Across the West

By Jake Bolster

Ranger Emily Gamboa helps a visitor at the information desk at Zion National Park in Utah. Credit: NPS/Abi Farish

People Brace for Impacts on Land, Water and Wildlife After Feds Fire Thousands Over Holiday Weekend

By Christine Peterson, High Country News

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