National Parks

Scientists Outplant Experimental ‘Flonduran’ Corals in Florida’s Dry Tortugas National Park

Researchers are testing whether cross-breeding elkhorn corals from Florida and Honduras can help restore lost genetic diversity and improve the threatened species’ ability to withstand warmer waters.

By Teresa Tomassoni

Now in its 25th Year, a Historic Effort to Save the Everglades Evolves as the Climate Warms

By Amy Green

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

By Jake Bolster

New US National Parks Fees For International Visitors Draw Scrutiny

By Jake Bolster

Reintroduced Carnivores’ Impacts on Ecosystems Are Still Coming Into Focus

By Jake Bolster

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

By Jake Bolster

Government Shutdown Could Disrupt Timing of Crucial Conservation and Wildfire Efforts

By Kiley Price

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Fat Bear Week

Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, Living on Earth

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

By Wyatt Myskow

Grand Canyon Fire Is Now the Largest Burning in the Nation

By Nicholas Kusnetz

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

Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth

Huge Public Land Sale Stripped from Senate Bill—For Now—But Assault on Federal Land Protections Continues

By Wyatt Myskow

Department of Justice Gives Trump Go-Ahead to Eliminate National Monuments

By Wyatt Myskow

Trump Is Harming National Parks for Future Generations, Former NPS Director Warns

By Kiley Price

National Park Units Dot America’s Most Endangered Rivers List

By Kurt Repanshek, National Parks Traveler

National Park and Forest Service Staffing Levels Have Been Dramatically Reduced

By Dylan Baddour

Urban Parks Can Support People and Biodiversity—if They Are Designed With Both in Mind

By Kiley Price

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

By Zoë Rom

Fired National Park Service Staff Will Be Reinstated, but Long-Term Threats Loom

By Kiley Price