Nearly 85 percent of the waste found in national parks is plastic or plastic-mixed material, according to a report by 5 Gyres.

The Appalachian Trail will be half a mile longer in 2026 according to the new official measurement from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.

Point Reyes National Seashore offers historic places and landscapes to visit, including the Point Reyes Lighthouse, KPH ...

The Center for Biological Diversity plans to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for refusing to develop a national gray wolf recovery plan under the Endangered Species Act.

It’s Thanksgiving Weekend, usually interpreted as a bountiful time of year when we can all sit back and be thankful. But can many who work for the National Park Service feel thankful in the wake of ...

Fifty years ago today, the largest Hawai’i earthquake of the 20th and 21st centuries occurred when the magnitude-7.7 Kalapana earthquake struck. Zion National Park will wrap up its fall shuttle ...

Natural recovery of giant sequoia forests in Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Yosemite national parks negates the need for the “Save Our Sequoias Act,” according to one advocacy group.

Zion National Park will wrap up its fall shuttle service on November 30, and private vehicles will be able to access the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive from December 1 until December 22.

An announcement video from the Department of the Interior shows the new artwork that will be featured on annual America the Beautiful passes, one of which is already causing controversy.

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