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News Articles: national parks

A ranger gives a tour to visitors at Grand Canyon National Park on Saturday. The National Park Service is dealing with the effects of layoffs and the federal hiring freeze.

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  • National

National parks already feel the effects of layoffs, even before the busy season starts

Some 1,000 NPS employees were fired, and hiring for seasonal positions was delayed. Here's what to know about the impacts already being felt at parks, and what it could mean for the busy season.

February 26, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Brian Gibbs, pictured with his son Oliver in front of the Effigy Mounds National Monument park sign, in July 2024.

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  • National

A fired national park ranger lost his dream job. He says the public is losing more

Brian Gibbs was an environmental educator at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa. His job was among those nixed by the Trump administration as it pushes to shrink federal spending.

February 17, 2025
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
An image provided by the National Park Service shows two men who were caught on video in April toppling rock formations at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. A federal jury has indicted Wyatt Clifford Fain, 37, and Payden David Guy Cosper, 31, of Henderson, Nev.

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  • National

2 men are charged with toppling ancient rock formations at Lake Mead trail

A federal grand jury has indicted two men in connection with the April incident at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

August 28, 2024
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
 A half dozen horses run through sagebrush with the Grand Teton mountains in the background.

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  • National

Wyoming offers to sell land to Grand Teton park -- or it could go to developers

Wyoming lawmakers have given two years for the Grand Teton National Park to buy the Kelly Parcel for $100 million. But the pristine land has become a bargaining chip for other things too.

August 05, 2024
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By:
  • Chris Clements
GPB News NPR

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  • Environment

New rules on tourist flights seek to return some serenity to national parks

One of the strictest plans was announced at Mount Rushmore and Badlands National Park, where tour flights will be banned from getting within a half mile of the South Dakota sites starting in April.

December 04, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Government funding runs out at the end of the day on Sept. 30, meaning many federal government services will halt until funding resumes.

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  • Politics

What closes and what keeps running in a federal government shutdown

A government shutdown is looming but not every federal office will close completely. Some critical services will continue as employees work without pay.

September 29, 2023
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo,
  • Tom Bowman,
  • and 1 more
March 1944: A cloud of ash hangs over Vesuvius during its worst eruption in more than 70 years. In the foreground is the city of Naples. The nearby towns of Massa and San Sebastiano were destroyed by the flow of lava. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

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  • Environment

The Second Biggest Disaster at Mount Vesuvius

Like an increasing number of national parks in the United States, Mount Vesuvius has begun rationing access with a quota system. The system has had some problems.

June 27, 2023
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  • Greg Rosalsky
The Chattahoochee River is shown in winter foliage.

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  • Economy

National park visitors spend $362 million annually in Georgia

National parks give America more than just beauty and inspiration. They also contribute to local economies nationwide, including in Georgia.

July 07, 2022
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
A mother bison leads her calf through deep snow toward a road in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., Feb. 20, 2021.

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  • Environment

The federal government is planning to phase out single-use plastics at national parks

More than 300 million tons of plastic are produced in the U.S. each year, with 14 million of them ending up in the ocean, according to the Department of Interior.

June 09, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
A diver explores Grecian shipwreck at Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

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  • Environment

Hudson Canyon, a giant underwater chasm, could be the newest national marine sanctuary

The site — comparable in size to the Grand Canyon — is about a hundred miles off the coast of New York City. It's home to a number of sensitive species including sperm whales and sea turtles.

June 08, 2022
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By:
  • Eric McDaniel
People hike under trees as snow falls near Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, in November.

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  • Health

A new program in Canada gives doctors the option of prescribing national park visits

And the best part? The annual passes are free.

February 09, 2022
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By:
  • Sharon Pruitt-Young
Visitors gather last week to view Delicate Arch at Arches National Park in Utah.

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  • National

An Explosion In Visitors Is Threatening The Very Things National Parks Try To Protect

Growing crowds at America's national parks have prompted some of them to allow entry by reserved tickets only. Arches National Park in Utah may be next, and there's renewed controversy over that step.

July 09, 2021
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By:
  • Kirk Siegler
An entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee was vandalized last weekend with the skin of a black bear and a sign that read "Here To The Lake Black Lives Don't Matter."

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  • National

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Vandalized With 'Black Lives Don't Matter' Sign

A black bear skin was also left draped on a park entrance in Tennessee. Investigators are offering a reward for information on the incident, which a ranger called "particularly egregious."

September 24, 2020
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Birth Home of Martin Luther King, Jr in Atlanta.

MLK Home, Historic Sites to Remain Open During Shutdown With Funding From Delta Airlines

As the hometown of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. prepares to observe the civil rights leaders birthday, a private company is stepping in to make sure that...

January 18, 2019
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Morgan Carter

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