This is an overview of national parks news, articles, press releases, updates, and other current events and news-worthy matters related to the U.S. national parks. Here, you can also find news about environmental issues and wildlife conservation.
President Joe Biden today established the Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle, Maine as the 433rd addition to the National Park System at a signing ceremony at the Department of …
President Joe Biden today signed a presidential proclamation establishing the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument in Carlisle, Pennsylvania as the 432nd site in the National Park System. The …
On November 1, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in partnership with Grand Teton National Park, honored the legacy of grizzly bear 399 by returning her ashes to the …
On the evening of Tuesday, October 22, 2024, grizzly bear 399, an iconic and world-famous bear known for her tolerance of people and for being an exceptionally successful mother, was …
A section of Highline Trail in Glacier National Park remains closed from Haystack Butte to Granite Park Chalet after a visitor’s encounter with a bear on the morning of September …
On Monday afternoon, September 16, 2024, a woman reported suffered second and third-degree burns to her lower leg in Yellowstone National Park, the park said in a statement. The 60-year-old woman, who …
The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted today in favor of the formal request submitted by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) to change the name of Clingmans Dome (FID …
On August 23, Glacier National Park announced the details of the Many Glacier Valley, Swiftcurrent area closure, beginning on September 16 for road, parking, and pedestrian safety improvements and a …
Today, Friday, August 16, President Joe Biden established the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument as America’s newest national park site — the eighth addition to the national park system …
A man died of heat exposure at Natural Bridge Trailhead in Death Valley National Park on August 1, 2024, the park said in a press release. Peter Hayes Robino (57) …
Following a multi-day search, National Park Service personnel located a body below Twin Overlooks along Desert View Drive in Grand Canyon National Park on Tuesday, August 6, the park said …
On Thursday, August 1, at approximately 7:30 a.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of a visitor who had attempted a BASE jump from Yavapai Point on …
On Wednesday, July 31 at 10:40 a.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of a visitor who fell from the rim approximately ¼ mile west of Pipe …
Almost three years after the Dixie Fire ripped through large parts of Lassen Volcanic National Park, the northern California park now faces yet another potentially devastating wildfire. The massive Park …