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Hope and Alarm Reverberate Across the National Park Service

Staff reflect on the 109th anniversary of one of America’s most beloved institutions

By Christine Peterson August 22, 2025

In this story: America's National Parks, national parks, public lands, saving wild places, Our Wild America

Yellowstone National Park Sign at the South Entrance from the Grand Teton NP side.

Illegal Grazing Is Destroying This National Park

Controlling livestock in Big Bend National Park means rethinking the culture of ranger work

By Margret Grebowicz June 16, 2025

In this story: America's National Parks, grazing, ecosystems, saving wild places

How to Celebrate National Public Lands Day Without Leaving Your Home

Eight books and films that will transport you to some of America’s most iconic landscapes

By Sara Hashemi September 22, 2024

In this story: public lands, America's National Parks, national forests, outdoor recreation, adventure

Mountains in Glacier National Park serve as the backdrop for an alpine meadow

President Biden Establishes the Springfield Race Riot National Monument

New NPS site will commemorate the 1908 Illinois tragedy that marked a turning point in American race relations

By Lindsey Botts August 16, 2024

In this story: monuments, racial justice, social justice, social justice, America's National Parks

A portion of Preston Jackson's 2009 "Acts of Intolerance" statue in Springfield, Illinois' Union Square. The statue, in the form of two chimney columns that are all that remains from a burned-out building, commemorates the deadly Springfield race riot of 1908, in which white mobs attacked African-American residents, burned several homes, and lynched two black men.

How I Learned to Calm Down and Love Camping

My immigrant mom taught me the necessity of hustling; camping taught me the joy of slowing down

By Jenny Qi August 14, 2024

In this story: camping, America's National Parks

View from the boardwalk at the end of the Bumpass Hell trail. | Photo by Jenny Qi

The National Park Service Is Getting Serious About Mental Health Care

Visitor fatalities, remoteness, and frequent transfers to new facilities all take a toll on rangers

By Margret Grebowicz May 28, 2024

In this story: national parks, America's National Parks, health, hiking, camping

Acadia National Park Confronts a Rising Tide

Rangers are caught between preparing for the annual crush of summer tourists and responding to the climate crisis

By Kyle Paoletta May 21, 2024

In this story: climate change, America's National Parks, national parks, hiking, camping

Asphalt from a road is missing after a storm.

President Biden Designates Two National Monuments in Nevada and Texas

Avi Kwa Ame and Castner Range receive new protections

By Lindsey Botts March 21, 2023

In this story: monuments, indigenous communities, public lands, America's National Parks, Policy

America’s Largest Land Protection Law Is Under Threat

How a land swap in Alaska could ruin 40 years of conservation and subsistence practices

By Lindsey Botts February 21, 2023

In this story: wilderness, Alaska, America's National Parks, saving wild places, public lands

Stories to Be Told

Unearthing the Black history in America’s national parks

By S. Ali February 20, 2022

In this story: America's National Parks

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