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Spanish moss and bald cypress trees at Caddo Lake State Park in Texas.
North America

Texas adds and expands new state parks at a dizzying pace

February 25, 2025

The Lone Star State is creating new public parks for people to enjoy. Armed with a $1 billion endowment, Texas parks and wildlife managers are pushing ahead with a mandate the state’s voters delivered resoundingly in late […]

A view from Ecola State Park on Oregon's Pacific Coast.
North America

Oregon’s parks system plagued by fires, funding crunch, inflation

September 13, 2024

One of the nation’s most beautiful state park systems is facing strains as inflation crimps repair budgets and summer fires force closures and evacuations. Oregon is renowned for its public lands. Though it’s home to […]

Yellowstone National Park, famous for its terraces, is facing an employee housing shortage.
North America

Spending bills avert national park shutdown but funding woes persist

March 25, 2024

The federal government has passed a spending package that will avert a national park system shutdown in the United States, but critics say the system will still be left badly underfunded. The US Congress passed […]

Belle Isle Conservatory is under construction at a park in Detroit, Michigan.
North America

Michigan’s major state park revitalization plan hit by price spikes

March 18, 2024

Michigan is rolling out a major state park revitalization campaign, but steep inflation is forcing the state’s park officials to drastically scale back their plans. The state’s Department of Natural Resources is energized by an […]

Spanish moss and bald cypress trees at Caddo Lake State Park in Texas.
North America

Texas voters approve $1 billion state park fund

November 8, 2023

The Lone Star State’s voters have gifted a massive pool of money to conservation authorities for creating more state parks. Texas’ Proposition 14 passed with overwhelming support on Tuesday, paving the way for a new […]

A view from Ecola State Park along Oregon's Pacific coast.
North America

Inflation eats into Maine’s big state parks makeover

October 4, 2023

Maine’s state parks are getting badly needed upgrades thanks to a $50 million cash infusion. A large portion of the funds will be spent next year as Maine’s parks authorities ramp up work to update […]

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