Parks authorities in the US state of Tennessee are inviting nature enthusiasts to come out and enjoy the state’s newest state-managed natural attraction. Devil’s Backbone State Park is located southwest of Nashville. Tennessee State Parks […]
A popular Gulf of Mexico seaside nature center drew in record crowds in 2025. The US National Park Service reports that Gulf Islands National Seashore attracted more than 7.5 million visitors last year. The park […]
Colorado State University is working with the National Park Service to assess and protect national park water supplies to meet future needs. –Guest Article– As record numbers of visitors flock to national parks, the U.S. […]
Seth T. Kannarr, University of Tennessee –Guest article– Ocmulgee Mounds, a site in central Georgia with 12,000 years of Indigenous history, may be on the verge of becoming the newest U.S. national park. This is […]
The Center Square –Guest article– Republican lawmakers proposed a plan Tuesday that could restore access to the Fairfax Bridge “as soon as possible” after the state shut down the gateway to Mount Rainier last April. […]
The United States federal government has shut down yet again, an indication of ongoing political instability fueled by money in politics and ideological polarization. This time around, the US national park system has been left […]
Recreation sites managed by the National Park Service can be found in dozens of urban centers throughout the United States. — Story courtesy of The Conversation. –Guest Article– When people think about national parks, they […]
The US National Park Service is groaning under the strain of record numbers of visitors and overcrowding at parks. — Story courtesy of The Conversation. –Guest Article– Visiting America’s national parks is a treasured public […]
Parks, preserves, and the wildlife that inhabit them are up for sale to the highest bidder as the Trump admin ramps up its attacks on America’s natural heritage. It’s time for public parks lovers everywhere […]
For centuries, members of the Picuris Pueblo indigenous tribe of central New Mexico, USA maintained that their people originated from the Chaco Canyon region 275 kilometers further to the west, in present-day Navajo country. Now, […]
The National Park Service kicked off National Park Week in earnest last weekend, but few park staff are in a celebratory mood. Courts determined that the Trump administration could proceed with its mass firing of […]
Archaeologists have uncovered fossilized footprints of animals that lived at a site in Oregon up to 50 million years ago. John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is a public park in central Oregon famous for […]
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