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Two drownings in one weekend at Colorado state parks

June 9, 2025

Two men perished at two state parks in Colorado over the weekend, the apparent victims of accidental drownings. On Saturday, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department reported that its officers responded to an emergency call […]

Arches National Park in Utah at night.
North America

American conservation’s regressive moment

May 21, 2025

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 […]

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Busy Memorial Day Weekend expected at US state parks

May 21, 2025

State park authorities across the United States are gearing up for what’s expected to be a busy Memorial Day weekend. America’s national parks will also enjoy a boost in visitor numbers during the coming long […]

Sunset at Golden Gate Canyon State Park in Colorado.
North America

Colorado’s 10-year parks plan doubles down on equity, diversity, and inclusion

May 4, 2025

Officials in Colorado are drafting a new 10-year management plan, and they’d like your help. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has announced that it is formulating a new “strategic plan” to guide its management of the […]

Clifford Tsosie stands in front of the Round House. It is one of Picuris’ ritual rooms, used by members of the summer and winter society for rituals and meetings.
North America

Genetic study links pueblo tribe to an ancestral homeland in Chaco Canyon

May 4, 2025

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, […]

White Sands National Park in Nevada, USA, where the US Secretary of the Interior launched National Park Week.
North America

National Park Week kicks off amid mass layoffs

April 21, 2025

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 […]

Fossilized footprints left by an extinct cat-like species were discovered at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Oregon, USA.
North America

Prehistoric animal footprints discovered at Oregon park

April 21, 2025

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 […]

Lava from the Kilauea volcano spills into the Pacific Ocean at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, USA.
North America

Kilauea eruption sparked unusual phytoplankton bloom

April 21, 2025

The 2018 eruption of the Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii resulted in a “rare and large summertime phytoplankton bloom,” scientists now report. The new findings shed light on how volcanoes can deposit […]

The popular Fiery Furnace section of Arches National Park in Utah, USA.
North America

Park staff re-hired as court challenge continues

March 28, 2025

The National Park Service has moved to re-hire the 1,000 staff illegally laid off in February by the Trump administration. However, uncertainty over the employees’ long-term job status at NPS lingers as the administration continues […]

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Catskills conservation area grows with land purchase

March 13, 2025

A huge section of the Catskills in Upstate New York is now permanently off-limits to developers, a nonprofit has declared. The Open Space Institute announced that it has purchased more than 3,000 acres (1,200 hectares) […]

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Travel company names top three national parks in the United States

March 13, 2025

A luxury travel company has declared Denali, Capital Reef, and Glacier National Parks to be the top three national parks of choice for visitors in the United States looking to get outdoors this year. EXP […]

Voyageurs National Park.
North America

Illegally terminated park staff sound off on the damage done by the Trump Administration

March 13, 2025

Seven months ago, Kate Severson landed her dream job: Program Manager for Interpretation and Education at Voyageurs National Park. Located at the wet and wild border between Minnesota and Ontario, Voyageurs is popular with canoe […]

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