News Ticker
  • [ May 4, 2025 ] Colorado’s 10-year parks plan doubles down on equity, diversity, and inclusion North America
  • [ May 4, 2025 ] Genetic study links pueblo tribe to an ancestral homeland in Chaco Canyon North America
  • [ May 4, 2025 ] “Bellyboat” fisherman drowns in US state park News Briefs
  • [ May 4, 2025 ] Texas expands protected wildlife habitat News Briefs
  • [ May 4, 2025 ] Rare large diamond unearthed at state park News Briefs
Public Parks - Journalism for Protected Lands and Waters

Public Parks

Journalism for Protected Lands and Waters

Sign up for our free newsletters!

  • Home
  • Top Stories
  • Regions
    • North America
    • Latin America and the Caribbean
    • Asia
    • Africa and Middle East
    • Europe
    • Oceania
    • Global
  • About Public Parks
Homesolar eclipse

solar eclipse

North America

US state parks gear up for a solar eclipse frenzy

April 5, 2024

A total solar eclipse will cross a swath of the United States from Maine to Texas next week, and millions of Americans are traveling to state parks to view the spectacle. State parks managers say […]

Photograph of a total solar eclipse passing over Yellowstone National Park in 2017. US National Park Service.
North America

Coming solar eclipse excites US state park travelers

March 17, 2024

Another solar eclipse will cross North America next month, and public parks along the eclipse’s path are busy taking reservations, expecting record attendance to see the event.  On April 8, NASA says a total solar […]

Enchanted Rock in Fredericksburg, Texas, in the evening
North America

Texas state parks prepare for annular solar eclipse

September 29, 2023

State parks managers in Texas are bracing for throngs of visitors expected in mid-October to see a rare celestial event. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is recommending that travelers book reservations well in advance […]

Public Parks - Journalism for Protected Lands and Waters
Our mission is to uncover the science and public policy protecting the world’s public lands and waterways. That means understanding how officials are protecting your public lands and waterways. We are non-partisan and apolitical, but are passionate about the proper management of our planet’s natural heritage.
  • About Public Parks
  • Newsletters
  • Contact Us
  • Contributors
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use

© Public Parks 2023 - 2025. All rights reserved.