It's too early to say what Republican plans will take root in Congress, but already there are proposals to both sell off federal lands and pull back National Park Service funding budgeted for helping parks respond to climate change.
When taken together, the cumulative impact of these actions and orders on our national parks and park staff could be devastating and long-lasting." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
The National Park Service rescinded roughly 400 job offers for seasonal positions, prompting concerns that parks could be short-staffed during the summer.
The National Park Service stays out of the debates about crowd sizes — including for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.
The National Park Service app released just a couple of weeks ago, but it's already one of my favorite apps. If you're doing any travel in the United States, it is absolutely a must have.
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — This year, the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree will be coming from a national forest in Nye County. The tree will be harvested from the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, which is the first to come from Nevada.
As National Park Service Director Chuck Sams prepared to leave office, he spoke with USA TODAY about everything from representation to reservations.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations, including those aimed at slowing climate change and encouraging use of electric vehicles.
President-elect Donald Trump's will be sworn in under the Capitol Rotunda, rather than outside. But he's not the only president inaugurated in an unusual location.
Security in the nation’s capital will be at an all-time high Monday at Donald Trump’s history-making inauguration as the 47th president of the United States.
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — All 64 people aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter were feared dead in what was likely to be the worst U.S. aviation disaster in almost a quarter century, officials said Thursday.
As the Trump administration rushes to eliminate federal jobs, even the national parks — among the country’s most beloved and least politicized institutions — are in the crosshairs.