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As National Park System visitor numbers hit record highs, here’s how visitors can adapt for a better experience

There are other parts of popular areas – and different locations altogether – that can be great places for outdoor recreation ...

Trump’s Painful Cuts to National Parks

The crisis created by the Trump administration’s staffing and budget cuts at national parks goes beyond uncollected fees and ...
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Yosemite National Park ranger reportedly fired after draping massive trans pride flag across El Capitan

The National Park Service reportedly fired a trans Yosemite National Park ranger who hung a transgender pride flag across the park’s El Capitan rock formation in California earlier this year. Shannon ...
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Thousands of marijuana plants removed from California's Sequoia National Park

Law enforcement removed an illegal marijuana cultivation site where more than 2,000 plants were located in California's Sequoia National Park last week, officials said on Thursday. The National Park ...

National park officials elated as trail cameras capture rare creature moving through forest — here's why it matters

Gaur, which can grow over 6 feet tall and weigh up to 2,200 pounds, are considered a vulnerable species, primarily because of ...
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Hiker attacked by bear in national park saved by bear spray

A blast from a 10-ounce aerosol canister of capsicum spray may have saved the life of a backcountry hiker in Glacier National Park on Wednesday afternoon. A 34-year old woman was hiking near Lake ...
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National Park Service employee fired for displaying trans-pride flag over El Capitan

A National Park Service employee was fired and threatened with criminal prosecution for taking park in unfurling a trans-pride flag on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. LGBTQ+ activists and ...
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Visiting a U.S. national park—for the retro architecture

In 1956, the National Park Service was in a pickle. The number of visitors to the parks had more than doubled in the prosperous decade since the end of World War II, and the parks were nowhere near ...
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Yosemite National Park Employee Fired After Hanging Trans Pride Flag from El Capitan

“El Capitan has had flags hung on it for decades and no one has EVER been punished for it. Only me,” Shannon "SJ" Joslin wrote Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Shannon “SJ” ...
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Hiker dies after falling off trail in Glacier National Park

WEST GLACIER, Mont. — A 73-year-old woman from Iowa is dead after falling off a trail in Glacier National Park Wednesday morning. Glacier National Park officials identified the hiker as Diane Bunker ...
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Under new bill, Ocala National Forest would someday become Florida Springs National Park

U.S. Rep. Randy Fine has proposed a bill to study the feasibility of a Florida Springs National Park, encompassing the Ocala National Forest and surrounding springs. The proposed park aims to protect ...
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'Egregious misdeeds': Why a peak in Grand Teton National Park is getting a new name

Samuel Woodring was the first superintendent of Grand Teton National Park, leading the operations of 480 square miles of jagged mountains, alpine lakes and wooded meadows beginning in 1929. In 1963, a ...