The Latest Breaking News from National Park Service

Nature lovers around the nation should prepare to celebrate the presidentially proclaimed National Park Week this month, coming up April 16-24. During the event, the National Park Service (NPS) joins with U.S. national parks’ official booster, the National Park Foundation, to spotlight America’s precious preserved lands.

A newborn wild horse on one of North Carolina’s barrier islands had to be permanently taken from its mother after well-meaning tourists ferried it off the Shackleford Banks, according to Cape Lookout National Seashore.

Betty Reid Soskin, the country's oldest active National Park Service ranger, retired Thursday at the age of 100.

She began working with the National Park Service at 84 to reveal ‘untold stories’ of Black people’s efforts during the second world war

The nation’s oldest active park ranger is hanging up her Smokey hat at the age of 100

This deserted tidal island was once bustling before severe storms ravaged it, slowly cutting through new inlets. 

National Park Service says there are no signs of foul play so far

‘Park rangers were flown into the location with the park helicopter and all resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful’

Cool, calm weather can lengthen the blooming period whereas windy, rainy days can quickly shorten it.

Investigators ask for help after second consecutive disappearance

President Biden has signed a bipartisan bill designating a former World War II Japanese American internment camp in rural Colorado as a federal historic site managed by the National Park Service