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Trump wants $10B to fund construction and beautification projects in and around Washington DC

The Presidential Capital Stewardship Program would be overseen by the National Park Service and would coordinate renovations of parts of the U.S. capital

The Independent UK

Trump nominates a hospitality executive to lead the National Park Service

President Donald Trump has nominated for director of the National Park Service an executive from a hospitality company that has extensive contracts with the agency he would lead

The Independent UK

Deep cuts made 2025 a difficult year for National Park Service - Roll Call

From the start of the second Trump administration there has been a steady flow of bad news for staff and services at the NPS.

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Shutdown, staffing cuts taking a toll at National Park Service - Roll Call

The government shutdown has advocates for national parks fearful for the future of America’s “crown jewels” as more layoffs are threatened.

Roll Call

A Grand Teton mountain runner set a record. But his route turned into a crime

Prosecutors are backing off a bit after getting a misdemeanor conviction against a record-setting mountain runner in a national park

The Independent UK

Toppled Confederate statue in DC to be replaced in line with Trump's executive order

A statue of a Confederate military leader that was toppled by protesters in Washington in 2020 will be restored and replaced this fall, in line with President Donald Trump’s campaign to push back on recent efforts to reframe America’s historical narrative

The Independent UK

Grand Canyon fire is new blow to Park Service hit by staff cuts - Roll Call

The wildfire that destroyed a Grand Canyon lodge this month was the latest blow to the National Park Service staffing and funding cuts.

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Fire crews along Grand Canyon are trying to save cabins after loss of historic lodge

Crews fighting a wildfire that destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge are now focusing on stopping the flames from consuming nearby cabins and mule stables

The Independent UK

Tourists, Residents Evacuated From Grand Canyon Due To Wildfires

Fast-spreading wildfires have forced the evacuation of part of the Grand Canyon, with the US National Park Service ordering visitors and residents away from its northern rim.

International Business Times

Air pollution monitoring to protect people and wildlife in national parks suspended after former oil exec given oversight of National Park Service

The change comes amid fears that other conservation programmes will be next in the firing line

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Life as a federal worker is a roller coaster ride, park ranger says - Roll Call

Park ranger Marinell Chandler describes the roller coaster ride of a federal employee in the first three months of the Trump administration.

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National Park Service restores original Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad webpage

The National Park Service has reversed edits and restored content to its webpage about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad in the wake of news reports and public backlash over the changes

The Independent UK

Workforce cuts raise concerns over national park upkeep - Roll Call

Staffing cuts at the National Park Service are emerging as a test of public support for efforts to slash the federal workforce.

Roll Call

DOGE Fires Thousands of National Park Workers, Sparking Nationwide Protests and Raising Maintenance Concerns Ahead of Busy Summer Season

In the midst of the Trump administration carrying out mass terminations of federal employees, about 1,000 National Park Service employees who play integral roles in maintaining such parks have been fired.

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Trump's firing of 1,000 national park workers raises concerns about maintenance and operating hours

The Trump administration has fired about 1,000 newly hired National Park Service employees who maintain and clean parks, educate visitors and perform other functions as part of its broad-based effort to downsize government

Roll Call

Private donations pour in for cash-strapped national parks - Roll Call

The National Park Service is seeing the largest surge in private support in its 108-year history while facing a $23 billion backlog.

The Independent UK

A GOP senate candidate says he was shot while serving in Afghanistan. A Montana ranger says that’s not what happened

A former Park Service ranger says U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy of Montana has been lying about a bullet wound that the candidate said came from fighting in Afghanistan

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Congress Supports Advocates In Effort To Save Wild Horses

Advocates push to save wild horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park amid debate over their future.

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Maintenance backlog grows at national parks as funding tightens - Roll Call

The National Park Service is struggling to catch up with a maintenance backlog of more than $22 billion.

Chicago Sun-Times

Now a national monument, Bronzeville church where Emmett Till’s casket lay open gets official sign

Roberts Temple Church, at 40th and State streets, will preserve the site where Till’s body was displayed in an open casket and launched the modern Civil Rights Movement.

Tribune News Service

Kayaking among whales and bears in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park

GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK, Alaska – A giant, hollow breath, deep as a crevasse, breaks the predawn quiet.

Tribune News Service

National Park Service proposes ban on 'controversial' hunting and trapping methods in Alaska's federal preserves

The National Park Service wants to reinstate bans on what it describes as "controversial" hunting and trapping activities on Alaska's federal preserves, including luring bears with bait, shooting swimming caribou or killing wolf pups in their dens.

Reuters

Cuban influx forces U.S. Park Service to close Florida islands

The U.S. National Park Service closed Dry Tortugas National Park off the Florida Keys for several days starting on Monday after 300 immigrants had arrived on the islands in recent days, overwhelming first responders.

Tribune News Service

Yosemite planned to destroy homes in El Portal long before telling owners, records show

FRESNO, Calif. — Sheets of paper that read, “This property is not abandoned,” were taped in windows and on the sides of the mobile home that Lynn Harbin owned for the past 34 years near Yosemite National Park.

Tribune News Service

The National Park Service just turned 106. Here are Kentucky sites where you can celebrate

LEXINGTON, Ky. — This month marks the 106th birthday of the National Park Service, and it’s inviting park visitors across the country to join in the celebration by submitting their favorite photos, videos and other creations capturing America’s wonderful wilderness.

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