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The Latest Breaking News from the National Park Service

Man dies after being rescued from off-limits area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

Search and rescue teams located the individual after searching through the night in late February

The Independent UK

D.C.'s Statue of a Confederate General Isn't What Its Critics Think It Is

Brigadier General Albert Pike is honored for his civic and philanthropic legacy, not his role in the Civil War.

Reason

Alaska to replace Black Veterans Memorial Bridge, saving part as tribute to Alaska Highway builders

A historic bridge in Alaska named for segregated Black soldiers who battled extreme weather and terrain to help build the first road link between Alaska and Canada needs to replaced

The Independent UK

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US judge orders Trump administration to restore Philadelphia slavery exhibit

In ruling, judge cited quote from Orwell’s novel 1984 describing process by which authoritarians rewrite history

The Guardian - US

House renames press gallery after Frederick Douglass in bipartisan recognition of Black history

The press gallery overlooking the U.S. House chamber has been renamed after the prominent abolitionist Frederick Douglass

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

Martha Washington’s enslaved maid Ona Judge made a daring escape to freedom – but the National Park Service has erased her story from Philadelphia exhibit

On the evening of May 21, 1796, Ona Judge made the daring decision to free herself.

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Trump administration removes LGBTQ+ Pride flag from Stonewall national monument

The move in New York follows an interior department memo restricting non-agency flags at national parks

The Guardian - US

‘So shameful’: backlash as US national monuments conform to Trump’s rewrite of history

From Pennsylvania to Montana, the White House’s war on ‘woke’ has targeted US monuments that address topics like racism and Indigenous history

The Guardian - US

As Trump-era cuts hollow out preservation, Black philanthropists step in to save history

Black donors step up as history funding disappears.

Axios

Trump now wants his triumphal arch to be 250ft tall, dwarfing other Washington, DC monuments

President said in December he hoped to start building within two months at Memorial Circle

The Independent UK

More signs about climate change and Native Americans are disappearing from National Parks at Trump’s order

‘We’re taking out all those sort of not-so-nice stories that have occurred in our nation’s history,’ one former park official said

The Independent UK

Philadelphia sues US government for removal of slavery-related exhibit

Display at President’s House site, residence to George Washington, had information on people enslaved by him

The Guardian - US

Philly officials suing after Parks Service removes slavery exhibit ‘presumably’ at the behest of Trump

Pennsylvania city files lawsuit seeking temporary injunction after information boards explaining the lives of George Washington’s slaves abruptly taken down without explanation

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Philadelphia sues over removal of slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park

The National Park Service has removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park

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The New 2026 ID Gatekeepers: 5 Travel and Access Rules Where Seniors Must Now Prove Age or Residency to Avoid Extra Fees

For decades, “proving you’re a senior” was as simple as showing a graying temple or a friendly smile. But as of January 2026, the era...

International Business Times UK

Trump Removes MLK Day From Free Park List, Adds His Birthday Instead - Newsom Fires Back

Trump administration cuts MLK Day from national park free entry days, adds Flag Day - his birthday. Newsom responds by opening 200 California parks.

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National Park Service Vows to Void 2026 Passes Altered to Cover Trump's Image

Trump's face on national parks pass triggers sticker protest. NPS voids altered passes. Lawsuit seeks to restore Glacier Park image.

Sports Illustrated

Trump Administration Moves to Seize Control of Washington D.C.’s Public Golf Courses

The Trump administration has terminated National Links Trust’s lease with three municipal Washington D.C. courses.

Roll Call

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.

The Independent UK

Last chance to swerve Trump’s $100 per person surcharge for top US National Parks

Exclusive: If you buy an annual pass by 5am GMT on New Year’s Day you can get unlimited access for a family for $80 throughout 2025

The Guardian - US

Ancient lake reappears in Death Valley after record-breaking rains

Repeated fall storms led to the temporary lake, known as Lake Manly, appearing in basin 282ft beneath sea level

The Conversation

What does it mean to be a new national park? Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia may soon find out

Ocmulgee Mounds, a site in central Georgia with 12,000 years of Indigenous history, may be on the verge of becoming the newest U.S. national park. This is the flagship designation of the National Park Service system, which includes many types of properties in addition to formally designated national parks.

The Independent UK

National park entry to be free next year on Trump’s birthday - but not Juneteenth or MLK Day

NPS also announced that, starting in 2026, entry free days will only apply for American citizens and residents.

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