/tags/national-park-service National Park Service en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Sat, 06 Dec 2025 22:20:24 GMT /national-politics/2025-12-06/national-parks-fee-free-calendar-drops-mlk-day-juneteenth-and-adds-trumps-birthday The Trump administration, which has railed against what it describes as "woke" policies, removed MLK Day and Juneteenth from next year's list of fare-exempt days for visitors at dozens of national parks. Sat, 06 Dec 2025 22:20:24 GMT /national-politics/2025-12-06/national-parks-fee-free-calendar-drops-mlk-day-juneteenth-and-adds-trumps-birthday Alana Wise /environment/2025-08-20/national-parks-censorship-history-trump-executive-order In Florida’s national parks, exhibits that detail slavery, U.S. invasions and the environmental toll of industrialization have been flagged by National Park Service staff for review under a presidential directive called “Restore Truth and Sanity to American History.â€� Wed, 20 Aug 2025 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-08-20/national-parks-censorship-history-trump-executive-order Carla Mendez /environment/2025-02-24/trump-job-cuts-national-parks Up to 20 staffers have been laid off at national parks in South Florida, SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± has learned. At the research center at Everglades National Park, half the team working on restoration efforts is leaving, sources say. Cuts also include staff at Dry Tortugas and Biscayne national parks, and they could affect service during the busy winter season. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-02-24/trump-job-cuts-national-parks Jenny Staletovich /environment/2022-11-07/the-national-park-service-wants-humans-to-stop-licking-this-toad The Sonoran desert toad secretes a potent toxin that can make people sick. Despite the risks, some people have discovered that the toad's toxic secretions contain a powerful hallucinogenic. Mon, 07 Nov 2022 22:00:00 GMT /environment/2022-11-07/the-national-park-service-wants-humans-to-stop-licking-this-toad Juliana Kim /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-03-01/yellowstone-turns-150-heres-a-peek-into-the-national-parks-history Yellowstone became the first national park in the U.S. on March 1, 1872, and it helped usher in the broader national park movement. The park stretches into Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. Wed, 02 Mar 2022 11:43:57 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-03-01/yellowstone-turns-150-heres-a-peek-into-the-national-parks-history Jaclyn Diaz /2021-09-22/at-100-the-national-park-services-oldest-active-ranger-is-still-going-strong Betty Soskin's career with the National Park Service began in 2000 after attending a presentation on a plan to create the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, Calif. Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:12:53 GMT /2021-09-22/at-100-the-national-park-services-oldest-active-ranger-is-still-going-strong Jonathan Franklin /2021-07-31/this-utah-adventure-town-wants-to-put-the-brakes-on-promoting-itself Tourists are visiting national parks and surrounding public lands in record numbers this summer, which is causing some overwhelmed national park gateway towns to rethink their promotion strategies. Mon, 02 Aug 2021 12:18:14 GMT /2021-07-31/this-utah-adventure-town-wants-to-put-the-brakes-on-promoting-itself Kirk Siegler /news/2021-01-20/interior-department-names-everglades-advocate-and-keys-native-to-top-post Shannon Estenoz will become the deputy assistant secretary overseeing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service. Wed, 20 Jan 2021 23:59:30 GMT /news/2021-01-20/interior-department-names-everglades-advocate-and-keys-native-to-top-post Jenny Staletovich /2018-10-15/critic-of-federal-public-lands-management-to-join-department-of-the-interior The Department of the Interior has chosen a prominent property rights attorney in Wyoming as their new deputy solicitor. Its a controversial appointment for environmental groups. Mon, 15 Oct 2018 20:47:54 GMT /2018-10-15/critic-of-federal-public-lands-management-to-join-department-of-the-interior Kirk Siegler, Kirk Siegler