Fees for foreign visitors to most popular US parks to go up next year
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Park Service said Tuesday it is going to start charging the millions of…
See where Interior is planning to lay off 2,000 employees
The Interior Department on Monday revealed it was planning more than 2,000 layoffs that are now paused under…
Trump admin vows to follow court order on layoffs, but some cuts may still be imminent
Updated Oct. 17 at 9:01 p.m. The Trump administration on Friday vowed to comply with a judge’s order…
Tropical storm’s remnants trigger flooding and evacuations in Colorado
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The remnants of a tropical storm brought flooding across parts of the Southwest…
The US government shutdown could impact travel plans
If a U.S. government shutdown goes on long enough, it could throw a wrench in travel plans, potentially…
How rangers used innovative tactic to capture 16 invasive ‘mini-bulldozers’ in national park
Feral pigs are one of the country’s worst introduced species, and authorities are getting creative in their attempts…
Victoria set to have first new national parks in more than a decade
The Victorian government is making assurances that the conversion of three state forests into national parks would not…
Once ‘America’s best idea’, National Parks are reaching their breaking point
US national parks are being forced to stay open despite operating on a “bare-bones” crew after cuts to…
Mountain lion attacks 4-year-old on popular trail in Olympic National Park
PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — A mountain lion bit a 4-year-old who was walking with their family over…
Historic Grand Canyon lodge destroyed by wildfire, official says
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A historic lodge on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim has been destroyed by a…
Unhealthy smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the Upper Midwest
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Much of the Upper Midwest on Saturday was dealing with swaths of unhealthy air…
Sirens warned of flooding in small Texas community where all survived
As the Guadalupe River swelled from a wall of water heading downstream, sirens blared over the tiny river…