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A baby bear is fed by a ranger in Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park.
Posted inHistory

The wild history about feeding bears in America’s National Parks

Avatar photo by Will De Man March 28, 2025April 1, 2025

It’s okay to admit it: you wish you could pet a bear.  Sure, we’ve all heard the stories about mauling hikers and stealing food from campsites. But, surely, that’s not all the bears right? Most of the bears are kind spirits of nature, happy to receive some pats from a friendly camper in exchange for […]

Rhode Islanders gathered for the national “Protect Our Parks” national day of protest at Roger Williams National Memorial in Providence.
Posted inPolitics

“Protect our parks”: Thousands protest job cuts at national park sites throughout the country

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson March 3, 2025March 3, 2025
Protesters gathered outside Zion National Park on February 22 to protest the recent firings at the NPS.
Posted inConservation

Protests at Zion National Park and others over mass NPS firings

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson February 26, 2025February 27, 2025
A close up view of the new plant species "wooly devil."
Posted inScience

First New Plant Species Discovered in a U.S. National Park in 50 Years

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson February 25, 2025February 25, 2025
The otherwordly Holy Ghost pictographs in Canyonlands National Park
Posted inHistory

The otherworldly petroglyph panels in and around Canyonlands National Park

Avatar photo by Will De Man February 21, 2025February 25, 2025
Park rangers are often considered the backbone of the NPS workforce.
Posted inConservation

Conservation agencies sound the alarm as thousands of park and forest service employees are laid off

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson February 18, 2025February 18, 2025
Wisdom, a Laysan albatross and the oldest known bird in the wild, tends to an egg at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in 2016.
Posted inConservation

Laysan albatross Wisdom hatches an egg at 74 years old

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson February 17, 2025February 17, 2025
A sea otter keeps watch on its surroundings in Kenai Fjords NP, Alaska
Posted inConservation

Ongoing sea otter conservation efforts will bring populations to Northern California, Oregon

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson February 14, 2025February 17, 2025
A bull moose in Sprague Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park. NPS Photo
Posted inConservation

A Growing Moose Population Is Threatening Rocky Mountain National Park’s Wetlands

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson February 11, 2025February 13, 2025
The 25th Infantry of Buffalo Soldiers.
Posted inHistory

How the Buffalo Soldiers built our national parks

Avatar photo by Will De Man February 7, 2025February 5, 2025

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The puppy cam is live in Denali National Park! It might not reach a hundred ninety-nine degrees, but temps in the Grand Canyon are often in the triple digits throughout the summer. Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park is officially open for the season. A grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park recently reminded visitors why there’s no such thing as “bear-proof.” Glacier National Park is temporarily offering a Many Glacier Day Hiker Shuttle as a way for day hikers to access Many Glacier Valley from July 1, 2025 to September 21, 2025 during construction in the Swiftcurrent area. Today is Endangered Species Day. Many species, through the diligent efforts of scientists and conservations have returned from the brink of extinction.
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