A series of ads in bus shelters across Washington, DC, is calling attention to the negative effects of funding and staffing ...

All units of the National Park System protect and preserve something, be it history, culture, landscape, wildlife, one or more ecosystems, or all the above. If you happen to travel to or through ...

The National Park Service’s arrowhead emblem was authorized on July 20, 1951. Like the ranger’s familiar “Smokey the Bear” Stetson hat, the Arrowhead is now an American icon. The origin and evolution ...

It’s time to test your national parks knowledge with this November quiz and trivia piece. This one is all about Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California. See just how much you really know ...

Another popular trail to experience at Sequoia National Park in California is the Big Trees Trail. This 0.7-mile combination paved/boardwalk trail is a great introduction to giant sequoias and their ...

An analysis of job posting data from 2023 to 2025 has found that non-federal conservation hiring in the United States collapsed beginning in mid-February 2025 and shows few signs of recovering as the ...

The National Park Service site that marks the spot where the Confederate Army surrendered to the Union Army at the end of the Civil War is worth a day-long exploration.

A $5 million donation from the Dunleavy Foundation to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy will go toward supporting the Wild East Action Fund to advance local efforts to protect 200,000 acres of the ...

Through the end of the year the National Parks Traveler is reaching out to its readers and listeners to support its biggest fundraiser of the year. The campaign is part of the national NewsMatch ...

A five-year grant from USACE will fund a project at Florida Atlantic University analyzing data on aquatic prey and habitat conditions during the dry season across the freshwater Everglades.

National park superintendents, told to properly staff the National Park System in the face of firings and resignations, have been directed to use their ingenuity when it comes to accomplishing that ...