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July 20, 2022

Missing hiker found dead at Utah's Canyonlands National Park

The National Park Service said that a body was found in Utah's Canyonlands National Park on Tuesday morning that matched the description of a missing male hiker.

July 14, 2022

CA: Yosemite National Park wildfire moving east into Sierra National Park

The Washburn fire, which has threatened Yosemite's sequoias, is moving towards Sierra National Forest. The fire has increased in size to more than 6.6 square miles.

July 14, 2022

Environmentalists are blocking forest management methods saving iconic sequoias amid Yosemite wildfire

An environmental group that successfully halted a wildfire mitigation management plan continues to oppose management techniques that experts say saved iconic sequoias.

July 13, 2022

Majority of Yellowstone roadways, backcountry reopens after flooding

The majority of Yellowstone National Park's roadways and backcountry will be open on Wednesday. This comes after historic flooding in June damaged much of the park.

July 13, 2022

White House monitoring Yosemite wildfire

The White House said it was monitoring the Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park. The more than 3,000-acre blaze is threatening sequoias in Mariposa Grove.

July 13, 2022

Intentional fires helped save Yosemite sequoias from wildfire, ecologist says

An ecologist said a grove of sequoias in Yosemite National Park survived its first wildfire in a century because of preventative fires that burned the undergrowth.

July 12, 2022

Colorado residents airlifted from Rocky Mountain National Park

Park rangers at Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park assisted in the weekend rescue of a Boulder man and woman who had been hurt in a significant tumbling fall.

July 12, 2022

California firefighters make progress on Yosemite wildfire threatening sequoias

Firefighters in California reportedly made progress on the Washburn Fire on Monday. The wildfire is threatening a grove of Yosemite National Park's giant sequoias.

July 11, 2022

Yosemite fire grows as crews protect iconic sequoias

California firefighters battled a wildfire in Yosemite National Park Sunday that nearly doubled in size in a day in an effort to protect the iconic trees and nearby town.

July 8, 2022

Yosemite National Park's iconic sequoia trees threatened by Washburn Fire

Yosemite National Park's Mariposa Grove is closed due to a massive wildfire. The fire is estimated to be 60 to 70 acres.