July 30, 2021 Illinois woman who ventured too close to grizzly bear at Yellowstone is cited: report An Illinois woman who got dangerously close to a grizzly bear and her cubs in Yellowstone National Park earlier this year was charged with two criminal offenses this week after authorities tracked her down, the Billings Gazette reports.
July 22, 2021 Bear cub killed by driver prompts heartbreaking warning from Yosemite Park ranger A park ranger at Yosemite National Park posted a lengthy warning to Facebook.
July 21, 2021 Acid-shooting 'spider-scorpion' found in Texas park creeps out social media This is why some people prefer to stay inside.
July 17, 2021 Storms pound US, causing mudslides, power outages As wildfires continue to rage across the arid and drought-stricken West, severe weather and flooding continue to threaten the eastern, southern and central U.S.
July 7, 2021 Traveling to a US National Park this summer? These are the odds of dying during a visit While Americans heading to U.S. national parks this summer should take caution, dying in one of the more than 60 locations is reportedly statistically unlikely.
July 3, 2021 Washington's newest memorial sees its first Fourth of July The COVID-19 pandemic delayed the unveiling of Washington's newest monument--the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial. The debut was slated for May 2020, right before the year's Fourth of July celebrations. But the memorial didn't make its appearance until September 2020. Now, with the district returning to normal, tourists can enjoy the Capitol's newest tribute.
July 3, 2021 ‘Park’d’: Abby Hornacek reaches great heights at New River Gorge National Park In the episode, “New River Gorge,” Hornacek takes a deep dive into America’s 63rd National Park in West Virginia.
June 24, 2021 Ohio woman dead of suspected heat-related illness while backpacking in Grand Canyon An Ohio resident on a backpacking trip at the Grand Canyon has died of suspected heat-related illness amid a heat wave in the U.S. West, park officials said Monday.
June 23, 2021 Michigan woman lives in a van, plans to visit every national park Jasmine Wilson, 28, from Battle Creek, Michigan, has been living in her renovated van since Dec. 1, 2020.
June 21, 2021 Brothers claim they broke record in Yosemite for longest highline Two brothers from San Francisco say they have set a record for the longest highline ever walked in both Yosemite National Park and California, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
