February 18, 2019 Arizona man rescued after getting stuck in quicksand for hours at Zion National Park An Arizona man was rescued Sunday hours after he got his leg stuck in quicksand and forced to wait out a snowstorm at Zion National Park, officials said.
February 15, 2019 103-year-old woman signs on as junior ranger at Grand Canyon National Park It comes 34 years after her first visit to the Arizona landmark.
January 26, 2019 'Weeeee!' Some national parks open to visitors post-shutdown Park rangers were once again greeting visitors at some national parks across the United States and flight operations at major airports were returning to normal on Saturday, one day after a partial government shutdown came to an end.
January 20, 2019 Couple in Yosemite death plunge were intoxicated: report A couple who died in October after falling from a popular scenic overlook at Yosemite National Park in California were intoxicated at the time, according to autopsy results.
January 15, 2019 We're in a partial government shutdown, so what's it like to visit Grand Canyon right now? Let me tell you… The Grand Canyon National Park is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a partial government shutdown.
January 10, 2019 National parks grapple with overflowing trash and human waste as shutdown drags on It is day 20 of the partial government shutdown, and arguably the most visible symptom of the real-world fallout is being seen -- and smelled -- in the country’s national parks and monuments.
January 8, 2019 Joshua Tree National Park forced to temporarily close due to government shutdown Officials say they need to address sanitation and safety issues.
January 5, 2019 Dr. Marc Siegel: I visited a national park during the government shutdown. Here’s what happened I was apprehensive and wondered if I might encounter anything from sewage to a wandering grizzly bear.
January 1, 2019 Garbage, feces take toll on national parks amid shutdown Human feces, overflowing garbage, illegal off-roading and other damaging behavior in fragile areas were beginning to overwhelm some of the West's iconic national parks, as a partial government shutdown left the areas open to visitors but with little staff on duty.
December 15, 2018 Federal court cites 'The Lorax' to blast US Forest Service for approving pipeline A federal appeals court cited Dr. Seuss' The Lorax to slam the U.S. Forest Service for granting a private company a permit to build a natural gas pipeline across two national forests and the Appalachian Trail.