February 11, 2021 New York legislators advance bill to rename Donald J. Trump State Park The Empire State's tourism committee voted 14-7 to move forward with the legislation.
February 4, 2021 Obama Center in Chicago, estimated at $500M, to break ground this year despite complaints, officials say After years of delays and a federal review, construction on the planned $500 million Obama Presidential Center will begin later this year in Chicago, officials said Wednesday.
November 13, 2020 Colorado polls public to choose next state park The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled “explosive” state park attendance in Colorado as people have looked for safe ways to get out of the house, and now Colorado Parks and Wildlife is looking to expand.
November 11, 2020 Girl, 3, seriously injured in Florida sightseeing tram accident A 3-year-old girl was seriously injured when she was run over by a sightseeing tram in a Florida state park earlier this week, according to officials and reports.
October 29, 2020 Veterans, Gold Star families and fifth graders will get free access to national parks Veterans and Gold Star families will get free access to national parks next month.
October 28, 2020 Zion hiker Holly Courtier's sister hits back at Utah sergeant over hoax suggestions The sister of missing hiker Holly Courtier has hit back at criticisms of her sibling’s story about disappearing for 12 days in Utah's Zion National Park — saying suggestions that her survival tale was hoax are “very blown out of proportion.”
August 26, 2020 NYC's Central Park unveils first statue of real women on anniversary of 19th Amendment's ratification The first-ever statue in New York City's Central Park to portray real women was unveiled Wednesday on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s ratification.
August 21, 2020 Massive wildfire destroys Big Basin State Park's historic buildings As devastating wildfires continue to tear through the Santa Cruz Mountains, officials reported Thursday afternoon that historic structures at Big Basin Redwoods State Park had burned to the ground.
August 4, 2020 Trump signs landmark Great American Outdoors Act President Trump signed a bipartisan bill on Tuesday that will pay for repairs at national parks, permanently finance the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and create thousands of jobs.
April 28, 2020 NJ Assemblyman calls out governor for closing state parks: ‘This was a bad public health move by the administration’ On April 7, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 118, which closed all state parks, forests and county parks to support social distancing measures but Republican Assemblyman Jay Webber immediately started an online petition to reverse the order.
