Topic: national parks

480 Otis walks across Brooks River in Bristol Bay, AK on Sept. 20, 2023. 480 Otis is estimated to be 27 years old and is a four time Fat Bear Week Champion. (The Washington Post / Contributor via Getty Images)

Fat Bear Week should be every week

Troy Farah
An excavator plows through land during construction for a section of border wall near Santa Elena Canyon on August 14, 2026 in Big Bend National Park, Texas. Contractors have begun construction of the Trump administration’s 30-foot southern border wall through Big Bend National Park. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Trump’s renewed national park exploits

Troy Farah
Signage about slavery is displayed on an outdoor exhibit at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 24, 2025. (Photo by Michael Yanow/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Philly sues over slavery exhibit removal

Jelinda Montes
Close-up of carved logo for National Park Service. (Photo by Smith Collection/Getty Images)

Trump admin comes for park gift shops

Garrett Owen
Talon Proc Alford as Eddy Skycedar, Isis Celilo Rogers as Summer Skycedar and Wačíŋyeya Iwáš’aka Yracheta as Kodi Skycedar in "Spirit Rangers" (Courtesy of Netflix)

"Spirit Rangers," stewards of the land

Alison Stine
Colorful sunset overlooking the Colorado River deep in the Grand Canyon (Dean Fikar/Getty Images)

The 16 most dangerous US national parks

Michele Debczak - Mental Floss
Visitors hike the Vernal Fall trail in Yosemite National Park, California. Yosemite is among California's biggest tourist destinations. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Don’t hike so close to me

Sarah Reed, Courtney Larson, Jeremy Dertien - The Conversation
View of Yellowstone National Park, US, on June 19, 2020. (Karla Ann Cote/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Yellowstone is losing its snow

Bryan Shuman - The Conversation
House plants in pots with a bee sitting inside one of the flowers (Getty Images/Shraddha Dharmameher/FOAP)

Finding nature in quarantine

Keith A. Spencer
FILE - This Jan. 14, 2015, file photo, shows El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File) (AP)

A view of the Los Angeles city skyline as heavy smog shrouds the city in California on May 31, 2015 (Getty/Mark Ralston)

National parks plagued by air pollution

Molly Enking - Grist
FILE - This Oct. 22, 2012, file photo shows a view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. The Grand Canyon was identified by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as one of America’s 11 most endangered historic places. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) (AP)

Grand Canyon National Park turns 100

Stephen Pyne - The Conversation
(AP/Getty/Salon)

Shutdown is damaging national parks

Matthew Rozsa
Trash begins to accumulate along the National Mall near the Washington Monument due to a partial shutdown of the federal government on December 24, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Getty/Win McNamee)

Shutdown's effects on parks will linger

Nicole Karlis
This photo shows view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. (AP)

Climate change in national parks

Patrick Gonzalez - The Conversation
Shown is El Capitan where two climbers vying to become the first in the world to use only their hands and feet to scale a sheer slab of granite make their way to the summit Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, in Yosemite National Park, Calif. The pair are closing in on the top of the 3,000-foot (900-meter) peak and if all goes as planned, 30-year-old Kevin Jorgeson of California and 36-year-old Tommy Caldwell of Colorado, should complete their climb early Wednesday afternoon. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) (AP)

Climate change left out of park report

Elizabeth Shogren - Reveal
(Getty/Totojang)

Fieldwork is still crucial for research

Cassie Freund
(AP Photo, File)

FDR's forest army

Benjamin Alexander - The Conversation
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke (AP/Andrew Harnik)

Ryan Zinke's campaign of racism

Amanda Marcotte
Ryan Zinke (Getty/Alex Wong/vicnt/Salon)

Fighting the "Deep State" park rangers

Amanda Marcotte
(AP/Richard Drew)

President Trump’s national monument

Nicholas Bryner, Eric Biber, Mark Squillace, Sean B. Hecht - The Conversation
Bears Ears National Monument (Getty/lightphoto)

Patagonia: The President Stole Your Land

Gabriel Bell
Donald Trump appears with Navajo Code Talkers in the White House during an event to honor Native American code talkers who served in World War II, November 27, 2017. (Getty/Brendan Smialowski)

Trump's racist attack on Bears Ears

Amanda Marcotte
(AP/Carolyn Kaster/Getty/aeduard/Salon)

National monuments plan: Total pillage

Amanda Marcotte
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