The film, National Parks Adventure, aims to stir its viewers, as producer Shaun MacGillivray puts it, “to get off their couches and get outdoors.” Its destination of choice is the U.S. national parks, which are celebrating their centennial as the National Parks Service in 2016....
More than 50 African American church leaders from Ohio have called out U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) for supporting an amendment attempting to block the creation of new National Park units through the Antiquities Act. President Barack Obama just used the act for the 22nd...
National Park Service Release WASHINGTON – The National Park Service (NPS) this week released its Fiscal Year 2015 deferred maintenance statistics for national parks. The $11.93 billion nationwide total is a $440 million increase from the previous year. Deferred maintenance is necessary work – performed...
The National Park Service is recruiting for 230 seasonal positions in the Pacific Northwest. The openings are for various ranger and fee-collection positions in units in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. Click here for full list of openings by state, unit and town. Application instructions,...
In celebration of its centennial, the National Park Service will waive entrance fees on 16 days in 2016. The number of fee-free days is up from nine in 2015. The free days include a week in April for National Park Week and a four-day period...
Above: Howard Lake in Washington state (NPS photo) NOTE: The following is a release from the office of Sen. Pramila Jayapal of Seattle. After that is my original story, which provides some context to this development. State Senator Pramila Jayapal joined Washington state leaders and...
