US National Parks News

Every fall Yosemite Fall goes dry due to a lack of snowmelt. Could climate change leave the iconic waterfall waterless for longer and longer periods? Kurt Repanshek photo.

Auburn Street residences near Dr. King's Birth Home. Photo by satomiichimura via Flickr.

U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva claims the Bush administration is working to erode congressional oversight over public lands oversight.

No skyscrapers jut from this low-lying federal city, allowing iconic buildings like the Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol to dominate the horizon.

Supporters of the Blue Ridge Parkway want to engage local communities in efforts to sustain the 469-mile scenic roadway.

Man claiming assault by ranger won't be charged Tim Wild, an employee at Jordan Pond House in Acadia National Park, holds an ice bag to his injured face in August, when he claimed he was assaulted by a ranger ...

A man who died after falling 250 feet into the Grand Canyon from an overlook has been identified as a Scottsdale resident.

Park rangers have found the body of a 19-year-old Seattle man who drowned last month at Lake Powell.

Blue Ridge Parkway near Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina. Photo by Ken Thomas via Wikipedia.

Few clues have been found in a search for a 50-year-old man who went missing in Shenandoah National Park.

A township zoning panel has approved a long-contested plan to build an American Revolution museum on private land within Valley Forge National Historical Park.

A new $22 million visitors center opens Friday at Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park.

The search for a Staunton man missing since Sept. 29 in Shenandoah National Park entered its eighth day Monday.

Park visitor picks peaches in orchard at a oeghost communitya of Fruita. Photo by margolove via Flickr.

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Anyone thinking of swiping a stately saguaro cactus from the desert could soon be hauling off more than just a giant plant.

National Park Service officials plan to imbed microchips in Arizona's signature plant to protect them from thieves who rip them from the desert to sell them to landscapers, nurseries and homeowners.

The primary objective is deterrence, but the chips also will aid in tracking down and identifying stolen saguaros, said Bob Love, chief ranger at southern Arizona's Saguaro National Park.

Park ranger Erik Skindrud said both tourists and park workers were leaving the area but he couldn't immediately say how many.

A man has died after falling 250 feet into the Grand Canyon from an overlook. Grand Canyon National Park rangers responded to a 911 call about 4:15 p.m. Monday of a man having fallen into the canyon at the ...

The new wireless communications plan for Yellowstone National Park would bring additional cellular service to park users and would leave the door open for placing webcams in the back country.

Design work will start next month for a new visitor center at the nation's premier quarry of Jurassic-period dinosaur bones.