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ROW OVER SIZE OF CROWD AT TRUMP INAUGURATION ESCALATES AS PRESS SECRETARY SEAN SPICER ROUNDS ON PRESS
Because the National Park Service, which controls the National Mall, does not put any out, he said... READ MORE›
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TWEETING AGAIN AFTER SUSPENSION
The retweets were deleted from the National Park Service account... READ MORE›
WEATHER FOR TRUMP'S INAUGURATION DAY WILL BE DAMP, DREARY
Dank, damp, dreary, drizzly and drab Friday will be cloudy and rainy for Donald Trump's inauguration in Washington, D.C... READ MORE›
CALL OF THE WILD: CAN AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARKS SURVIVE? | LUCY ROCK
The North Cascades, which became a National Park in 1968, has a 21.8m to-do list. All of it needs attention, said Denise Shultz, of the NPS... READ MORE›
HARRIET TUBMAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK BECOMES REALITY
New York lawmakers and federal parks officials are gathering in Washington, to formally establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in New York... READ MORE›
CALIFORNIA STORM BRINGS DOWN BELOVED PIONEER'S CABIN TREE WITH TUNNEL
The rains felled a well-known giant sequoia tree in Calaveras Big Trees State Park in Calaveras County... READ MORE›
WASHINGTON MONUMENT GOES DARK, OFFICIALS INVESTIGATE
The National Park Service tweeted Tuesday night that the Washington Monument's lights went out around 7 p.m... READ MORE›
PENNSYLVANIA MOM SAYS SHE HIKED 30 HOURS IN SNOW ATE TWIGS TO SAVE HER STRANDED FAMILY
They were trying to reach the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, which is closed for the winter... READ MORE›
BARACK OBAMA DESIGNATES TWO NATIONAL MONUMENTS IN WEST DESPITE OPPOSITION
The Bears Ears national monument in Utah will cover 1.35m acres in the Four Corners region, the White House said... READ MORE›
MOM SAYS SHE ATE TWIGS, SNOW TO SURVIVE 26-MILE HIKE IN SNOW NEAR GRAND CANYON
They were trying to reach the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, which is closed for the winter... READ MORE›
AN OCTOPUS HOUDINI, THAT BABY IGUANA AND, YES, HARAMBE
The kittens, according to the National Park Service, probably aren't old enough to survive without her... READ MORE›
SEE WHO TRUMP PICKED FOR INTERIOR SECRETARY
Ryan Zinke the job of Interior secretary on Tuesday, though it's unclear whether the congressman has accepted... READ MORE›
TRUMP'S INTERIOR DEPARTMENT SHORTLIST VEXES EMPLOYEES, GREEN GROUPS
One potential Interior Department head is Oklahoma Governor Fallin, who met with Trump on Monday... READ MORE›
MAN DISSOLVED BY HOT SPRING AFTER SEEKING PLACE TO SWIM
When park officials arrived, portions of Colin Scott's head, upper torso and hands were visible in the hot spring... READ MORE›
WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL DEFACED IN APPARENT PIPELINE PROTEST
Park service spokesman Mike Litterst says someone spray-painted the North Dakota section of the memorial... READ MORE›
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FRENCH COUPLES LOVE FOR AMERICAN WEST ENDS IN TRAGEDY
After Ms. Steiner was found unresponsive by park rangers on a routine patrol, tracks led them to Mr. Steiner and his son... READ MORE›
MOTHER CANADA PROJECT WON'T GO AHEAD IN CAPE BRETON PARK
Parks Canada will no longer be working towards the realization of the memorial in Cape Breton Highlands National Park... READ MORE›
WASHINGTON'S NATIONAL MALL DEPLOYS BORDER COLLIES TO SHOO POOPING CANADA GEESE
When Doug Marcks, the co-owner of Geese Police and modern-day shepherd, first began patrolling the John F... READ MORE›
FIREFIGHTERS KILLED IN WASHINGTON BLAZE IDENTIFIED
Another Forest Service firefighter, identified as Daniel Lyon, 25, of Puyallup, Washington, was listed in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle... READ MORE›
NEWBORN BISON EUTHANIZED AFTER YELLOWSTONE TOURISTS PUT IN SUV
In this case, park rangers tried repeatedly to reunite the newborn bison calf with the herd... READ MORE›
LAWSUITS LEAVE B.C. LODGE IN SPECTACULAR PARK DERELICT
Parks Canada says there were 16,679 skier visits to Glacier National Park last winter -- a growth of about 47 per cent since 2010... READ MORE›
SURGEON SURPRISES TEEN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT 15 YEARS LATER
TEMPLE, Texas - Fellow freshmen in first period see her every day, but no one in Ashli Taylor's theater arts class knows what happened... READ MORE›
STATUE OF LIBERTY TO SPORT BOW TIES ON HALLOWEEN, SORT OF
EDT October 22, 2014 Menswear brand Nick Graham is going to dangle large bowties from helicopters in front of the Statue of Liberty on Halloween morning... READ MORE›
YOSEMITE CHIEF RESIGNS AS NATIONAL PARKS EMBROILED IN SEXUAL HARASSMENT SCANDAL
Officials also discussed complaints of sexual exploitation, intimidation and retaliation at Yellowstone national park, another iconic site in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho... READ MORE›
AMERICA'S GREATEST THREAT MAY BE CANADA GOOSE POOP
The National Park Service last year hired a contractor to keep Canada geese off the National Mall... READ MORE›
'MAMA GRIZZLY' BEAR PUT TO DEATH FOR EATING HIKER IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
Despite calls for clemency from animal lovers a female grizzly bear who killed a hiker in yellowstone national park has been euthanised... READ MORE›
CHILD HOSPITALISED WITH PLAGUE AFTER CAMPING TRIP TO YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
Child hospitalised with plague after camping trip to Yosemite National Park in California... READ MORE›
OBAMA TO ESTABLISH FIRST MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
The designation of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts marine national monument marks the 27th time Obama has acted to create or expand a national monument... READ MORE›
SIGN LANGUAGE SANTA BRINGS JOY TO DEAF CHILDREN
Over the last seven years, our owners have helped us donate 50 million to charity through the Subaru Share the Love Event... READ MORE›
'WE WERE TRYING TO SAVE ITS LIFE'
-- Shamash Kassam In a Facebook post, the park defended its decision, saying we made the choice we did because national parks preserve natural processes... READ MORE›
MISSING 64-YEAR-OLD HIKER FOUND TIED TO TREE
Park rangers in North Carolina are looking for a man described as unwashed and scruffy after a missing woman was found tied to a tree... READ MORE›
'BADA?? BLACK BEARS REKINDLE DEBATE ABOUT HOW TO KEEP NUISANCE ANIMALS WILD
Lackey said several bears that have been caught at Tahoe multiple times and released back into the wild won't go into a trap anymore ... READ MORE›
IT'S OUR DUTY AS AMERICANS TO PROTECT OUR NATIONAL PARKS FOR THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS --ALEX HONNOLD
To make the moratorium on uranium mining in the Greater Grand Canyon permanent, President Obama should invoke the Antiquities Act to declare a National Monument... READ MORE›
COUPLE WHO DIED DURING HIKE LIKELY SAVED SON BY GIVING HIM THEIR WATER
The father and son were found on 4 August about an hour after park rangers found the mother dead... READ MORE›
GETTING 'HIGH ON LIFE' LANDS CANADIAN MEN IN HOT WATER FOR YELLOWSTONE STUNT
In Utah, the Bureau of Land Management is investigating their suspected violation in March of rules governing the Bonneville Salt Flats, which the BLM oversees... READ MORE›
DEAD SQUIRREL AT LAKE TAHOE IN CALIFORNIA TESTS POSITIVE FOR PLAGUE
17 and sent to a state laboratory for testing the El Dorado County Environmental Management Division said in a written statement released on Friday... READ MORE›
AIR ATTACK IS A LIFESAVER DURING FIRE SEASON
Pilot Ethan Jensen said that gives Orange County a big edge... READ MORE›
A TOUR OF THE ISLAND, OREGON'S OFF-LIMITS NATIONAL LANDMARK
Basalt lava rock is predominant on The Island, but so are deposits of jasper and agate - rocks typically found in large bodies of water... READ MORE›
OBAMAS CELEBRATE FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND IN NATIONAL PARKS
Obama has been an enthusiastic visitor to national parksA a?? often with family in tow... READ MORE›
SURPRISE SOLDIER HOMECOMING FOR 4 DAUGHTERS
You can help preserve our national treasures through Share the Love, whose donations have directly supported critical programs and projects in over 90 of our national parks... READ MORE›
AMERICAN PIKA VANISHING FROM WESTERN US AS 'HABITAT LOST TO CLIMATE CHANGE'
Pikas had disappeared from Zion National Park in Utah despite being seen as recently as 2011... READ MORE›
LIGHTS DROWN OUT MILKY WAY FOR THIRD OF WORLD'S POPULATION
Losing a 'connection to the cosmos' Lights drown out Milky Way for third of world's population... READ MORE›
OBAMA HEADS TO NATIONAL PARKS WITH CLIMATE MESSAGE IN MIND
Obama's trip comes as visits to national parks surge due in part to lower gasoline prices... READ MORE›
OBAMA EXPANDS PROTECTED WATERS OFF HAWAII, CREATING WORLD'S LARGEST RESERVE
Post to Facebook Obama expands protected waters off Hawaii, creating world's largest reserve The presidential proclamation will further protect coral reefs, endangered species... READ MORE›
DOG LOST IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK FOUND 42 DAYS LATER
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK WYOMING Yellowstone National Park is known for its wildlife including bears and wolves... READ MORE›
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In 2013, the Syrian military used chemical weapons in an attack against rebel-controlled areas of Damascus, killing nearly 1,500 civilians, including more than 400 children... READ MORE›
TRUMP'S TEAM RAISES RECORD 90 MILLION US DOLLARS FOR INAUGURATION DAY EVENTS
The 90 million bankroll was far more than President Barack Obama's two inaugurations... READ MORE›
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In Hanover, he will tour and speak at a massive industrial trade fair with Merkel... READ MORE›
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Reporting by Roberta Rampton in Riyadh Additional reporting by Susan Heavey and Will Dunham in Washington Editing by Chizu Nomiyama Writing by Megan Cassella... READ MORE›