The surprising reason why the Park Service won't count folks at Trump's inauguration
The National Park Service stays out of the debates about crowd sizes — including for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.
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Dark skies advocates seek celestial views away from human-made lights
Daniel Caton is part of a movement that seeks to educate people about the downsides of light pollution and preserve places where the stars, planets and other phenomena of space can be seen by the naked eye.
'Historic investment' earmarked for Guilford Courthouse National Military Park infrastructure
The park, located in Greensboro, commemorates the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, which took place on March 15, 1781.
Wildfires are killing California's ancient giants. Can seedlings save the species?
Extreme wildfires have destroyed about one-fifth of all giant sequoia trees. To safeguard their future, the National Park Service is planting seedlings that could better survive a hotter climate.
Parkway officials looking for people interested in taking on historic facilities
National Park Service officials are looking for individuals or businesses to relaunch three historic properties along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
How wildlife officials saved a humpback whale found 'hogtied' to a 300-pound crab pot
The juvenile whale was seen swimming in a clockwise circle, making unusual noises and trailing two buoys. A team of wildlife experts had to move fast, but with plenty of patience, to save its life.
Lane closures create difficulties for first restaurant on Blue Ridge Parkway
An infrastructure project on the Blue Ridge Parkway is having an impact on the roadway’s first restaurant, The Bluffs at Doughton Park.
A woman is found alive and stuck in the mud a week after she went missing
Hikers found the woman at Borderland State Park in Massachusetts, and police used all-terrain vehicles to rescue her.
A 17-year-old died in the Outer Banks after a sand dune collapsed on top of him
The teenager's friends and family had been looking for him. He was found buried underneath several feet of sand.
The oldest park ranger, who told the stories of Black women in WWII, retires at 100
"What gets remembered is a function of who's in the room doing the remembering," Betty Reid Soskin has said. She shaped World War II history exhibits to highlight the segregation Black people faced.