Tickets for the 2026 Crystal Cave season will go on sale March 16, 2026, at 9 a.m. Guided tours will operate from May 22 through November 1, 2026, offering visitors a unique opportunity to explore the ...

The National Park Service has temporarily closed Kīlauea summit in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park due to hazardous amounts of tephra (volcanic rock, ash and glass particles) falling over Kīlauea ...

Defenders of Wildlife released its 2025 Conservation Report Card for the 119th Congress, measuring members’ commitment to upholding federal laws that protect wildlife conservation during its first ...

A subtropical wilderness surrounded by urbanized Florida, Biscayne National Park is a tantalizing water world inviting you to get wet. Though encompassing almost 173,000 acres, 95 percent of this ...

Proposed changes to managing visitors at the Buffalo National River in Arkansas call for what appears to be a significant increase in parking, realignment, and creation, of some roads and trails, and ...

The first grizzly bear of the spring season was spotted in Yellowstone National Park on March 9.

The Library of Congress has acquired one of the earliest known drawings of Yosemite Valley and a rare companion lithograph, both created by artist Thomas Almond Ayres in 1855.

Despite being apparently unremarkable compared to other Yellowstone hot springs, Mushroom Pool is the site of an extraordinary scientific discovery that has had a global impact and also shaped how ...

Will aspects of Project 2025, a conservative plan for running the federal government, surface during a second Trump administration, and if so, how might it impact national parks and other federal ...

The Florida Reef is a collection of coral reefs that stretch ~350 miles off the coast of South Florida from Biscayne National Park to Dry Tortugas National Park. It is the only coral reef in the ...

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