National Parks Traveler

“The change of administrations in Washington, D.C., has led to a renewed call for a ban on disposable plastic bottles in the National Park System, along with a commitment from the agency that plastic wastes in the parks be reduced by 75 percent over the next five years. This week ...

“Funding Cuts Imperil Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Program At Padre Island National Seashore A National Park Service review of the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle recovery program at Padre Island National Seashore is calling for substantial funding cuts and programmatic changes that ...

“After years of need, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana is getting a bigger and better visitor center, one with the space and proper environmental controls to display more of the monument’s archaeological collections. The 2008 plan called for an enclosed ...

“Margaret Everson, who has been serving as acting director of the National Park Service since August 7, was illegally appointed and should be removed, according to a court filing by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. PEER originally raised that issue in late August, ...

“Thirteen months after Interior Secretary David Bernhardt ordered the National Park Service to grant eBike riders the same access in parks as muscle-powered cyclists enjoyed, the Interior Department on Friday finalized the regulations that allow that access. In December 2019 Public ...