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More Than 500 Trees to Be Cut Down at D.C. Golf Course That Trump Wants to Redo
The National Park Service notified a court of the plan as part of continuing litigation over the president’s proposal to create a “champion-level” course.
Gen. George Marshall's Leesburg home designated National Park Service affiliated area
The General George C. Marshall House in Leesburg, known as Dodona Manor, has been designated an affiliated area of the National Park Service.
Trump’s arch will harm historic sites but must proceed, federal officials say
National Park Service officials acknowledge that President Donald Trump’s planned arch would harm dozens of historic sites but say it must move forward anyway.
Trump officials expect final approval of massive arch in November
A top National Park Service official, meeting with preservationists, rejected suggestions to change the planned 250-foot-tall arch’s size, design or location.
National Park Service’s WWII series highlights Washington State nature reserve
Olympic National Park had strategic 13 Aircraft Warning Service stations.
National Park Service restoration fund set to expire at end of September
Congress works to tackle maintenance backlog at national parks with more funding
Foushee calls for audit of Women's Equality National Monument
A constituent visit to the monument led to Rep. Foushee sending a letter to the National Park Service to ask for an audit of the Belmont-Paul site.
Reflecting Pool's botched repairs threaten to tarnish the National Park Service's reputation
President Donald Trump's handling of repairs at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has put the National Park Service in a difficult spot.
National Park Service says Trump's arch would adversely affect 37 historic sites
President Donald Trump proposed the 250-foot-tall arch last year to commemorate the country's 250th anniversary
National Park Service says Trump's arch would adversely affect 37 historic sites
President Donald Trump proposed the 250-foot-tall arch last year to commemorate the country's 250th anniversary
National Park Service says Trump's arch would adversely affect 37 historic sites
President Donald Trump proposed the 250-foot-tall arch last year to commemorate the country's 250th anniversary
Reflecting Pool liner was cut with knife or razor, National Park Service says
A parks official made the statement in a court document filed late Wednesday
Reflecting Pool liner was cut with knife or razor, National Park Service says
A parks official made the statement in a court document filed late Wednesday
Reflecting Pool liner was cut with knife or razor, National Park Service says
A parks official made the statement in a court document filed late Wednesday
Judge orders Trump administration to restore National Park changes at sites
The order comes in response to a lawsuit by conservation and historical organizations over National Park Service policies.
Judge orders Trump administration to restore National Park changes at sites
The order comes in response to a lawsuit by conservation and historical organizations over National Park Service policies.
Judge orders Trump administration to restore National Park changes at sites
The order comes in response to a lawsuit by conservation and historical organizations over National Park Service policies.
Political reviews are causing a huge grant backlog at the National Park Service
Hundreds of millions of dollars in National Park Service funding is sitting in limbo at the Department of Interior, awaiting a political review that longtime agency staff say has put a stranglehold on the agency’s work.
Alaska Park Science: USGS and National Park Service Partners in Research
The latest issue of Alaska Park Science features articles on collaborative research between USGS and NPS scientists in park units across Alaska, building a body of science that informs a variety of disciplines as well as park management.
Predicting spring bloom is an art
Do you ever wish you could predict the future? The National Park Service in Washington D.C. does it every year when they forecast when the Capitol’s cherry blossoms will reach peak bloom. People travel from all over the world to enjoy the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival and to glimpse these fragile flowers before they are gone. On this month’s Nature Quest, we learn the ins and outs of cherry tree blossoms, how scientists make that big prediction every year — and why all this focus on blooms can help scientists better understand climate change. This episode is part of Nature Quest, our monthly segment from listeners noticing a change in the world around them. To participate, send a voice memo to shortwave@npr.org with your name, location and your question about a change you're seeing in nature!Want to learn more about nature’s calendar? Check out our first Nature Quest episode on whether flowers are blooming early.Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.
How does politics influence interpretive signs at National Park Service sites?
The Trump administration recently ordered the National Park Service to remove interpretive signs that discuss slavery at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, following an executive order issued last year stating that public monuments should not “inappropriately disparage Americans” and instead “focus on the greatness of the achievements and progress of the American people.” A […]
Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues
Conservation and historical organizations sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over National Park Service policies that the groups say erase history and science from America's national parks.
Trump officials sued over effort to ‘erase history and science’ in national parks
National Park Service also sued for removing rainbow Pride flag from Stonewall national monument in New York
Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues
The Trump administration was sued over National Park Service policies that the groups say erase history and science from America's national parks.
Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues
The Trump administration was sued over National Park Service policies that the groups say erase history and science from America's national parks.
Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservation and historical organizations sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over National Park Service policies that the groups say erase history and science from America’s national parks.
Philadelphia sues Trump administration over removal of long-standing slavery exhibit from historic park
The City of Philadelphia is suing the Trump administration after the National Park Service removed a long-standing exhibit on slavery in the city’s Independence National Historical Park.
America’s oldest National Park Service ranger ever, who shared her own stories of life during WWII, dies
Betty Reid Soskin, who was the National Park Service’s oldest active ranger when she retired at age 100, has died. She was 104.