National Park Service

March 29
Mojave Desert Land Trust Conserves 80 Acres Within Joshua Tree National Park
- Local
The Mojave Desert Land Trust has purchased two 40-acre parcels in the southwest section of Joshua Tree National Park. The acquisitions are in a mountainous area which the park boundary was expanded around when it was elevated to national park status in 1994. The park boundary now follows natural features and includes complete ecological units […]

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January 02January 02
Man missing in Grand Canyon National Park for nearly two weeks found alive
- Entertainment
A Texas man reported missing on December 22 was found alive in Grand Canyon National Park on Thursday, according to the National Park Service. Martin Edward O’Connor, 58, was located by park rangers and evacuated from the inner canyon around 10 a.m. local time via helicopter, according to a National Park Service press release. He is undergoing a […]
November 22December 17
Hiker found dead after suspected fall at Utah’s Zion National Park
- National
A search and rescue team recovered a body Thursday below Angels Landing, a 1,488-foot tall rock tower in Utah’s Zion National Park. The body is consistent with the age and gender of a hiker who was reported missing Wednesday, the National Park Service (NPS) said in a news release. The hiker is believed to be […]
September 27September 27
For the first time in its 147-year history, Yellowstone National Park has a female chief ranger
- Entertainment
For 147 years, Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming has been overseen by a parade of chief rangers, all of them men. Until now. Sarah Davis, a 20-year National Park Service veteran, will become the park’s 18th chief ranger — and the first female to officially hold the role. (Yellowstone has had interim or acting chief rangers who […]
July 03July 03
‘Baby Trump’ balloon gets permit to be present for July 4 in DC
- Entertainment
A progressive group received permission Monday for their round, diapered Donald Trump baby balloon to be present during a July 4 celebration near the location where Trump will deliver remarks celebrating the nation’s birthday. The group, Code Pink, got approval from the National Park Service to have the balloon present between 4 a.m. and 9 […]
June 26June 26
Rare Golden Eagle Chicks Discovered in the Santa Monica Mountains for First Time in 30 Years
- Community
- Entertainment
Two golden eagle chicks have been found in a nest in a remote area of the Santa Monica Mountains, according to the National Park Service. This is the first sighting of the fully protected species in 30 years. A golden eagle nest was last spotted near the Lobo Canyon in the late 1980s. The chicks, a […]
April 30April 30
Rat Poison May Have Killed P-47 Mountain Lion, Authorities Say
- Community
- Local
A mountain lion being tracked by National Park Service researchers in the Santa Monica Mountains was found dead, and authorities said Tuesday rat poison may have killed the cat. According to the NPS, the lion known as P-47 was found dead March 21. Researchers found his remains after the GPS collar the lion was wearing […]
May 22May 22
Interior Dept. moves to allow Alaska bear hunting with doughnuts, bacon
- National
The Trump administration is moving to reverse Obama-era rules barring hunters on some public lands in Alaska from baiting brown bears with bacon and doughnuts and using spotlights to shoot mother black bears and cubs hibernating in their dens. The National Park Service issued a notice Monday of its intent to amend regulations for sport […]

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