Trump cuts called 'slap in face' after national parks report record visitation
The Pritzker Prize, dubbed the "Nobel" for architecture, was awarded Tuesday to China's Liu Jiakun, who was recognized for designs that celebrate "everyday lives."Liu, who is the 54th recipient of the Pritzker Prize, will be honored at a celebration in Abu Dhabi in spring, award organizers said.
National park visits hit record high last year, agency reports as it endures deep cuts
Nearly 332 million people visited America's national parks last year, a record high. That popularity hasn't shielded the agency from the Elon Musk team's purge of the federal workforce.
National Park Service advocates worry about peak visitor season amid cuts with more on the way
The number of National Park Service employees who keep more than 400 sites running is dwindling thanks to layoffs, buyouts. Here's what it could mean for visitors this year.
What is the No. 1 national park? Here are the 10 most (and least) visited in 2024.
National parks saw a record-breaking 331.8 million visitors in the last year, a 2% increase from the previous year. Great Smoky Mountains National Park remains the most visited national park, while Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve had the fewest visitors.
National Park Service reports historic visitation record while mired in chaos
At more than 12 million visits, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was the most visited national park in the country. It was followed by Zion National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park and Yosemite, which all recorded between 4 million and 5 million visitors.
National Park Service Quiet About Record 2024 Visitation
There was no press release, no sparkling quote from the National Park Service's acting director, no agency public conversation about the record 331.9 million people who explored the National Park System in 2024.
Trump’s property purge would terminate 34 National Park Service leases
The Trump administration is trying to cancel leases for 34 National Park Service buildings, which an advocate says will ...
2 workers laid off from the National Park Service sound off on their struggles: "I cycle through being angry, sad, distressed"
The White House's Department of Government Efficiency laid off about 1,000 National Park Service workers last month as part ...
US Park Service pulls human rights activist Pauli Murray page after Trump’s 2-gender order
"LGBTQ+ stories are part of our shared American inheritance, and these changes to the Park Service web page are nothing short ...
Frustrated visitor won't give up on suing National Park Service over cashless policy
After a complaint filed against the National Park Service over its policy to not accept cash payments at certain parks was ...
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What it was like for one Grand Canyon National Park employee who was part of mass firings
Among the federal workers that’ve been laid off in the first several weeks of the Trump administration are an estimated 1,000 ...
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Arizona’s national parks already feeling strain from mass firings
Grand Canyon National Park reported wait times being twice as long as usual after the National Park Service fired thousands.
A subdivision was to overlook Great Smoky Mountains National Park. But not anymore
Great Smoky Mountains National Park covers 522,427 acres evenly split between Tennessee and North Carolina, the National Park ...
After DOGE firing, Carl Sandburg National Park Service ranger hopes to be reinstated
Haynes, a fired National Park Service ranger, worked at the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site and called the job "a ...