National Park Service

Local residents turned out Friday morning in different locations around Montezuma County to show support for public lands.

Spring break drew a diverse group of young people to Grand Teton National Park for the annual NPS Academy orientation.

Colorado voters will decide next year whether to cut their income tax rate for the second time in two years; The US Senate confirmed Charles Sams III as the new director of the National Park Service on Thursday; US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has formally established a process to review and replace derogatory names of the nation’s geographic features.

Visits to Yellowstone National Park are higher than last year as Americans look to escape their pandemic confines. Their business is welcome relief, despite worries they'll also bring coronavirus.

Across southeast Utah, red and orange rock fills a sandstone landscape with rivers meeting among the canyons.“It’s almost embarrassingly scenic,” said…

In a lawsuit filed Monday, conservationists allege the Trump administration's unprecedented use of non-confirmed directors at the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management violates law.

In Montana, a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur wants to create a massive, privately funded public park. Some ranchers oppose the American Prairie Reserve and say they can better conserve the land.

The Trump administration plans to open up parts of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to more mining and grazing. It's become a flashpoint in the grab for public lands.

Social media is helping drive more people to visit national parks. While it's getting folks out there, it's also causing traffic jams and congestion in places valued for solitude and reflection.

Volunteers and a skeletal staff have maintained sites in some parks. In others, the amount of damage and trash triggered an unprecedented move from the National Park Service to return more workers.