Recently in the news and on social media, you might've seen people concerned about the potential closure of US National Parks. Due to Trump's recent hiring freeze on federal employees, many American ...

Spokane is an outdoor city, characterized by people who love to experience the myriad parks, mountains and outdoor recreational places that define this state. Tragically, this is becoming increasingly ...

In mid-February 2025, amid reports that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration planned to fire thousands of National Park Service and Forest Service workers, social media users began spreading ...

Fans of the great outdoors can breathe a sigh of relief. Though operations of "non-essential" government agencies, including the National Park Service, have been put on an indefinite hold, access to ...

Great Parks locations are getting new entry signs. Embshoff Woods will be first. Construction on new signage at a handful of Great Parks is slated to begin next month. "These signs are going to be ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill protecting state parks from commercial development. The bill, passed unanimously by the legislature, restricts development like golf courses and luxury ...

Five years ago, voters overwhelmingly approved a new levy to fund Portland parks. City leaders envisioned the measure as a temporary fix to keep Portland Parks & Recreation afloat and buy time for a ...

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 ...

America’s national parks experienced their busiest year ever in 2024 with tens of millions of visitors seeking a slice of nature at sites from Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula to the Great Smoky Mountains.

Renovations to Lytle Park and increased park access contributed to the higher ranking. Counting cemeteries and school playgrounds, now allowed in the ranking, also helped Cincinnati's standing.