Summer 2016
Your Park Stories
These lands are your lands; these tales are your tales.
A couple of years ago, we set up a website, My Park Story, and asked people to send us stories about their experiences in parks. Hundreds of submissions later, the anecdotes are still rolling in. Your stories — full of wonder and wisdom — have made us laugh and cry. When an especially poignant one pops up, we send around the link and blink back tears at our desks. To celebrate the National Park Service centennial this summer, we published some of our favorite submissions: Seeing the Milky Way for the first time. Sleeping under the stars and grieving. Watching the sun rise and realizing something profound about yourself. It’s challenging to sum up the Park Service at 100, but we think these snapshots begin to tell the story. — Editors
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Blog Post
Trump's Disastrous First 100 Days for National Parks
The new administration has targeted staff, threatened conservation rules and censored our nation’s history. But we think there’s still time to reverse course.
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Press Release
Yosemite Introduces Scaled Back Reservation System for Summer 2025
"Last year, over 4 million people visited Yosemite, with a more expansive reservation system in place. Smart planning doesn’t mean fewer people, just a better experience for all” -- NPCA…
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Blog Post
Our National Parks Need Sound Science
The National Park System’s breathtaking landscapes and cultural and historic sites serve as living laboratories for science and discovery that help safeguard our nation’s legacy. Yet today, conservation and research…
