What woman learned visiting every U.S. national park – CBS News Watch CBS News Emily Pennington, author of “Feral,” speaks with “CBS Mornings Plus” to talk about her solo journey through America’s national parks, and what it taught her about resilience, public lands, and finding peace in the wild. Be the first to know Get…
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi — There are 138 National Monuments across the U.S., but for the first time in nearly 100 years, they’re eligible to be sold for parts. This Juneteenth, some of the protected lands in jeopardy commemorate important moments in American civil rights history, including some newer monuments like the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley…
On The Trail: Big Bend, a national treasure shared with Mexico – CBS News Watch CBS News Over the last few months, there’s been a lot of talk about walls on the U.S.-Mexico border. Conor Knighton, “On The Trail” again, as part of “Sunday Morning”‘s celebration of the National Park Service’s centennial, takes us to…
When British novelist J.B. Priestley visited the Grand Canyon in the 1930s, he described it as “all of Beethoven’s nine symphonies in stone and magic light.” “If I were an American,” he wrote, “I should make my remembrance of it the final test of men, art, and policies … Every member or officer of the…
The General Services Administration, working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, has notified landlords that federal agencies will be terminating hundreds of leases for offices and buildings in the coming months. A GSA planning document dated March 10 lists the dates when many of the cancellations are expected to go into effect. That does…
Stacy Ramsey and Leah Saffian worked at the Buffalo National River, part of Arkansas’ Ozark National Forest, until they were among about 1,000 National Park Service workers who were laid off last month as part of the Trump administration’s wave of federal mass firings. “I actually worked seven days a week for a few weeks…
From her home in Baker, Nevada, Elizabeth Woosley can see Andromeda – the nearest galaxy to the Milky Way (152,000 light years away) – with her naked eye. But she’s one of the lucky ones as America’s dark skies are rapidly disappearing. Woosley, the owner of the Stargazer Inn in Baker & Great Basin National…
Job cuts hit U.S. Forest and Parks Services Trump administration fires thousands of U.S. Forest and National Park Service workers 03:09 A search is underway at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado for a man from Denver who went missing nearly two weeks ago. Jordan Marsters, 31, was in the Montrose,…
An American flag was hung upside down from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park on Saturday in protest of the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal workforce, which included thousands of National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service workers. A group of workers at California national park positioned the U.S. flag on Saturday near the…
A new plant species called the Wooly Devil has been discovered at Big Bend National Park in Texas, the National Park Service announced Monday. The Wooly Devil, or Ovicula biradiata, was first spotted by botany volunteer Deb Manley and a park ranger in March 2024, according to the park service. The tiny, fuzzy-looking plants with…