Following a loud public outcry about job cuts at the National Park Service — and a relentless media campaign from outdoors enthusiasts across the country — it looks like the Trump administration has reconsidered. A plan to eliminate thousands of seasonal workers at the beloved federal agency appears to have been reversed. Last month, prospective…
When Brian Gibbs woke up on Valentine’s Day on Friday, it was just another morning of getting to do what he loved at his “dream job” as an education park ranger at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa. By that afternoon, the father and husband said he was “absolutely heartbroken and completely devastated” to have…
Park rangers at Death Valley National Park in California rescued a man who got stranded in a steep and unstable gully, the National Park Service said Sunday. Two Belgian men were on a hike on Wednesday in Mosaic Canyon when they decided to split up, with one hiker on the main trail and the other…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is coming up and volunteers are needed by the National Park Service (NPS) the 30th annual National Day of Service on January 20. The NPS says volunteers are needed at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park for trail cleanup and maintenance from 8:30am to 12:30pm. Volunteers should meet…
White River Road which leads to the White River Campground will be closing for winter starting October 14. On Wednesday, the National Park Service (NPS) announced that the closure will be earlier than in previous years due to staffing levels at Mount Rainier. Staff from the Mount Rainier National Park were deployed to assist with…
A man fell to his death while he was canyoneering in Utah’s Zion National Park on Saturday, the National Park Service said in a release. The man, 40, died after he accidentally fell near the exit of Heaps Canyon around 6 p.m., the park service said Sunday. He was not immediately identified. The man was…
I used to believe that the last thing I wanted to do on a hike was pull out my phone. That’s one of the reasons I love hiking in Angeles National Forest. I know the exact corner on Highway 2 where I lose reception. Newsletter You are reading The Wild newsletter Sign up to get…
The National Park Service has announced the temporary closure of Kingsley Plantation, a historic site within the Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve, due to heavy rainfall and excessive flooding. The closure will remain in effect until conditions improve. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< Visitors can still explore other preserve areas, including Fort Caroline…