#national-park-service

#national-park-service

The only interest he has in our parks is the money he can make from them. Case in point is how Socha, as an executive for the hospitality company Delaware North, sued the NPS for $51 million for the naming rights to Yosemite National Park, Ahwahnee, Wawona, etc., claiming they were the company's intellectual property. Twenty-two years as concessionaire entitles them to own and profit from the names? How absurd and disrespectful.

LENOX - Five years ago, as the multi-generational Allegrone family prepared to mark the 100th anniversary of their construction company's opening in Pittsfield, they had good reason to pop the cork on a favorite Italian red wine. The National Park Service had just awarded the Allegrone Cos. a $40 million, two-phase, five-year contract to shore up the massive granite Fort Wood Walls structure built in 1807 to defend New York Harbor.

A huge crowd of New Yorkers and local elected officials gathered in the city's Christopher Park on Thursday to see the LGBTQ+ Pride flag raised at the Stonewall National Monument days after the Trump administration had it removed. But local LGBTQ+ people have been left wondering how long it'll stay up, as the Trump administration issued a statement denouncing the re-raising.

On Thursday, Mississippi Today reported that several officials, who requested anonymity out of fear of retribution, said NPS told them to remove visitor brochures from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument and edit out details about Beckwith. Among the details reportedly flagged for removal: that Evers was found lying in a pool of blood after he was shot. The brochures referred to Beckwith as "a member of the racist and segregationist White Citizens' Council."

If you're planning to visit one of the 11 most popular national parks in the U.S. - two of which are in California - staff might ask a question that could be disquieting: Are you an American citizen? A spokesperson for the Department of the Interior said that the question is being posed only to confirm whether the visitor will have to pay a nonresident fee - which is hefty.

"We are fully committed to upholding the interests of the American people and advocating for compliance with the law," Carol Quillen, president of the National Trust, said in a statement following the hearing, "including review by the National Capital Planning Commission and an opportunity for the public to provide comment and shape the project." (The National Trust was created by Congress in 1949 to aid in the preservation of historically significant sites across the country.)

The US's National Park Service (NPS) will offer free admission to US residents on Donald Trump's birthday in 2026 which also happens to be Flag Day but is eliminating the benefit for Martin Luther King Jr Day and Juneteenth. The new list of free admission days for Americans is the latest example of the Trump administration downplaying America's civil rights history while also promoting the president's image, name and legacy.

A cyclist was hospitalized after being stabbed at the famed Marin Headlands on Saturday, officials said. CHP spokesperson Arthur Tellez told SFGATE the stabbing occurred at 11:40 a.m. on a congested section of Conzelman Road, near Alexander Avenue where the roads intersect with Highway 101. Tellez said the driver of a black Tesla and a cyclist got into an altercation, with the cyclist suffering stab wounds from a knife.

Key facilities - including the NPS Salem Armory Regional Visitor Center, Central Wharf, and Artist Row bathrooms - will remain open, ensuring visitors will have full access to restrooms and visitor information this season. Visitors will still miss out on other NPS sites though, including Salem's historic homes, the Custom House, and the Friendship of Salem tall ship, all of which will remain closed.

Just over a year ago, on September 2, 2024, Michelino Sunseri, now a 33-year-old professional trail runner, tagged the summit of Wyoming's Grand Teton and returned to the trailhead in 2 hours, 50 minutes, and 8 seconds, faster than the long-standing fastest known time (FKT) held by Andy Anderson since 2012. But while the clock said Sunseri was faster, a controversy kicked in almost immediately, landing him in federal court.

RICHMOND Marking the 109th birthday of the National Park Service, Bay Area political leaders, historians, parks experts and residents rallied Monday for the preservation of the diverse history told through lands they say are under threat by the Trump administration. Dozens gathered outside the visitor center at the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, offering a collective voice against what they described as an extremist agenda to defund national parks and erase the history they honor.