National Parks Good News, Resources

September 27 is National Public Lands Day! Here's a guide to celebrating and protecting America's beloved natural spaces.

Nearly 40% of the United States is public land — equating to more than 600 million acres of land and water. It’s time you learned more about them.

Different tribes have varied histories of land dispossession, leading tribes to work with individuals, organizations, and governments to return Native land

We have compiled a list of historical sites, like 'Iolani Palace and Angel Island, where you can learn more about Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander heritage.

Conservation and restoration projects are happening across the country to help protect national parks, historic sites, and seashores.

According to reports from the National Park Service, destinations like Arches and Rocky Mountain National Parks have seen record visitation numbers in recent years, resulting in unprecedented overcrowding.

“You need to give the water a safe place to go... or it'll go to a place that's not safe.”

Gordon Hempton has spent his career trying to teach people about noise pollution through his book “One Square Inch of Silence” and nonprofit, Quiet Parks International.

Beaver dams provide habitats for the mammals while slowing floodwaters and filtering pollutants from water.

From claw clips to camera lens caps, the thousands of trash items reveal a lot about national park visitors.

Zoe De La Paz packed up her life in Chicago and became a seamstress at one of the most beautiful parks in the country.

A grassroots group of people across the political spectrum — No Big Bend Wall — is gaining momentum in the fight to keep a massive border wall project from moving forward.