NATIONAL PARKS

Global Warming Could Soften 66 Tons of Human Poop at Alaska’s Denali National Park

Climbers face many risks while scaling Denali: avalanches, altitude sickness, bears, and now, melting piles of poop.

Medgar Evers’s Mississippi Home Is a National Monument

On June 12, 1963, activist and civil rights leader Medgar Evers was shot in his own driveway by Klansman Byron De La Beckwith. A bullet hole can still be seen in a kitchen wall in the home, which was declared a National Monument in 2019.

Laser Scans Detect Hidden Buildings and Tunnels Beneath Alcatraz Prison

The inmates at Alcatraz Prison had lived above a network of potential escape routes leftover from the island's days as a military fortification.

Actor and singer Derek Hough kayaks through Indiana Dunes National Park (formerly National Lakeshore) in September 2017.

Indiana Just Got Its First National Park

Say hello to America's 61st national park: Indiana Dunes National Park (or National Lakeshore, as it was previously known).

J. Malcolm Greany, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

10 Facts About Ansel Adams

The celebrated photographer—who was born on this day in 1902—once mutilated his own negatives. On purpose.

Trail sign at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.

The Iconic National Parks Typeface Has Been Digitized—and It's Free to Download

Jeremy Shellhorn got the idea to turn the lettering into a font as the designer-in-residence for Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.

The Government Shutdown Is Forcing Couples to Change Their National Park Wedding Plans

Even summer 2019 weddings have been affected.

National Parks Are Piling Up With Poop and Trash Because of the Government Shutdown

Without federal employees watching, visitors are leaving garbage—and their feces—everywhere.

U.S. Forest Service, Flickr // Public Domain

Goats Removed from Washington Park After Developing Insatiable Thirst for Human Urine

Faced with a dearth of natural salt sources, mountain goats in Olympic National Park are now aggressively seeking out human pee.

You Can Visit Any National Park For Free This Saturday

All 117 parks that normally charge admission will be free and open to the public on Saturday, September 22.

Air Quality in American National Parks and Big Cities Is Roughly the Same

And that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Win a Trip to Any National Park By Instagramming Your Travels

Here's an excuse to plan a national parks road trip this summer.

R. Sieben, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY 3.0

Yellowstone's Steamboat Geyser Keeps Erupting, and Scientists Aren't Sure Why

In March, it erupted for the first time since 2014—and has erupted six more times since.

Lieutenant Elizabeth Crapo, NOAA Corps, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

Which is the Largest National Park in the World?

The answer's not as straightforward as you might expect.

National Park Fees Are Increasing—Here's How Much You'll Have to Pay This Summer

All of the country's most popular national parks will be affected.

A New NASA Map Shows Spring Is Coming Earlier Each Year

Warm temperatures mean that national parks are seeing plants emerge from winter earlier.

10 Rugged Facts About Badlands National Park

It erodes at a rate of one inch per year.

Meet Betty Reid Soskin, the Country's Oldest Park Ranger

You're never too old to enjoy the outdoors, change careers, or speak out against injustice.

Want to Be a Yosemite Ranger? Now’s Your Chance

The picturesque California national park is rolling out listings for 300 seasonal jobs. Time for a new career as a park ranger?

Geological Map Shows the Massive Reservoir Bubbling Beneath Old Faithful

The geyser we see is just the tip of the iceberg.

Denali National Park’s Sled Dog Puppycam Is About to Become Your New Obsession

They’re good dogs, Brent.

Derek Kendzor, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 3.0

9-Year-Old Starts Initiative to Help Protect America’s National Monuments

He's calling on an "army of fourth graders" to join him.

Sequoia Sent to Idaho by John Muir Will Be Uprooted and Moved Two Blocks

The tree was planted in Boise more than a century ago.

Yosemite Falls Has Been Revived By the Drought-Ending Winter

The falls are the fullest they've been in years.

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