Legislation was introduced in Washington on Thursday that will remove a National Park Service restriction imposed on property owned by the city of Paducah. The change would empower local officials to

The National Park Service has not yet predicted when peak bloom could hit this year. WASHINGTON — Despite the chilly temperatures outside, plans for the National Cherry Blossom Festival are beginning to bloom.

Virginia’s 22 National Park Service sites serve 22 million visitors annually, contributing $1.5 billion to local economies across the Commonwealth ~ WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and U.

Uncertainty over National Park Service staffing and services is leading to concern in communities that rely on visitors to fuel their economies.

I’m still in shock, and completely devastated. I have dedicated my life to being a public servant, teacher, and advocate for places that we ALL cherish.”

WALLACE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana landscape of centuries-old sugar cane plantations and enduring Afro-Creole culture along the Mississippi River had been eligible for receiving rare federal protection following a multi-year review by the National Park Service.

Those are just some of the problems arising felt at United States national parks in the wake of the Trump administration’s firing of thousands of National Parks and Forest Service personnel. On Feb. 14,