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National Parks ordered to remain open despite drastic staff shortages and funding cuts

By Will Symons Published

The Trump administration has ordered America's National Parks to keep their doors open to visitors regardless of staffing shortages

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Big Bend National Park could be about to get bigger, as lawmakers consider expansion proposal

By Will Symons Published

Plans are afoot to expand the 1,252 square mile park to protect ecosystems in the Terlingua Creek area

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'Manufactured crisis' - Armoured vehicles and 500 troops deployed to one of America’s most popular national parks to curb border crossings

By Will Symons Published

Trump administration slammed for 'xeonphobia' as military forces descend on Big Bend National Park, despite relatively low number of incidents

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Sandstone formations in Fiery Furnace, Arches National Park, Utah
The latest casualty of the National Parks' staffing upheaval is one of the country's most revered hiking trails

By Julia Clarke Published

Arches National Park has announced the temporary closure due to staffing shortages

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Hikers in New Mexico could soon get a new state park as decision over the Slot Canyon Riverlands heads to lawmakers

By Will Symons Published

The 783-acre area would become New Mexico's 36th state park - improving access to rugged wilderness areas and canyon trails

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Nationwide national park protests planned as Trump administration makes ‘no moves’ to put fired staff back to work

By Will Symons Published

The Trump administration is appealing against orders from federal judges to reinstate thousands of sacked probationary workers

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Human remains found after month-long search for missing man in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

By Will Symons Published

Authorities suspect the body belongs to a 31-year-old Denver man who went missing in the Colorado park last month

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Entrance to the Narrows at Zion National Park
Watch the dramatic air rescue of a hiker who was injured in a canyon in Zion National Park

By Charlie Lyon Published

Airlift teams managed to save the hiker by helicopter from the narrow gully that is a popular tourist spot

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Route 140 Yosemite National Park
Gigantic rockslide closes major highway into Yosemite – see photos of the mammoth debris pile

By Charlie Lyon Published

The clear-up operation is so gargantuan that highway officials won't predict road reopening time

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Hundreds of National Park workers could win back their jobs after judges rule mass firings unlawful

By Will Symons Last updated

The National Park Service is under immense strain after widespread cuts imposed by the Trump administration

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