/tags/national-parks National Parks en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 18 Apr 2025 17:20:55 GMT /2025-04-18/national-parks-week-begins-with-a-free-day-saturday-including-parks-across-the-mountain-west National Parks Week begins this weekend, kicking off with free entry to all parks on Saturday, April 19 — just weeks after mass layoffs and court-ordered reinstatements of some park workers. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 17:20:55 GMT /2025-04-18/national-parks-week-begins-with-a-free-day-saturday-including-parks-across-the-mountain-west Yvette Fernandez /2025-04-16/climate-change-national-parks-extreme-heat-zion-national-park For example, Utah’s Zion National Park has four days annually on average above 92.4 degrees – its 99th percentile temperature. That could jump to 21 days, or even higher. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:13:41 GMT /2025-04-16/climate-change-national-parks-extreme-heat-zion-national-park Murphy Woodhouse /2025-03-06/voters-concerned-economic-effects-cuts-national-parks-forest-service New polling shows widespread support for increasing or keeping funding the same for the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service. This comes on the heels of the Trump administration’s recent firings of federal park and forest employees. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 02:39:46 GMT /2025-03-06/voters-concerned-economic-effects-cuts-national-parks-forest-service Kaleb Roedel /2024-09-13/national-park-visitors-spent-5-billion-in-gateway-towns-in-our-region-last-year Those tourism dollars often help keep local economies running, but there’s also major stresses on infrastructure that is not built to withstand the crowds. Fri, 13 Sep 2024 22:12:51 GMT /2024-09-13/national-park-visitors-spent-5-billion-in-gateway-towns-in-our-region-last-year Hanna Merzbach /2024-08-26/national-park-ranger-staff-shrinking-despite-rising-visitation New data shows that the number of rangers patrolling U.S. national parks is at its lowest level this century. This comes at a time when park visitation is rising and so are search-and-rescue calls. Mon, 26 Aug 2024 22:44:22 GMT /2024-08-26/national-park-ranger-staff-shrinking-despite-rising-visitation Kaleb Roedel /news/2024-08-26/us-national-parks-are-receiving-record-high-gift-of-100m The official nonprofit organization of the National Park Service is set to receive the largest grant in its history. It's a $100 million gift the fundraising group described as transformative for the country's national parks. Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:20:52 GMT /news/2024-08-26/us-national-parks-are-receiving-record-high-gift-of-100m Patrick Whittle, Associated Press /regional-news/2024-08-09/visiting-a-national-park-this-initiative-asks-you-donate-to-indigenous-peoples-who-call-them-home A new project asks travelers to donate to tribes whose homelands and sacred sites are occupied by parks and monuments. The goal is to compensate tribes connected to the land and to educate visitors. Fri, 09 Aug 2024 21:40:12 GMT /regional-news/2024-08-09/visiting-a-national-park-this-initiative-asks-you-donate-to-indigenous-peoples-who-call-them-home Rachel Cohen /2024-04-15/social-media-more-visitors-national-parks-mountain-west-study Social media can influence everything from what we eat to where we vacation. Now, a new study shows it’s also driving more visitors to U.S. national parks, especially in the Mountain West. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 20:07:10 GMT /2024-04-15/social-media-more-visitors-national-parks-mountain-west-study Kaleb Roedel /2024-04-02/some-most-polluted-national-parks-mountain-west-report A new report shows air pollution is affecting most national parks across the U.S., including parts of the Mountain West. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 20:29:47 GMT /2024-04-02/some-most-polluted-national-parks-mountain-west-report Kaleb Roedel /2023-12-06/lawmakers-debate-air-tours-in-popular-national-parks Federal officials are debating how to balance the economics of scenic air tours with the serenity of popular national parks. A committee in the U.S. House of Representatives discussed commercial management plans in areas like Mt. Rushmore and Glacier National Park. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 19:07:15 GMT /2023-12-06/lawmakers-debate-air-tours-in-popular-national-parks Will Walkey