More than 90 years after it was created during the Great Depression, Lake Mead provides about 90% of the water supply in Southern Nevada. And while much of the focus is on the lake shrinking, those ...

Here are six volunteers who make a difference at National Parks and other federal lands, from an 8-year-old who does the ...

Randy Robbins, a California-based wildlife photographer, said his camera captured rare footage of the "highly threatened" ...

Scientists have verified Ice Age footprints in White Sands National Park, showing humans lived in North America during the peak of the last ice age.

Guadalupe Mountains National Parks may be one of the most remote in the U.S., but it's also one of the most unique.

Much of Mackinac Island was designated as a national park in 1875, but it proved to be too expensive for the government to ...

Mesa Verde National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an International Dark Sky Park. Mesa Verde National Park is home to some of the oldest human dwellings in North America. The structures ...

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Crater Lake National Park Superintendent Kevin Heatley has resigned, citing deep staffing cuts he says are unsustainable and damaging to one of the nation’s natural ...

The National Parks Conservation Association says the White House's budget reductions are the largest proposed cuts to the National Park Service in its 109-year history and could " decimate at ...

Key battle in War of 1812 The Battle of Lake Erie took place off the north shore on Sept. 10, 1813, according to the National Park Service.

National Park Service lands have been considered off-limits to new mining efforts for decades — until now. Citing an emergency order to build the United States’ energy dominance over foreign ...

All National Park Service employees were ordered to turn in a resume, even if they’ve worked for the park service for decades, which in some cases may mean they don’t have one.