National Parks

Corby Skinner

A passionate conservationist and photographer, Clyde Butcher has dedicated five decades to exploring, recording, and sharing the beauty of America’s most…

Yellowstone National Park. The director of the National Park Service is one of nearly 200 appointed positions that have yet to be filled by the Trump Administration.

National Parks Could Get More Maintenance Dollars From Congress

Amanda Peacher

Bipartisan legislation before the Senate would finally designate congressional funds to take care of about $12 billion of deferred maintenance for...

Government & Politics

Zinke Wants To Tackle Backlog Of National Park Projects

U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced the agency is turning its attention to investing in infrastructure, especially in the national parks. Zinke…

The U.S. Interior Department has a new report detailing the economic benefits that national park sites offer. In Utah, National Park Service sites are big business.

National Parks Buoy Economies

Judy Fahys

National parks tourism pumped nearly $36 billion into the U.S. economy last year, and communities just outside the parks benefited the most. That’s...

April 21-29 is National Park Week. It begins with a day of free admittance to all 417 National Park sites in the nation. Forty-eight, including Arches National Park shown here, are in the Mountain West,

National Park Week Begins With A Fee Free Day

Judy Fahys

National Park Week is an annual celebration of what many people call America’s best idea, beginning with a fare-free day, April 21.

What National Park Fee Hike Reversal Means For The West

Ali Budner

Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke has backed off a decision to dramatically hike entrance fees to some National Parks. Since many of these iconic parks...

Public Gives Almost Unanimous Thumbs Down To National Parks Fee Increase

Maggie Mullen

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's call to increase peak-season entrance fees at 17 popular national parks appears to be an unpopular idea. The...

A view of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in southwest Colorado in September 2017, with the Sangre de Cristo mountains in the background.

BLM Plans For Drilling Near Great Sand Dunes National Park

Rae Ellen Bichell

If it weren’t for the snowy alpine peaks in the background, camels would look perfectly at home in the undulating yellow sand hills of Colorado’s Great...

Sec Zinke Hints At Major Changes For Interior Department

MTPR News

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says removing bureaucratic obstacles to development on federal land can create jobs and offer hope to nearby communities....