Trump extended a federal hiring freeze until Oct. 15, with exceptions for the military, immigration enforcement and national ...

Cutting or disbanding the National Park Service's Inventory and Monitoring Division would have far-flung impacts extending beyond parks.

About 50%-75% of drownings occur in open water such as oceans, lakes, rivers, and ponds. Some estimates indicate that the ...

A shocking new analysis has revealed the extent of the Trump administration's biggest impact so far on the National Park Service.

Big Bend, one of the largest national parks in the U.S., is now operating with just half the staff it needs. As part of a ...

Assateague Island National Seashore doesn't have any lifeguards this year, and local officials and residents are sounding the alarm about the risk this poses for beachgoers. Why it matters: It's the ...

At the Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland, visitors this summer are seeing shuttered lifeguard towers and signs warning that no lifeguards are on duty.

ACCOMACK COUNTY, VA - The town of Chincoteague is asking the Accomack County Board of Supervisors to enter a cost-share ...

Chincoteague Mayor Denise Bowden is worried because President Donald Trump's administration never hired 13 lifeguards to ...

When Azania Lane-Majestic arrived at the beach with her family, her initial excitement gave way to concern. No lifeguards ...

National parks expect record visitors this holiday weekend while facing severe staffing shortages. At Maryland's Assateague ...

Through this joint analysis, NPCA, ANPR, CPANP and PEER are holding the administration and Congress accountable to their duty ...