When do cherry blossoms bloom in DC? National Park Service announces peak dates.
Bloom Watch 2025: National Park Service to reveal when DC may see peak bloom
National Park Service layoffs include employees in Williamsburg area, on Outer Banks

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A rogue ranger is documenting every National Park Service firing
Fired US Forest Service and National Park Service workers say cuts will be felt on fire lines
Fired U.S. National Forest and National Parks employees are speaking out about the mass layoffs by the Trump administration.
Nonprofit helping Great Basin National Park after job cuts
National Park Service withdraws Black community in Louisiana from historic landmark consideration
A Louisiana landscape of centuries-old sugar cane plantations and enduring Afro-Creole culture along the Mississippi River had been eligible for receiving rare federal protection following a multi-year review by the National Park Service.
National Park Service firings hit Mount Rainier, Olympic, North Cascades
Mount Rainier and North Cascades national parks each saw six employees let go last week, while Olympic National Park lost five, said Bill Wade, the executive director of the Association of National Park Rangers.
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A Black community in Louisiana was eligible for historic landmark designation. The National Park Service withdrew it from consideration
The agency withdrew the 11-mile stretch of land known as Great River Road from consideration for National Historic Landmark designation at the request of state officials, who celebrated the move as a win for economic development.
Trump administration fires 1,000 workers at National Park Service, raises maintenance concerns
The Trump administration has fired about 1,000 newly hired National Park Service employees who maintain and clean parks, educate visitors and perform other functions as part of its broad-based effort
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MISSING PERSON ALERT: National Park Service and Montrose County Sheriff’s Office searching for missi
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park staff and the Montrose County Sheriff’s Office staff are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing person.
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National Park Service Announces New Plant Species "Wooly Devil" Discovered at Big Bend National Park in Texas
New Plant Species Discovered at Big Bend National Park . Close up view of "Wooly Devil." Photo credit: NPS / D. Manley. February 25, 2025 – BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TX – In Big
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Bill aims to designate George C. Marshall House as part of National Park Service
Legislation to designate the George C. Marshall House in Leesburg as an affiliated area under the National Park Service was introduced Feb. 13 by U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-10th; and
Protesters Display Upside-Down American Flag at Yosemite
Organizers said the inverted flag, historically used as a sign of distress, was meant to draw attention to the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Park Service.
Climbers hang distress flag in Joshua Tree National Park ahead of protests
High Desert area residents and climbers hang an American flag upside down in a symbol of distress and protest against federal employee firings at the National Park Service and other agencies at Intersection Rock in Joshua Tree National Park, Calif., on Feb. 28, 2025.
The National Park Service is grappling with massive layoffs. What you should know.
However, the National Park Service topped the list of government agencies seen favorably by U.S. adults, according to a Pew Research study last July, and national parks are widely considered to be among America’s greatest treasures .