Here are the Great Smoky Mountains National operational changes ... officials and that sort of thing,” Wade told Knox News in February. More than 1,600 people volunteered their time to help ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park has relied on 200 ... in the parks before the summer season hits," Wade told NPR in a Feb. 26 report. The Smokies is the country’s most-visited national ...

A North Carolina woman has been found dead after going missing inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park, officials say. Ann Houghton, 73, was discovered just before 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2 ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Blue Ridge Parkway maintained ... It comes after roughly 1,000 park service employees were fired in February by the Department of Government Efficiency or ...

Burn operations might begin Feb. 3 and continue through Feb. 5 ... More information about prescribed burns in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is available on the park's Wildland Fire webpage.

The cuts targeted federal employees across all departments with “probationary status” because they have been hired in the past year. Probationary workers are easier to fire because they lack the ...

Due to continued dry conditions, winds, and high fire danger, the National Park Service is banning all campfires and charcoal ...

Spring visits to the Smokies will be different this year. Areas are closed and program start dates are delayed amid federal ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park has relied on 200 permanent employees ... positions on board in the parks before the ...