The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to one of the largest black bear populations in the Eastern United States. With over 1,500 bears living in the park, it presents excellent opportunities ...

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 ...

Funding cuts at the national level will have a direct impact on the Great Smoky Mountains, said Jeff Hunter with the National Parks Conservation Association.

Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Two hikers recently have been found dead in national parks in Tennessee and Utah. On Sunday, the body of Cesar Herrera-Ruiz, a 37-year-old Canadian national, was found at Zion National ...

A 73-year-old missing hiker was found deceased in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park over the weekend, the National Park Service announced. Ann Houghton was found dead on Sunday after being ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to ... One can find the likes of the white-tailed deer, black bears, raccoons, turkeys, and many of the other residents of the Smoky Mountains ...

On average, the highest elevations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park get over 100 inches of snow a year. Temperatures 20 degrees below zero are possible. Roads and areas of the popular park often ...

On average, the highest elevations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park get over 100 inches of snow a year. Temperatures 20 degrees below zero are possible. Roads and areas of the popular park ...