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This Washington city is one of the best in the nation for parks, study finds
Seattle is one of the best cities in the U.S. for parks, according to a study that factored in parks as a percentage of city ...
The bitter federal rivalry that killed a national park in the Pacific Northwest
Ice Peaks was supposed to sprawl across Washington, from the Canadian border to Mount Adams. But politics got in the way.
Interior secretary orders national parks to be open and accessible as workforce is cut
U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is directing national parks to remain open and accessible despite staff cuts, And he says ...
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A Day In The Park: Mount Rainier National Park
On a clear sunny day in the Seattle/Tacoma area of Washington State, the locals often remark “The Mountain is out.” Gaze eastward and you, too, will see The Mountain, a 14,410-foot-tall (4,392 meters) ...
Trump administration orders national parks to remain open amid staffing shortages
The National Park Service reported a record high of more than 331 million visitors last year to 433 individual park units and ...
The 'quieter side' of Mount Rainier National Park has closed indefinitely
“It’s often called the quieter side of the park — a contrast to the more visited Paradise and Sunrise areas,” she wrote. “The Carbon River corridor has a rare inland temperate rainforest climate. You ...
National Parks struggling as federal workforce cuts take their toll, former director warns
Visitor traffic to U.S. National Parks is at an all-time high, but former parks directors warns the recent job cuts could ...
National Parks Service removes image, reference to Harriet Tubman from 'Underground Railroad' page
It's the latest government site to see changes amid the Trump administration's effort to purge content promoting diversity, ...
National Parks Service restores Harriet Tubman references, weeks after editing her out of 'Underground Railroad' page
It's the latest government site to see changes amid the Trump administration's effort to purge content promoting diversity, ...
National Park Service removes references to Harriet Tubman from ‘Underground Railroad’ webpage
An image of and quote from Harriet Tubman have been removed from a National Parks webpage about the “Underground Railroad,” ...
Trump proposed cutting the Northwest’s national forests. So what happens next?
The federal government is readying to fire up more chain saws in the Northwest’s national forests. President Donald Trump’s ...
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Harriet Tubman reference removed from National Parks’ Underground Railroad web page
The National Parks Service (NPS) has removed a reference to abolitionist Harriet Tubman from its webpage dedicated to the ...