A popular hiking trail along the Snoqualmie River is closed indefinitely amid cuts to the U.S. Forest Service Agency. A recent social media post showed a sign at the entrance of the Franklin Falls Upper Trailhead stating that both the Franklin Falls and Denny Creek trailheads are indefinitely closed due to “large-scale termination of Forest Service employees.

Legislation was introduced in Washington on Thursday that will remove a National Park Service restriction imposed on property owned by the city of Paducah. The change would empower local officials to

The National Park Service has not yet predicted when peak bloom could hit this year. WASHINGTON — Despite the chilly temperatures outside, plans for the National Cherry Blossom Festival are beginning to bloom.

Virginia’s 22 National Park Service sites serve 22 million visitors annually, contributing $1.5 billion to local economies across the Commonwealth ~ WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and U.

The United States Forest Service and the National Park Service is starting to see layoffs due to the Trump administration’s attempts to cut back on federal spending. Employees on probationary periods tell us they received phone calls and letters on Friday and Saturday,

The report has raised concerns about national park access and maintenance heading into the summer travel season.

On Tuesday, a group called 'Save Connecticut Avenue' called on the National Park Service to scrap plans to end reversible lanes on Rock Creek Parkway.

Uncertainty over National Park Service staffing and services is leading to concern in communities that rely on visitors to fuel their economies.

America’s national parks and other federal lands are in danger of falling into disrepair following the firings of thousands of federal employees by the current administration, experts said. Federal ag