national parks

Photo credit: Canva – Lake Tahoe was almost a national park, but politics got in the way.

Nature, Science

These incredible landscapes were inexplicably rejected from the U.S. National Park System

Kat Hong

10/6/2025
An Operation Smile volunteer reverses an oxygen mask so a child with a cleft condition can blow a bubble for the first time in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Operation Smile Photos)

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Family, Science

How Bubbles Help Kids with Cleft Conditions

Sarah Watts

5/11/2026
Photo credit: Canva – Lake Tahoe was almost a national park, but politics got in the way.

Nature, Popular, Science

“We were robbed”: Unexpected rejects from the U.S. National Park System

Kat Hong

7/6/2025
Photo credit: Canva Photos – Can beefy hunks save America's national parks?

Humor, Joy

This TikTok account is trying to save our national parks by making them sexy. Literally.

Evan Porter

5/24/2025
Photo credit: via Brian Gibbs/Facebook – Brian Gibbs and son at Effigy Mounds National Monument.

Education, Policy, Popular

Fired National Park Education Ranger shares heartbreaking post on losing his ‘dream job’

Tod Perry

2/21/2025
Photo credit: Canva – Park rangers protect our public lands.

Democracy, Politics, Popular

People are defending and praising park rangers as National Parks jobs get slashed

Annie Reneau

2/19/2025
Photo credit: Photo (left) by Johannes Andersson on Unsplash Photo (right) by Ben Wicks on Unsplash – From National Parks passes to air ambulance services, some memberships are totally worth it.

Internet, Pop Culture, Popular

People reveal which paid memberships are 100 percent worth every penny

Annie Reneau

3/6/2024
Photo credit: Representative Image from Canva – There's a reason they call it "America The Beautiful."

Community, Joy, Popular

Couple who visited all 63 US national parks names which one is the ‘best’

Heather Wake

2/17/2024
Photo credit: via RDNE Stock project/Pexels, Neal Wellons/Flickr and Karolina Wv/Pexels – An ambulance, a Waffle House and an angry bison.

Identity, Popular, Race & Ethnicity

Americans share the top 13 things foreigners should avoid when visiting the U.S.

Tod Perry

9/19/2023
Photo credit: National Park Service/Facebook – Ranger Betty has been a park ranger since she was 85 and is just now retiring at 100.

Golden Years, Identity, Popular

National Park Ranger Betty Reid Soskin just retired at age 100. That’s right, 100.

Annie Reneau

4/7/2022
Photo credit: Flight 93 National Memorial/Facebook – Array

Culture, Democracy, Popular

Artists made these 40 chalk portraits honoring each passenger and crew member of Flight 93

Annie Reneau

9/9/2021
Photo credit: Minnie John/Facebook – Array

Culture, Heroes, Nature, Popular

A woman fainted in Arches National Park. She woke up to actress Julie Bowen helping her.

Annie Reneau

8/10/2021
Photo credit: via Yosemite National Park / Facebook – Array

Heroes, Nature, Planet, Popular, Technology

Yosemite ranger shares devastating post about the death of a bear cub and its grieving mom

Tod Perry

7/21/2021
Photo credit: National Park Service/Facebook – Array

Culture, Humor, Nature, Planet, Top Splash

National Park Service shares helpful—and hilarious—advice for how to handle a bear encounter

Annie Reneau

6/17/2021
Photo credit: KTVU News – Array

Culture, Heroes, Popular, Videos

98-yr-old Betty Reid Soskin is America’s oldest park ranger and an inspiration for us all

Annie Reneau

3/3/2020
Photo credit: Photo by Aniket Deole on Unsplash – Array

Democracy, Nature, Planet, Popular, Sustainability

Former NPS director sounds alarm on the ‘systematic dismantling’ of America’s national parks

Annie Reneau

1/14/2020