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Can you legally carry a firearm in national parks? While carrying on the trail is legal, a new lawsuit seeks to end the ban on guns in facilities like gift shops and visitor centers.
Shaunna Burke has spent decades researching cancer. Now facing a stage IV diagnosis, she’s heading to Mount Everest to study her disease at extreme altitude, and to prove the adventure isn’t over.
The mountaineer, REI visionary, and environmental advocate was a defining figure in 20th-century American climbing.
We traveled to the front lines of Japan’s battle against the moon bear, which experts say is responsible for hundreds of attacks on humans and more than a dozen deaths.
The Trump administration is fast-tracking a plan to strip protections from Chaco Canyon, potentially opening more than 300,000 acres to oil and gas. Indigenous leaders call the seven-day comment window corrupt. Here’s what’s at stake and how to weigh in.
A record 38 rescues in March have the NPS on high alert. We spoke to a veteran guide about the microclimates and rhododendron hells that can quickly turn America’s most popular park into a survival situation.
Following a fatal 60-foot fall on the popular Alum Cave Trail, a veteran guide breaks down the extreme ecosystem and hiker behavior that causes issues for visitors to the nation’s most popular park.
Rescuers used an Apple Crash Detection alert to find a fatal plane crash site in Northern California, leading to a several-week closure of a large wilderness area.
When leaked data revealed a plan to remove hundreds of signs, one outdoorsman created an interactive guide to archive them before they disappear.
With temperatures reaching triple digits before spring begins, officials are closing popular routes to prevent heatstroke.
Six separate rescues in just two days kept Nevada search-and-rescue teams busy. Here’s what the experts say went wrong—and what hikers often underestimate about this Mojave Desert landscape.
The National Park Service released its latest visitation numbers. The country’s most popular national park, the Smokies, drew over 11 million visitors. In contrast, some parks welcomed only a few thousand visitors over the entire year.
Massive lava fountains at Hawaiʻi’s Kīlauea led officials to close portions of Volcanoes National Park. Here's what the scene looked like from the ground.
Washington skier Michael Harris was encased in avalanche debris he said felt like cement at Stevens Pass. He survived only after his wife noticed his GPS location had stopped moving.
Rangers are still searching for a motive, but some suspect the removal could be tied to overtourism.
After an unusually dry winter, the reservoir’s water is sitting at nearly 170 feet below full.
Benjamin had rafted the Grand Canyon several times, and was defined by friends as an experienced boater.
Federal documents show that the Department of Homeland Security signed waivers for 28 environmental laws to expedite construction of a Smart Wall within one of America's wildest national parks.
Thousands of people flock to Yosemite National Park every year to witness the short-lived spectacle.
