national parks

Late founder of North Face fought to build a spectacular park in Patagonia

By PBS News Hour

It's a new Chilean national park with the best features of Yellowstone, Yosemite and Grand Teton, and without the traffic or wait lists. It's also the brainchild of outdoor gear and apparel mogul Doug Tompkins, who gave up business for…

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Can dog lovers and environmentalists find common ground in this urban national park?

By PBS News Hour

The urban, 80,000-acre Golden Gate National Recreation Area is unlike all other national parks: For 14 years, it's been the site of a war over dogs, and whether they can run leash-free in certain areas. Special correspondent Spencer Michels reports.

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New national monuments coming in Texas, California, Nevada

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

Mammoth bones, prehistoric rock carvings and more than a million acres of wilderness will be protected as part of three new national monuments that President Barack Obama is creating in California, Nevada and Texas.

U.S. raises entrance fees for some national parks

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Be prepared to pay a bit more if you're headed to some national parks and recreation areas this summer.

150 years ago, Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Grant Act

By Sarah Corapi

Monday marks the 150th anniversary of that preserved area -- an area that expanded to eventually become Yosemite National Park.

National Park Service moves to ban drones

By Joan Lowy, Associated Press

Jonathan Jarvis, the park service's director, told The Associated Press he doesn't want drones flushing birds from their nests, hovering over rock climbers as they cling to the sides of cliffs or buzzing across the face of Mount Rushmore. Jarvis…