Summer 2016
Your Park Stories
These lands are your lands; these tales are your tales.
A couple of years ago, we set up a website, My Park Story, and asked people to send us stories about their experiences in parks. Hundreds of submissions later, the anecdotes are still rolling in. Your stories — full of wonder and wisdom — have made us laugh and cry. When an especially poignant one pops up, we send around the link and blink back tears at our desks. To celebrate the National Park Service centennial this summer, we published some of our favorite submissions: Seeing the Milky Way for the first time. Sleeping under the stars and grieving. Watching the sun rise and realizing something profound about yourself. It’s challenging to sum up the Park Service at 100, but we think these snapshots begin to tell the story. — Editors
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Blog Post
2025 Park Visitation: Prepare for the Unexpected
In changes seen and unseen, we outline what you can expect when visiting a national park this year in light of recent changes in the federal government.
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Blog Post
5 Reasons to Visit Katahdin’s New Contact Station
Established eight years ago, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument will welcome the public to a new contact station this summer.
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Blog Post
Parks Are Being Dismantled Before Our Very Eyes
Under the second Trump administration, we are in an unprecedented moment in the long history of national park protection. The situation has become dire, but a record number of park…
