U.S. National Park Service Search and Rescue staff walking through a river inside of a cave. (1979)
#cave #caving #nps #photography #uploads

“In the order, Burgum directed that, ‘[T]o ensure visitor access and satisfaction, any closures or reductions to operating hours, seasons, or any visitor services (including trails and campgrounds), in whole or in part, must be reviewed by the NPS Director and the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks prior to any reduction action by the individual park units.' “

Fuck that guy.

#NPS #uspol

https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/04/interior-secretary-orders-national-parks-be-open-and-accessible

Views of water today: Point Reyes National Seashore. Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/pore/index.htm and #nps #nationalparks #ocean #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #pointreyes Image credit National Park Service Air Quality Web Camera Network #california #lighthouse #clouds #research #airquality

Ranger Sarah has arrived at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument in New Mexico. Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument was established in 1907 by Theodore Roosevelt to protect the prehistoric material culture of the Mogollon people and others who inhabited this area.
— Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument.

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve today. Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/neri/index.htm and #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography #river Image credit National Park Service #westvirginia #spring #trees

View from the new camera at the Kuchel Visitor Center in Redwood National and State Parks today. Learn more about the park at https://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm and #nps #nationalparks #ocean #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #coast #pacific #redwood #waves #tide #california Image credit National Park Service #clouds

A #Wildfire colleague of mine, who is quite conservative, just posted a rant on another platform about crowds in our National Parks. Then they literally said "US citizens should have the priority over our National Parks, foreign tourists need to be limited."

I find that kind of thinking to be pretty scary.

#xenophobia
#NPS

Merced River, Yosemite National Park, today. For more information https://apps.usgs.gov/hivis/camera/CA_Merced_River_at_Happy_Isles_Bridge_Yosemite and https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm and #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography Image credit U.S. Geological Survey #yosemite #cawx #usgs #research #water #river #spring

#MarshMadness day 20
Bashful Wakerobin (Trillium catesbaei) found near the water's edge of a marsh.

Reminder: Please go to: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/25/2025-03014/removal-of-national-environmental-policy-act-implementing-regulations and leave your comment.

Removal of NEPA destroys almost all environment protections in the United States. If you were worried they will destroy the National Parks for profit, rest assured this is the first step. By removing NEPA, they *will be able to*. Easily.

We have only six more days to comment about the looming removal of NEPA: National Environmental Policy Act. This act was a simple yet very effective framework for protecting our environment and has far and wide reaching positive effects. It is often called the "Magna Carta" of our environment laws. NEPA was one of the first laws ever written that establishes the broad national framework for protecting our environment. For example, sewage treatment to ensure clean water is a direct result from NEPA. It was signed into law by Nixon, and has enjoyed bipartisan support.

#The #GremlinZoo #USPol #DOGE #NPS

From Los Angeles Timed: 1,000 park workers who were fired in DOGE cuts are reinstated

https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-03-20/park-rangers-who-lost-job-doge-cuts-reinstated

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park this morning. Image credit USGS/USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Learn more at https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates and https://www.nps.gov/havo/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm and #nps #nationalparks #interpretation #geology #usgs #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #hawaii #volcano #eruption #kilauea