January 30, 2024 National Geographic ranks travel destinations for new 'Worth a Trip' series: Here are the top spots in the US National Geographic released its annual "Best of the World" destinations list for 2024 plus a "Worth A Trip" addition. 91±¬ÁÏ Digital spoke to Nat Geo's editor-in-chief about the selections.
January 24, 2024 Great Basin tribes campaign to get sacred Nevada site protected, named national monument Native American tribes of the Great Basin are lobbying the government to make Bahsahwahbee, a desert oasis in Nevada, into a national monument to commemorate past massacres at the site.
January 24, 2024 Wolves at Dutch national park can be shot with paintball guns to scare them off, court rules A Dutch court has ruled to allow authorities to use paintball guns to scare away wolves in a national park. A wildlife protection organization plans to appeal the ruling.
January 22, 2024 Federal Bureau of Land Management to reduce recreational target shooting area in Arizona's Sonoran Desert The Federal Bureau of Land Management wants to reduce the area on which recreational target shooting is permitted in Arizona's Sonoran Desert National Monument.
January 21, 2024 Can you really tell a tree’s age from the rings on its stump? What you never knew Exploration of the great outdoors includes a fascination with the trees around us — and here, an expert in tree-ring research reveals some of the details about what trees can tell us.
January 17, 2024 Hawaii hikers rescued, cited after running out of food and water on Mauna Loa volcano amid winter weather A pair of hikers at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park called for help after running out of food and water at 11,000 feet on the Mauna Loa volcano.
January 14, 2024 Dog survives 60-foot fall off cliff, cold night alone at Michigan’s Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Dancer, a 3-year-old dog, was found alive after falling 60 feet off a cliff and spending a cold night alone at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
January 12, 2024 A travel guide to Utah: Beautiful nature filled stops to visit across the state On a trip to Utah, the breathtaking national parks are a main highlight of the state. These parks include hikes for all levels that provide sights you won't soon forget.
January 9, 2024 Biden admin reverses decision to remove William Penn statue from park commemorating founding of Pennsylvania William Penn's statue in a Philadelphia park will remain, the National Park Service said Monday night, retracting a proposal announced just days earlier.
January 7, 2024 Biden admin removing William Penn statue in 'rehabilitation' of park commemorating founding of Pennsylvania The National Park Service is removing the statue of William Penn at the park located at his former home, as part of a "rehabilitation" process.