Management

Organizations Are Improperly Offering Yoga Classes and $20K Weddings in National Parks

"Learning centers" should reimburse the National Park Service for federal funds they received, auditor says. 

  • Eric Katz
Oversight

Lawmakers Look Into the Costs of Trump's July 4 'Display of Pageantry'

House appropriators plan hearing as Park Service, Pentagon gather numbers.

  • Charles S. Clark
Management

Visiting National Parks Could Change Your Thinking About Patriotism

Patriotism means pride in country, but what are we proud of? A former national park ranger suggests that visiting historic sites can remind Americans of the heritage, good and bad, that they share.

  • Jennifer Ladino, The Conversation
Oversight

Park Service Official and Boosters Helped Artist Avoid Taxes

Interior watchdog confirms agency mishandled purchase of $39,000 painting. 

  • Charles S. Clark
Management

Grand Canyon National Park Turns 100: How a Place Once Called ‘Valueless’ Became Grand

The Grand Canyon, which marks 100 years as a national park on Feb. 26, 2019, is known today as an iconic natural wonder. But early European visitors weren't impressed.

  • Stephen Pyne, The Conversation
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