#usnationalparks — Public Fediverse posts

Study Reveals The Most Photographed National Parks in The United States https://petapixel.com/2026/05/11/study-reveals-the-most-photographed-national-parks-in-the-united-states/ #usnationalparks #nationalparks #touristphotos #grandcanyon #yosemite #News #utah

Google celebrates America’s 250th anniversary with AI-driven history experience

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/05/google-america-250/

Google celebrates America’s 250th anniversary with AI-driven history experience

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/05/google-america-250/

This sweeping landscape captures a deep, U-shaped glacial valley in Glacier National Park, framed by rugged peaks. In the distance, thick wildfire smoke heavily obscures the horizon as it fills the valleys of the park.

#GlacierNationalPark #GoingToTheSunRoad #Montana #USNationalParks #GlacierNPS #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #MountainLandscape #EarthVisuals #GreatOutdoors #nationalparks

The earth breathes in Yellowstone, Wyoming.

#yellowstonenationalpark #visitwyoming #nationalparks #usnationalparks #travel

Grand Canyon Joins Ranks of Parks Charging International Visitors Extra

International visitors to Grand Canyon and 10 other major US parks will pay an extra $100 fee starting January 1, 2026. Find out why and who is affected.

#GrandCanyonFee, #NationalParkNews, #InternationalTravel, #ParkFees, #USNationalParks

https://newsletter.tf/grand-canyon-10-parks-charge-foreign-visitors-extra/

Foreign visitors will now pay an extra $100 to enter Grand Canyon and 10 other popular US national parks starting January 1, 2026. This is a new fee for non-US residents.

#GrandCanyonFee, #NationalParkNews, #InternationalTravel, #ParkFees, #USNationalParks
https://newsletter.tf/grand-canyon-10-parks-charge-foreign-visitors-extra/

Migrating Woodcocks draw crowds to NYC park

Birders and New Yorkers flocked to Bryant Park in Manhattan to catch a glimpse of the elusive, nocturnal American Woodcock that had stopped over during its early-spring migration north. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #usnationalparks #environment #wildlife #migratorybird 👉 Subscribe: Keep up with the latest news from around the world: Follow Reuters on Facebook: Follow Reuters on X: Follow Reuters on Instagram:

https://fllics.com/en/video/migrating-woodcocks-draw-crowds-to-nyc-park/

Once again he's erasing history that doesn't glorify him, his race or his maleness.

Trump orders removal or changing of Native American signage at national park
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USrwfhJ7A0c

#USpol #trump #USNationalParks #NativeAmericans #Indigenous #Racism #History #IAmDB

Desert highways and red rock tunnels await 🏍️ Your ultimate Utah riding guide is here

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#travel #northamerica #unitedstates #usa #usatravel #utah #usnationalparks #wanderlust

#hiking #shenandoahnationalpark #usnationalparks #adventuretravel #travel #nationalparks #outdoors #usatravel https://chasingchanelle.com/quick-guide-to-hiking-old-rag-in-shenandoah/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=chasingchanelle/magazine/USA+Travel:+Let's+Go!

Planning a trip to Petrified Forest National Park? This Ultimate Visitor’s Guide has everything you need to know! Discover the top things to see, including the Painted Desert, Crystal Forest, Blue Mesa Trail, and Puerco Pueblo. Learn the best time to visit, where to stay nearby, and even how to explore the park with your dog! Whether you're road-tripping Route 66 or looking for a hidden gem in Arizona, this guide will help you make the most of your adventure. #PetrifiedForest #ArizonaRoadTrip #USNationalParks #TravelGuide

https://careyontravels.com/petrified-forest-national-park/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Southwestern USA travel @southwestern-usa-travel-CareyOnTravels

People encountering the decimation of the US National Parks and Forest Service in the summer of 2025 is going to turn a lot of people against the dumbass regime.

"After layoffs, the hold on its reservation system and more uncertainty, trouble is coming for Yosemite."

#USPol #nps #USNationalParks

https://www.sfgate.com/california/article/calif-mountain-towns-in-trouble-after-federal-cuts-20177786.php

From #Yosemite to #BearsEars, Erasing #NativeAmericans From #USNationalParks

The foundational myth of America’s National Parks is one of heroic preservation of “pristine wilderness” — but places like Yosemite were already home to thriving communities that cherished the #environment around them.

by Hunter Oatman-Stanford

"Today, the foundational myth of America’s National Parks revolves around the heroic preservation of 'pristine wilderness,' places supposedly devoid of human inhabitants that were saved in an unaltered state for future generations. This is obviously a falsehood: Places like Yosemite were already home to thriving communities that had long cherished—and changed—the environment around them. #GeorgeCatlin’s paintings are vivid reminders that the vast expanses of our western frontier were not empty, but rather brimming with human cultures.

"'#NativeAmericans would later be put on display like animals in a zoo.'

"Though the National Park Service prevented wholesale #industrialization, they still packaged the wilderness for consumption, creating a scenic, pre-historical fantasy surrounded by roads and tourist accommodations, all designed to mask the violence inherent to these parks’ creation. More than a century later, the #UnitedStates has done little to acknowledge the government-led #genocide of #NativePopulations, as well as the continued hardships they face because of the many #BadFaith #treaties enacted by the U.S. government. This story is an elemental part of our National Park system, the great outdoor museum of the American landscape, but the myth continues to outweigh the truth. How did the National Park Service evict Yosemite’s indigenous communities and erase their history, and can it come to terms with this troubling legacy today?

[...]

"Despite the obvious claims of indigenous peoples to their lands, white officials frequently justified their removal by claiming that #NativeAmericans weren’t good stewards of the new American frontier. In its excellent exhibition, 'Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations,' the National Museum of the American Indian points out the myriad ways the United States government repeatedly lied about, altered, and disregarded legal contracts intended to secure native access to the land they already lived on. Beyond this egregious, criminal behavior on the part of U.S. officials, they also relied on written documentation, disadvantaging tribal officials who were accustomed to oral agreements or not fluent in English. Sometimes contracts were even negotiated by individuals that had no power to speak for their larger native community."

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https://getpocket.com/explore/item/from-yosemite-to-bears-ears-erasing-native-americans-from-u-s-national-parks?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

#NativeAmericanGenocide #StolenLands #CulturalGenocide #LandBack #NationalParks #BearsEarsMonument

A sow coastal brown bear grazes on fresh early spring sedges in Alaska’s Katmai National Park. Photo by Ben Olson.
#Alaska
#USNationalParks

Stormy Muir Beach north of San Francisco. Can you taste the salt?

https://www.parksconservancy.org/parks/park-web-cams
#USNationalParks #CAwx

Alarm at plan to stash planet-heating CO2 beneath US national forests https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/07/co2-us-forest-service #USForestService #USNationalParks #CO2 #environment #biodiversity #PublicHealth #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

Arson suspected as wildfire burns in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, rangers say

https://phys.org/news/2023-11-arson-wildfire-great-smoky-mountains.html

#environment #earth #earthscience #ecology #science #nps #nationalparkservice #usnationalparks #wildfire #arson #nationalparks

Rainier National Park Panoramic

Looking to the south but capturing from the east to the west in a 9 shot panoramic view. Capturing all the colors in the sky and the fall foliage scattered along the wilderness. The peaks and mountain ranges in the far back bring out the depth of the view.

#rainiernationalpark #usnationalparks #washington #forest #panoramicviews #panoramic #sunrise #wilderness #fallcolors #washingtonexplored

More Bryce Canyon!

#travel #USNationalParks

Today was a good day for this kind of thing #travel #geology #USNationalParks

St. Mary Lake at Glacier National Park. Photo by Northwest Sky Photography.
#Nature
#USNationalParks

' As one former Arches park ranger told me, “The basic mantra the park service tries to instill is the old refrain, ‘The more people who see it, the more people will want to protect it.’ An alternate view is that the more people who see it, the more people buy up the housing for second homes and make the workforce homeless. The more people who see it, the more bighorn sheep get hit by cars....” '

#USNationalParks #tourism #overcrowding #mismanagement

https://cornerpost.org/2023/04/12/hypervisitation-the-fate-of-the-national-parks-and-tourism-toxification-in-a-small-town/