When 5 p.m. arrives at the Priest River Experimental Forest, it's time to check the weather. Each day, as afternoon turns into evening, the U.S. Forest Service research staffer based at the ...

Cutting or disbanding the National Park Service's Inventory and Monitoring Division would have far-flung impacts extending beyond parks.

ACCOMACK COUNTY, VA - The town of Chincoteague is asking the Accomack County Board of Supervisors to enter a cost-share ...

After the catastrophic flash flooding in central Texas on July 4, 2025, users online claimed that U.S. President Donald Trump ...

After the catastrophic flash flooding in central Texas on July 4, 2025, users online claimed that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration was ultimately to blame for the flood's 100 deaths due to ...

Chincoteague Mayor Denise Bowden is worried because President Donald Trump's administration never hired 13 lifeguards to ...

Big Bend, one of the largest national parks in the U.S., is now operating with just half the staff it needs. As part of a ...

Trump extended a federal hiring freeze until Oct. 15, with exceptions for the military, immigration enforcement and national ...

At the Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland, visitors this summer are seeing shuttered lifeguard towers and signs warning that no lifeguards are on duty.

When Azania Lane-Majestic arrived at the beach with her family, her initial excitement gave way to concern. No lifeguards ...

About 50%-75% of drownings occur in open water such as oceans, lakes, rivers, and ponds. Some estimates indicate that the ...