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

At the Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland, visitors this summer are seeing shuttered lifeguard towers and signs ...

Layoffs and departures after pressure from the Trump administration have left sites struggling, with the remaining employees ...

Nearly a quarter of the National Park Service's workforce has left since President Donald Trump took office in January, and ...

When Azania Lane-Majestic arrived at the beach with her family, her initial excitement gave way to concern. No lifeguards could be seen despite heavy, pounding surf.

Just as California's busy summer season commences, advocates warn of the impacts federal staffing cuts are having on the state's national parks.

The agency is also struggling to recruit staff for front-line positions as the parks hit their busiest season.

At Yosemite National Park in California, one of the oldest and most popular U.S. natural preserves, the workforce is stretched so thin this season that nearly all staffers, even scientists, are ...

The risk of a public backlash against Trump if conditions at the national parks prove unpleasant for visitors this summer is significant.

ABC News reported that the park service will be allowed to hire 7,700 seasonal workers in a reverse hiring freeze imposed by the federal government. There has been no mention of probationary park ...

In the Pacific Northwest, the Forest Service and National Park Service previously announced plans to hire 1,250 people this summer for recreation, visitor services, and engineering. Zach Urness ...