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

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

National parks expect record visitors this holiday weekend while facing severe staffing shortages. At Maryland's Assateague ...

The visitors who trek to America’s national parks are already noticing the changes, just months after President Donald Trump ...

The National Park Service says Shenandoah National Park is ready for the summer season, but has not disclosed how many staff ...

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

"National parks cannot properly function at the staffing levels this administration has reduced them to. And it’s only ...

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

Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency ...

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