https://www.azpm.org/tags/national-parks State & National Parks en-US Copyright Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:12:31 GMT https://www.azpm.org/2026-10-23/chiricahua-national-monument-is-americas-new-national-park It’s Arizona’s fourth national park and 64th in the country overall. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:12:31 GMT https://www.azpm.org/2026-10-23/chiricahua-national-monument-is-americas-new-national-park Katya Mendoza https://www.azpm.org/history/2026-06-26/230288-trump-axed-a-black-history-exhibit-former-park-rangers-are-teaching-it-anyway As the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, former national park rangers are hosting teach-ins and sharing history that the Trump administration has sought to erase from federal land. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:43:20 GMT https://www.azpm.org/history/2026-06-26/230288-trump-axed-a-black-history-exhibit-former-park-rangers-are-teaching-it-anyway Marissa J. Lang, NPR National Correspondent https://www.azpm.org/arizona/2026-04-02/229169-appeals-court-tosses-gop-lawsuit-looking-to-undo-national-monument-south-of-grand-canyon The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower district court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit from 2024 that looked to overturn Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni — or the Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:09:02 GMT https://www.azpm.org/arizona/2026-04-02/229169-appeals-court-tosses-gop-lawsuit-looking-to-undo-national-monument-south-of-grand-canyon Gabriel Pietrorazio, KJZZ Tribal Natural Resources Reporter https://www.azpm.org/arizona/2025-12-18/227761-looking-back-on-doge-national-park-layoffs Revisiting the mass firings that reshaped conservation work and my understanding of who protects America’s parks. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:48:43 GMT https://www.azpm.org/arizona/2025-12-18/227761-looking-back-on-doge-national-park-layoffs Katya Mendoza https://www.azpm.org/state-national-parks/2025-11-26/227405-national-parks-to-raise-fees-by-100-for-international-tourists-to-popular-us-parks The announcement Tuesday declaring “America-first entry fee policies” comes as national parks deal with the strain of a major staff reduction and severe budget cuts. Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:25:28 GMT https://www.azpm.org/state-national-parks/2025-11-26/227405-national-parks-to-raise-fees-by-100-for-international-tourists-to-popular-us-parks Associated Press https://www.azpm.org/news/2025-11-10/227211-local-nonprofit-helps-keep-saguaro-national-park-west-accessible-during-shutdown Saguaro West and three other federal sites in Arizona are open to visitors thanks to Western National Parks. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 21:23:46 GMT https://www.azpm.org/news/2025-11-10/227211-local-nonprofit-helps-keep-saguaro-national-park-west-accessible-during-shutdown Noor Haghighi https://www.azpm.org/news/2025-10-03/226691-saguaro-national-park-east-gated-off-as-government-shuts-down Some visitors entered on foot, while others stopped to take a selfie. The rest turned their vehicles around in pursuit of alternate Tucson sights. Fri, 03 Oct 2025 14:43:42 GMT https://www.azpm.org/news/2025-10-03/226691-saguaro-national-park-east-gated-off-as-government-shuts-down Noor Haghighi, AZPM News https://www.azpm.org/news/2025-09-30/226624-federal-government-shutdown-begins-with-no-easy-exit-in-sight The consequences of a shutdown will be sweeping in the nation’s capital and across the country, where states are bracing for the impact. Wed, 01 Oct 2025 03:07:08 GMT https://www.azpm.org/news/2025-09-30/226624-federal-government-shutdown-begins-with-no-easy-exit-in-sight Jennifer Shutt and Ariana Figueroa, Arizona Mirror https://www.azpm.org/arizona/2025-09-29/226603-former-national-park-superintendents-urge-trump-administration-to-close-parks-in-case-of-shutdown Forty former superintendents said in a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum that past shutdowns in which parks have remained opened have led to the vandalism of iconic symbols, destruction of wildlife habitats and possible endangerment of visitors. Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:49:13 GMT https://www.azpm.org/arizona/2025-09-29/226603-former-national-park-superintendents-urge-trump-administration-to-close-parks-in-case-of-shutdown Associated Press https://www.azpm.org/arizona/2025-05-07/223785-it-was-the-very-beginning-of-my-career-national-park-service-layoffs-impact-southern-arizona National park job cuts spark concerns over conservation, tourism and the future of public lands. Wed, 07 May 2025 15:02:25 GMT https://www.azpm.org/arizona/2025-05-07/223785-it-was-the-very-beginning-of-my-career-national-park-service-layoffs-impact-southern-arizona Katya Mendoza