If you're a national park enthusiast, chances are you've wondered what it would be like to work as a park ranger. Maybe you participated in the Junior Ranger Program as a kid, or national park trips ...

Perched on the edge of a boat gliding smoothly out of sunny Northeast Harbor, Maine, Tess Black ’20 commands the attention of the dozens of visitors to Acadia National Park seated around her. “Today, ...

For millions of people, a visit to a national park is a chance to escape the everyday and reconnect with the natural world. But have you ever wondered what it’s like to be on the other side of the ...

Like most government employees, national park rangers are facing a lot of difficulty right now. According to a report from the Associated Press, roughly 1,000 new hires at the National Park Service ...

It’s a perfect fall afternoon in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park and a guided hike of 15 strangers just a few miles beyond the park’s eastern entrance is under way. As the hikers click away ...

As National Park Service leaders grapple with reduced staffing and restrictive, ideological policies, maintenance workers at Yosemite National Park are now also facing a pay cut in 2026 that could ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is hiring for 2026. But after 2025 saw staffing and budget cuts to national parks across the country and the longest federal government shutdown in history, what’s ...