The National Park Service has not yet predicted when peak bloom could hit this year. WASHINGTON — Despite the chilly temperatures outside, plans for the National Cherry Blossom Festival are beginning to bloom.

Virginia’s 22 National Park Service sites serve 22 million visitors annually, contributing $1.5 billion to local economies across the Commonwealth ~ WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and U.

Legislation was introduced in Washington on Thursday that will remove a National Park Service restriction imposed on property owned by the city of Paducah. The change would empower local officials to

At the North Cascades National Park, advocates had previously been sounding the alarm over lack of staffing. The North Cascades Conservation Council recently circulated a petition to reopen the visitor center in Stehekin after it was indefinitely shuttered last year.

Uncertainty over National Park Service staffing and services is leading to concern in communities that rely on visitors to fuel their economies.