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Zion visitation continues to climb, sets summer record

Zion visitation continues to climb, sets summer record

By /October 7, 2019 /Local News

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park visitation set records this summer, averaging more than a half-million visitors per month. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports that yearly park visitors have more than doubled over the last decade at the southern Utah park known for its red-rock cliffs and narrow […]

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Sign on Rt. 41 in Oakhurst notifying travelers that Yosemite Park is closed Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. The shutdown of the federal government overnight meant that some federal employees, such as rangers who staff national parks, were furloughed as their positions are considered 'non-essential.' The shutdown means anyone who is in Yosemite National Park has 48 hours to leave if the House and Senate can't come to an agreement on a funding bill that puts the federal government back in business. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group)

National parks struggle to stay open, safe during shutdown

By /January 5, 2019 /Local News

Nonprofits, businesses and state governments nationwide are putting up money and volunteer hours in a battle to keep national parks safe and clean for visitors as the partial U.S. government shutdown lingers. But such makeshift arrangements haven’t prevented some parks from closing and others from being inundated with trash. Support […]

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