Conservationists are alarmed at DOI's cryptic announcement that it will review lands in NPs and elsewhere that are being managed as de facto wilderness for "potential improvements." https://buff.ly/84g7s6i

A congressional attempt to block Trump's waiver of environmental laws in Big Bend NP and surrounding areas has failed. For now, a variety of border security projects could be in the offing. https://buff.ly/PJs6yOS

Trump laid out a fast-tracked schedule to get his DC arch built before he leaves office. https://buff.ly/1n7Pn3Y

Landslides caused by a climate-change-fueled cyclone killed over 50 extremely rare orangutans last year in Indonesia, a new study finds. The study provides support for a strong link between climate change damage and biodiversity destruction. https://buff.ly/8IbcQZ4

Among the many thousands of comments critical of Trump's censorship campaign that were submitted via park QR codes, nearly 5,000 contained the controversial shorthand phrase "8647." https://buff.ly/dWMW8SA  Furthermore, just 47 comments out of  35,700 (0.01%) expressed support for what Trump is doing. https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2026/06/visitors-use-interiors-qr-code-system-undermine-efforts-remove-park-signage

Trump has waived all environmental laws pertaining to building a border wall inside Big Bend NP, greenlighting the project after months of confusion and wavering. https://buff.ly/Aa3naIa

A group is suing to reverse Trump's revocation of bison grazing permits on USBLM lands in Montana. https://buff.ly/u3k0bOe

The April arrest in Tanzania of a trafficker in possession of 500 ivory tusks was welcomed by anti-poaching groups, but they are raising questions about how hard the government is trying to trace the higher-ups in charge. https://buff.ly/dcpyjhq

A new report from the Congressional Research Service documents a consistent shortfall in USNPS funding over the last 10 years. https://buff.ly/Jhww0Mp

For the first time, captive-raised Devils Hole pupfish have been been used to bolster the population of this critically endangered species, which is found only in Death Valley NP. https://buff.ly/Bi7D8op

Under orders from Trump, USNPS is preparing to take down quotes about suffrage, immigration, abolitionism, and anti-war movements at the Bunker Hill Monument in Boston NHP. https://buff.ly/UbGEfIS