‘Trailblazing’ NPS Ranger Betty Reid Soskin Dies at Age 104
Betty Reid Soskin was the oldest active ranger in the U.S. until her retirement from the National Park Service at the age of 100.
Betty Reid Soskin was the oldest active ranger in the U.S. until her retirement from the National Park Service at the age of 100.
Harrowing footage shows first responders rescuing a baby in a carseat by sliding it across a ladder extended over a raging river. Watch here.
Joseph Brambila went for a solo hike of Mt. Whitney, and his family never saw him again. Officials have likely discovered his body.
NPS celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new visitor’s center at Everglades National Park. The center was two years in the making.
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