White House tree cut

National Park Service employees worked to trim back the historic but decaying Jackson magnolia tree on Wednesday. It has stood on the White House grounds since the 1820s.

• Dec 27, 2017
• 1:35

National Park Service photographer

The National Park Service hired a photographer this year to document the human touch on the American landscape. One of his first assignments is a little known part of Ellis Island. The Baggage and Dormitory Building is tucked behind the famous great hall. For this installment of our "America the Beautiful" series, Jim Axelrod met a man who hopes his work will reveal more of the fabric of our nation.

• Dec 13, 2016
• 5:29

8/25: Evening News

Admission fees are being waived at all 412 national parks for the weekend as the National Park Service celebrates its 100th anniversary; The presidential election got ugly in an unprecedented way on Thursday as both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump accused each other of bigotry.

• Aug 25, 2016
• 16:17

100 years of national parks

Admission fees are being waived at all 412 national parks for the weekend as the National Park Service celebrates its 100th anniversary. Chip Reid reports on the monumental milestone.

• Aug 25, 2016
• 2:17

The full episode of the CBS Evening news from September 30, 2015 edition

Heavy downpours left the Eastern Seaboard drenched on Wednesday -- with more rain on the way from Hurricane Joaquin; Florida airboaters are on the losing end of a fight with the National Park Service to continue enjoying their hobby in the Everglades

• Sep 30, 2015
• 19:47

Florida airboaters are on the losing end of a fight with the National Park Service to continue enjoying their hobby in the Everglades

Florida airboaters are on the losing end of a fight with the National Park Service to continue enjoying their hobby in the Everglades. David Begnaud has more on why the airboaters want to stay and why conservationists want them gone.

• Sep 30, 2015
• 2:36

Veterans will soon receive lifetime free access to national parks

The program starts on a fitting day — Veterans Day.

• Nov 10, 2020

Sister of Utah hiker relieved she was found

Jamie Courtier-Strong, the sister of Holly Courtier, who went missing in a Utah national park for 12 days, spoke to CBS News' Carter Evans about Holly's ordeal. This comes as a member of Washington County's search and rescue team, which was involved in assisting the National Park Service with the search, has called into question certain parts of Courtier's story.

• Oct 22, 2020
• 2:32

California mom found safe 12 days after vanishing in national park

The 38-year-old was last seen in Utah's Zion National Park on October 6. She is recovering after suffering a head injury and being stranded without food.

• Oct 19, 2020

California mom missing In Zion National Park for a week

"I'm not going to stop until I find her," the daughter of Holly Suzanne Courtier said.

• Oct 13, 2020

Mother missing for nearly a week in Utah's Zion National Park

Holly Suzanne Courtier, 38, disappeared last week at the national park — a place both her and her daughter have visited before.

• Oct 12, 2020

Washington Monument to reopen to public October 1

The Washington Monument was shuttered for years after an earthquake, only to reopen shortly before COVID-19 struck, causing it to close again.

• Sep 28, 2020

California condors spotted in Sequoia after nearly 50 years

The giant birds were known to nest inside massive sequoia trees before their near-extinction in the 1980s.

• Jul 8, 2020

Trump administration brings back banned hunting practices in Alaska

Trump officials have rolled back an Obama-era regulation that protected wildlife in Alaska National Parks.

• Jun 10, 2020

Visiting our national parks online

There are surprising ways to enjoy the Great Outdoors while indoors, from soundscapes of weather and wildlife, to Skype field trips and virtual treks through a glacier or cave

• Apr 12, 2020

National Park Service offering virtual tours of closed parks

Climb up the Statue of Liberty, hike through Yosemite National Park and visit the Pyramids of Egypt — all from your computer.

• Mar 21, 2020

Arizona national monument being blown up for border wall

The blasts are taking place on an UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and Native American burial site.

• Feb 7, 2020

2 cases of norovirus confirmed at Yosemite National Park

"Most of the cases occurred on and around the first week of January 2020 ..." park officials said.

• Jan 16, 2020

Texas man missing at Grand Canyon for 11 days found alive

Before being located, the 58-year-old was last seen at a lodge in Grand Canyon Village on December 22.

• Jan 2, 2020

Nature up close: The pros and cons of introducing non-native fish species

Anglers may welcome fighters like trout, but stocking lakes and streams with non-native fish can have disastrous impacts on other organisms

• Oct 18, 2019

Funds diverted and flights shut down for Trump's July 4 event

Tanks on the National Mall and military flyovers will be part of the capital's celebration, by order of President Trump

• Jul 3, 2019

#SafePlaceSelfie Day: Hashtags put focus on selfie safety

Worldwide, unsafe selfies have been blamed for more than 250 deaths

• Apr 3, 2019

MLK's homes to be preserved by National Park Service

The descendants of the civil rights icon are entrusting homes to the National Park Service, thanks to the once-anonymous donor

• Feb 21, 2019

Science gets shut down along with the federal government

Scientists and engineers across the country – indeed, across the globe – rely on information that's ground to a halt during the shutdown

• Jan 14, 2019

Joshua Tree National Park to temporarily close to fix damage during shutdown

The National Park Service said the closure set for 8 a.m. Thursday follows incidents of off-roading and destruction of the park's namesake Joshua trees

• Jan 8, 2019

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