The "decision to return to the McKinley name" for Alaska's mountain is a "slap in the face of recent efforts to acknowledge ...

And so, in the kind of random act that so often accompanies the colonial naming of geographic “discoveries,” Dickey and his comrades decided to bestow the name McKinley upon the huge peak. It caught ...

An Alaska state legislator has reintroduced a bill that would require the state to sell the Alaska Railroad. House Bill 120 ...

Trump administration cutbacks at parks and the Forest Service affect all Americans.

Dear Journal readers, You may recognize me from Donn and Ora go to the center of the eclipse, or Donn and Rebeca figure out how to view the Northern Lights in New Mexico through an iPhone 10. I own ...

The Trump administration is trying to cancel leases for 34 National Park Service buildings, which an advocate says will ...

Grand Canyon, Arizona The Grand Canyon in Arizona is a sight to behold. Its vastness is overwhelming, with layers of red rock ...

National parks have been the backdrop to major films for decades. NPCA identifies 11 classic films showcasing iconic ...

Denali Park cancels summer camps. Mat-Su holds a firewise event. The Tour of Anchorage ski race finishes despite low snow.

Alex Wild, 35, has been a park ranger for 15 years, working seasonal National Park Service positions for five of the last six years. Then, in 2024, Wild landed his dream job as an interpretive ...

Lisa Roderick spent 22 years managing Denali Basecamp on the Kahiltna Glacier ... her brother Paul Roderick, the National Park Service climbing rangers and some of the many characters she met ...