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Officials with the Interior Department and Forest Service testified on wildfire and forest management before the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Topics inclu…

The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing to discuss three pieces of legislation calling for the removal of Confederate statues on public land. Witnesses incl…

The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands held a hearing on efforts to protect federal employees from anti-government activities directed at public…

A House Natural Resources subcommittee held a hearing on legislation to create a Smithsonian National American Latino Museum. Witnesses included Representative Jose Serrano (D-NY), who intro…

National Park Service Deputy Director Dan Smith testified on his agency’s fiscal year 2020 budget request at a House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing. President Trump’s budget proposal…

Witnesses testified on plans for new monuments and construction plans for the National Mall.

Two granddaughters of Dwight D. Eisenhower voiced their opposition this week to the proposed design of a memorial honoring the 34th president of the United States. They appeared before a con…

Witnesses testified on extending compensation to local counties for lost tax revenue on federally owned land in their jurisdictions, a program known as PILT (Payments in Lieu of Taxes).

Witnesses testified about the future of the National Park System, conservation programs, and the mission of the National Park Service. Among the topics they addressed were visitation rates, …

Federal and state land managers and child health and outdoor recreation experts testified about the trend away from outdoor activity among the young. Topics included the causes of this trend…

U.S. House Natural Resources and Appropriations Subcommittee bheard testimony concerning the National Park Service’s financial and management practices from Department of the Interior, Natio…