On June 30, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln signed an act of Congress ceding the Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias to the state of California. As a member of the board of ...

There’s something truly marvelous about visiting a national park. It’s a connection to something much larger than ourselves, ...

Grant had signed the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act of 1872, which wasn’t much; and, in 1890, Muir successfully lobbied Congress to make Yosemite Valley and its surrounding area a ...

While Iowa doesn't have any "national parks" akin to a Yellowstone or a Yosemite National Park ... presidential proclamation instead of an act of Congress. The layoffs are part of the Trump ...