Dec 26, 2021
This has been one of the most newsworthy years in recent memory for the National Park Service and the parks.
There’s finally a Senate-confirmed director at the helm, billions of dollars are flowing into the parks for a variety of projects, wildfires chewed through Sequoia, Kings Canyon and Lassen Volcanic national parks, lakes Powell and Mead are shadows of their former selves.
A look back at news in the National Park System in 2021.