The GWS has launched a search tool for The Stewardship Archive, its collection of web materials threatened with erasure or alteration by the Trump administration. https://buff.ly/Y2mF78p

On Earth Day, California announced plans for 3 new SPs, and will enlarge several more. https://buff.ly/DTF99VH

At a hearing Burgum leveled his first public criticism of how USNPS handled the wildfire that devastated parts of the North Rim at Grand Canyon NP. https://buff.ly/9RB3L05
 
In a new twist, a Customs and Border Patrol planning map now once again shows a physical border wall being planned within and adjacent to Big Bend NP. https://buff.ly/vI3Dh4e

House Republicans planned to use today, Earth Day, to pass a package of ESA rollbacks. Their leader suddenly canceled the vote after opposition from within the party's ranks. https://buff.ly/aGIvN9I

People and wildlife are co-existing well in UNESCO-designated sites, a new report says. https://buff.ly/mVO0iYl

A report reveals that no SSSIs — sites of special scientific interest, a unique UK designation — have been designated since 2023. https://buff.ly/Bl0eSkL

In a surprise, a new study finds that animals return to tracts of rainforest that are in the process of recovering from deforestation much faster than expected. https://buff.ly/B9j3grz

Burgum told a House hearing that DOI no longer has plans for any further large-scale layoffs ("RIFs," or reductions-in-force, in government parlance). https://buff.ly/Kw76WEp

The hot weather experienced by NPs throughout the American West is adding to evidence that climate change is roiling the region's phenology — the seasonality of plant blooms, animal mating behavior, and more. https://buff.ly/ySWTqeS