Joshua Tree National Park suffered the most damage of any national park during the last government shutdown. Here’s what’s different this time: www.sfgate.com/national-par...

SCOOP: Three months after a large transgender pride flag appeared on Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan, park officials have terminated one employee involved in hoisting the flag and placed two others on admin leave. via @ashleyharrell.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/california-p...

I recently accompanied SFGATE columnist Drew Magary to Yosemite to see if the park was ruined. This incredible video documents his journey. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvSV...

🚨 GOOD JOURNALISM NEWS ALERT 🚨 @sfgate.com launched a National Parks bureau in Jan. 1. It's led to millions of readers and our site being one of America's fastest growing in back-to-back months. Instead of doing a 🧵 I wrote about who we hired + the wild numbers here: www.sfgate.com/national-par...

If you're curious about what privatizing public lands might actually look like, here's a glimpse: www.sfgate.com/california-p...

Big thanks to KQED Forum for having me on today's show about what national parks are up against. It's a great listen!

The historic High Sierra Camps were supposed to reopen this summer. But short-staffed Yosemite National Park has been forced to prioritize other things. www.sfgate.com/california-p...

Hello SFGATE readers! Did you have big plans to visit national parks this spring/summer and now you're reconsidering because of what you've been reading in the news? Are you willing to talk about it in a brief interview w/ our journalist @adriannanine.bsky.social? Reach out: [email protected]

So pumped about the people we've hired at SFGATE to cover national parks across the American West! Feel free to send news tips our way.

I'm honored to be at the helm of SFGATE's national parks bureau as we expand beyond California to cover parks in the Southwest, Big Sky Country and the Pacific Northwest. Read all about it here!