National Parks Service

The Cherokee Nation signed the region’s first agreement between a Tribal Nation and The National Park Service to protect the medicinal plants in Buffalo National River Park. A tribal executive order will also make land in Adair County serve as the Cherokee Nation Medicine Keepers Preserve.

The offices of most federal agencies in Oklahoma could be affected by a potential government shutdown, if the U.S. Senate fails to move past a deadlock on…

The National Park Service turns 100 this year, and many states are celebrating top-tier environmental landmarks that are a big source of local pride.…

Sally Jewell, who oversees agencies including the National Park Service, discusses some of the efforts underway, and biggest challenges.

Two Native American tribes in Oklahoma have received grants to assist in the return of human remains and cultural objects.The National Park Service…

The National Park Service has awarded historic preservation grants to four American Indian tribes in Oklahoma.NPS director Jonathan Jarvis says the grants…

Federally run campsites, parks and pavilions at dozens of Oklahoma lakes controlled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have closed because of the federal…

The National Park Service has awarded the Chickasaw Nation more than $7,000 to help the tribe return ancestral human remains and cultural objects.The…