National Park Service

The new chapter will cover about 650 workers at park sites or offices in states like Utah, New Mexico, and Montana. They're not the first to unionize after cuts to the federal workforce.

Lawmakers failed to renew the Legacy Restoration Fund last year, but are now pushing to reauthorize it for the country's 250th birthday. It would support hundreds of projects, including in Utah.

With the United State's 250th birthday this year, however, domestic travel is expected to increase — pushing advocates and politicians to ask Congress to renew a key fund for overdue parks repairs.

Advocates of national parks say the Trump administration is trying to erase history by calling for the removal of any materials unrelated to parks' beauty.

The National Park Service started free entry days in 2009. The selection and number of days have varied, but Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been on the list since 2011.

National Parks Week begins this weekend, kicking off with free entry to all parks on April 19. The park service says visitors may experience varying hours and other changes.

Shoutout to the public servants who have dedicated their lives and careers to preserving and protecting our national treasures and making America a better place, one trail at a time.

In other news, Utah schools could be on their way to implementing similar panic alert systems to those used to alert others of an active shoot during a school shooting in Georgia last week, and more.

In other news, legislation to create more affordable housing near national parks is moving forward.

In other news, Bryce Canyon National Park recently celebrated 100 years since its founding.