Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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This week in national parks and public lands news:

• What’s actually happening with the proposed border security project at Big Bend
• A second barrier going up at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
• 11 hikers rescued after flash flooding at Bryce Canyon
• The search for a missing 71-year-old hiker at Canyonlands
• New National Park Service rules for electric scooters, hoverboards, Segways, and other micromobility devices
• A historic Sierra National Forest cabin reopens
• Vandals cause extensive damage at several Oregon state parks
• The National Park Service celebrates its 110th birthday
• A new NPS partnership with Google Arts & Culture brings virtual national park tours online

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00:00 Intro
00:28 Sponsor Message
01:16 NP News Format Returns
05:11 Big Bend Border Review
09:34 Organ Pipe Second Wall
10:34 Bryce Canyon Flood Rescue
11:43 Canyonlands Missing Hiker
13:06 New E-Scooter Rules
14:54 Oregon Parks Vandalism
15:45 NPS Turns 110
17:45 Wrap Up and Thanks