National Park News | Border Wall Controversy, Hiker Rescues & New National Park Rules

What you'll learn

• 1 (00:00) **Open - State of National Park News Reporting** - Jason explains the shift of national park coverage from the defunct Parkography channel back to RV Miles and discusses the challenges of reporting during a time of reduced federal transparency.
• 2 (05:11) **Border Construction Paused at Big Bend National Park** - Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott ordered a halt to construction inside Big Bend on August 16th while he travels to review the project.
• 3 (09:34) **Second Border Barrier Going Up at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument** - Unlike the paused Big Bend project, construction is actively underway at Organ Pipe for a second barrier wall parallel to the existing 30-foot wall.
• 4 (10:40) **Flash Flood Rescue at Bryce Canyon National Park** - Eleven hikers in four separate groups were stranded by flash flooding on popular trails below the rim on Monday afternoon.
• 5 (11:43) **Search for Missing Hiker at Canyonlands National Park** - Rangers are searching for 71-year-old Patrick J. Trier, last seen August 16th, whose vehicle was found at the Horseshoe Canyon Trailhead on August 23rd.
• 6 (12:59) **New NPS Rules for Electric Scooters and Hoverboards** - The National Park Service is changing regulations for "Powered Micro Mobility Devices" (under 150 lbs), creating a system that prohibits them by default but makes it easier for individual parks to allow them.
• 7 (14:54) **Vandalism at Oregon State Parks** - Oregon State Police are investigating significant vandalism at four state parks along the coast, occurring overnight on August 21st-22nd.

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