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Staffing issues among other challenges means visitors can expect longer entry queues, closed trails, and trash going uncollected at some U.S. national parks.

The U.S. National Parks Service hasn't seen staffing increase in tandem with surging visitation at many locations. The Trump's Administration's rescinding of job offers to temporary workers, plus other actions, may compromise the ability of rangers to manage crowds this summer.

It's no surprise the national parks have a lot of visitors. But growth has been accelerating and parks leaders have been looking for ways to lessen the impact.

Yosemite National Park is trying to find a balance between the visitor experience and keeping it accessible.

Yosemite National Park is breaking a national park trend by not reinstating a summer reservation system. What happens to the park's visitor experience and local ecosystems could influence other national parks to reconsider theirs.

An ironic move given the timing, but the acquisition has been discussed for more than a century and speaks to the importance of the parks despite recent setbacks.

Should Yosemite National Park resemble a natural wonder or gridlock in Manhattan? Those are the stakes in the debate over the plan to restore the natural flow of the Merced River.

National parks already handled a variety of difficult operating tasks, including park preservation, before the sequestration came along and made just staying open a goal.

Balancing activities that draw visitors and protecting natural resources has always been a challenge for the thinly-stretched park service. The outcome of this Yosemite struggle will likely be reflected in similar battles being waged across the U.S.

Despite deaths like these, national parks in the U.S. are indeed some of the safest places to visit in the world.