118. No More Deaths in Our Parks (National Park Service, USA)

My episodes might become a little more boring and a little bit more ambiguous soon (obviously that's supposed to be a joke.) I’ve noticed a trend of incident reports being less and less detailed over the years, but now a new law might make accidents and deaths in our parks even more vague. Why is the Department of the Interior trying to conceal incidents within the national park service sites? Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Park_Service https://www.nps.gov/index.htm https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-06-25/national-park-staff-ordered-not-to-reveal-deaths-as-part-of-new-policy https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/nps-internal-memo-deaths/ https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/mortality-data.htm https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/life/department-of-the-interior-changes-policy-about-reporting-deaths-injuries-in-national-parks/article_14353bd8-568b-4572-a744-0af9af26c5f3.html Follow me on Instagram here. Support the show The 10 Essentials for Outdoor Recreation here. Leave No Trace (LNT) principles here. Share a "Campfire Story" for us to read on the pod! email us: [email protected] Buy Me a Coffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.