A wildfire burning about a dozen miles west of Yosemite National Park is pumping huge clouds of smoke into Yosemite and raising concerns that it could threaten the park in the coming days.

Grand Canyon National Park will implement mandatory Level 2 water conservation measures due to diminished water resources. All concessions operations will switch to disposable dishes and utensils, alter menus to use less water for food prep and dish washing, adopt low water use for hotel room cleaning, and serve drinking water at restaurants by request only.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have closed the Greenbrier area to all use due to additional road damage caused by an estimated three inches of rain occurring during the early morning hours on Thursday, July 21.

Looking around the National Park System, you can adopt a sea turtle nest at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, take in National Park Service Director Chuck Sams' discussion about climate challenges in the National Park System, plan to attend the Denim Ball on the Blue Ridge Parkway, or check out this year's litter of sled dog puppies at Denali National Park.