The National Park Service is proposing to charge fees for wilderness permits on the South Rim of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado and increase group campsite fees for Curecanti National Recreation Area.

The National Park Service at Richmond National Battlefield Park in Virginia is working to expand its interpretation of Civil War history along the James River.

Zion National Park in southwestern Utah is expected to be hot and crowded for the Fourth of July holiday break.

On the day that three park rangers joined my cruise to interpret Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, I slept through their 6 a.m. arrival. But I was among the early birds gathered in the lounge for their 7:30 a.m. greeting, and when they later spoke from the bridge on a webcam channel, I listened from my stateroom with a park brochure and map spread out on the bed.