A lawsuit has been filed against the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over cattle that leave forest lands to enter Valles Caldera National Preserve in northern New Mexico. Brought by three environmental groups, the lawsuit alleges the agencies violated the Endangered Species Act by allowing livestock to illegally graze in the preserve.

The gorgeous yellow brick train depot with an ugly past sits alone on Remembrance Way in Natchitoches waiting for the chance to tell its story. It’s a disturbing story of separate entrances, separate waiting rooms and separate washrooms. But it’s also an inspiring story of people fleeing the segregated South for better opportunities.

An early summer heat wave will bring dangerously hot temperatures this week to some Southwestern units of the National Park System, including Death Valley National Park, which could see temperatures flirting with 122° Fahrenheit by Thursday.

A new log bridge that spans a side channel of the Taiya River at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Alaska allows hikers to head up to Mile 4 on the historic Chilkoot Trail.