There's a lack of historic resources and recreational potential to designate a national trail to honor the western explorations of Zebulon Pike back in 1806-07, the National Park Service has told Congress.

Across the country, national park units are grappling with the likelihood that a portion of their land could become inundated and their habitats significantly altered by sea-level rise in the not-too-distant future

Following a three-year absence, Great Smoky Mountains National Park will again host its popular Mountain Life Festival at the Mountain Farm Museum on Saturday, September 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event preserves the legacy of the diverse Appalachian customs practiced for generations by the many families who lived on lands that later became Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The National Park Service has awarded a construction contract for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center project in Everglades National Park. This project includes a new two-story building and major site improvements at the location of the former Gulf Coast Visitor Center in Everglades City. Everglades City is where Everglades National Park was dedicated on December 6, 1947.