The Rocky Mountain Conservancy Conservation Corps recently marked its 20th anniversary by fielding the largest crew and accomplishing its most ambitious work program in its history at Rocky Mountain National Park.

An eight-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Park was indefinitely closed to traffic Monday due to repeated efforts by visitors to feed and even hold a young black bear at the Lane Pinnacle Overlook.

The National Park Service at Death Valley National Park plans to reopen Mud Canyon Road and Daylight Pass, which suffered heavy road damage from flash flooding in August, on November 1. Daylight Pass connects the national park to NV-374 and Beatty, NV. Only emergency repairs have been completed, so drivers need to use caution.

Getting answers from the leadership of the National Park Service to questions of public interest has become more and more difficult, as the agency increasingly takes a no-comment approach to challenging, uncomfortable, or accountability issues.