Long before Ken Burns' PBS series on the national parks, the filmmaker produced another multi-program epic that features several NPS areas. THE CIVIL WAR, which first aired in 1990, remains the highest-rated series in the history of American public television. The series is being rebroadcast in early April to mark the 150th anniversary of the beginning of America's Civil War.

If you enjoy hiking or backcountry camping at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, here's a chance to help make a difference for everyone who takes advantage of those opportunities. The park is recruiting for volunteers for its Adopt-a-Trail (AAT) and Adopt-a-Campsite (AAC) programs, and training is coming up soon.

Though National Junior Ranger Day is still just about a month off, that doesn't mean you can't start planning to attend the festivities at Cape Lookout National Seashore in celebration of junior rangers.

A search is ongoing over Grand Canyon National Park for a plane that's been missing in the area since last weekend.