The gate on the ten-foot-tall fence opened easily, and inside the wire exclosure the willows were even taller. Beyond the wall of leaves and branches were the sounds of rushing water, backed up by a complex of beaver dams, cascading down, hidden beneath the brush. The beavers were back.

Post-tropical storm Fiona has damaged the dunes of Prince Edward Island National Park, causing erosion to the dunes and areas inland from the dunes up to and including some roadways and paved trails.

With Hurricane Ian lining up for a direct hit on South Carolina, National Park System units in Florida on Friday were recovering from the storm's impacts and slowly reopening.

One of the most endangered fish species on the planet, one that calls a tiny water-filled canyon home, has undergone a population boom. National Park Service biologists recently surveyed the Devils Hole pupfish colony at Death Valley National Park, and counted 263 individuals, the greatest number recorded in 19 years.