You can now download a digital pass to get into Yellowstone National Park. It won't enable you to drive through the entrance station without stopping, but will speed things up a bit if you're in a hurry to get into the park.

National park friends groups are playing an increasingly important role in support their favorite parks these days. Instead of just providing "the icing" on the parks, more groups are being asked to help support operational needs, such as trail improvements. That's why you should plan to attend Washington's National Park Fund's Spring Dinner and Auction in April.

U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials have moved to lessen public input involving oil and gas development on public lands by rescinding Master Leasing Plans adopted under the Obama administration, a move that threatens the integrity and environment of national parks, according to the National Parks Conservation Association.

Sometimes you need to look beyond the surface of an object to appreciate its true beauty. That certainly can be said now of a number of plaster-encased molds that had been stashed away at Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in New Hampshire.