Life is getting a bit back to normal at Isle Royale National Park, where most campgrounds, trails, docks, and anchorages will reopen on April 16. Additionally, the Houghton Visitor Center will reopen April 19.

Facilities in Shenandoah National Park are beginning to open and will continue to open throughout the spring. The park’s two visitor centers are now open with rangers providing information at outdoor contact stations and the Park Stores located inside are open with limited capacity.

How do you value a century-old tree? That's a tough one when you factor in not just the board feet, but the value it provided to Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Georgia and Tennessee. It's a site that preserves and interprets key battles that helped cripple the Confederacy, and one that a 53-year-old man viewed as his private lumber yard.

The Battle of Glorieta Pass represented the high water mark for a bold Confederate offensive into Union Territory on the western frontier. It emphasized the importance of a well-protected supply chain, which the Confederates lacked.