With time running out on the current session of Congress, legislation that could help provide much-needed housing for National Park Service staff is languishing in a House committee, according to its sponsor.

The National Park Service is allocating $1.1 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to improve transportation in national parks and collaborate with the Department of Transportation to research innovative solutions to provide visitors with comprehensive, reliable, real-time travel information.

The need to make a reservation to enter Arches National Park in Utah goes away next week, although you should expect to encounter crowded conditions if you plan to visit.

Hurricane Ian's exact track still hasn't been firmly nailed down, but the National Park Service is closing parts of Gulf Islands National Seashore in northern Florida as a precaution.