Beavers fueled an 18th and 19th century rush to the Western half of North America by mountain men, and veered towards extinction due to that, before making a comeback in the 20th century. Today, while many communities view the rodents as nuisances that dam creeks and chew down trees, the National Park Service is turning to these ecological engineers to revive wetlands in the National Park System.

At the most easterly point of land in Canada, people come to watch and wait.

A section of Assateague Island National Seashore's beachfront has been temporarily closed due to the presence of unexploded ordnance that has come to the surface there.

Monsoonal rains led to flooding in Death Valley National Park, washing away cars in some instances and closing roads into and within the park.