The National Park Service in late September issued a prospectus for the operation of lodging, food service, and retail in Zion National Park in Utah. The Zion concession has been held by Xanterra Parks and Resorts, Inc., since the company, then called Amfac Parks and Resorts, acquired TW Recreational Services in 1995. The new contract has a beginning date of January 1, 2025.

Sequoia seedlings will be planted in areas of Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks that suffered severe wildfire burns in 2020 and 2021, the National Park Service announced.

The grizzly bear that killed two backcountry campers in Banff National Park was an older female with less than normal body fat for this time of year.

Additional tests have confirmed that fossilzed footprints found in today's White Sands National Park in New Mexico date back as much as 23,000 years ago.