The seagulls give it away every time. All eyes aboard the Coastal Explorer are tracing their movements because these wily birds know—moments before we do—where the humpback whales will emerge in their amazingly synchronous behavior called bubble-net feeding.

Lava Beds National Monument in California is transitioning to winter hours.

The National Park Service is reclaiming seven oil and gas well sites within the Barataria Preserve of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Louisisana.

Very high fire danger has returned to Grand Teton National Park and the Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming.