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.

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.

The American Battlefield Trust has kicked off a $3 million fundraising campaign to acquire a key parcel of land that witnessed the first day of Civil War battle at Gettysburg.

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.