The National Park Service plans for a warmer, drier future but record drought in the Southwest shows there’s no time to spare. National Parks Traveler is producing a multi-part series of articles this summer exploring the effects of climate change on the National Park System’s landscapes, wildlife, economics, and planning.

Time is running out for the public to suggest ways that Rocky Mountain National Park officials can reduce congestion that has led some visitors to say they will no longer visit the popular park.

What price should the National Park Service place on history? It often is a subjective question, with a wide range of answers. One individual's treasure is another's trash. At Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, officials are working to develop a sound approach to prioritizing more than 500 buildings at the park, with nearly 300 of them listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is scheduled to reopen to the public on Wednesday at 9 a.m. after a six-month closure. The monument will be open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Masks are required for everyone, regardless of vaccination status, inside the Washington Monument.