After a week of storm-related closures, many of Big Bend National Park's popular dirt roads and a portion of the paved Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive have reopened, the park announced Friday. In addition, the popular Lost Mine Trail has now partially reopened. Some low lying areas along the Rio Grande remain closed at this time due to high water and heavy mud.

In the nearly quarter-century since efforts began to identify every plant, animal, and insect species in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, more than 100,000 species have been identified, and more than 1,000 of them are new to science.

Several fires in North Cascades National Park in Washington state have led to some backcountry camp closures.

A month-long comment period has opened for alternatives the National Park Service is considering as it works on an Air Tour Management Plan for Badlands National Park in South Dakota.