Mitigating the effects of the 1959 Madison Slide required a complex response of federal, local, and private organizations. The joint efforts stabilized what could have been a secondary disaster of a flood following the Hebgen Lake earthquake.
We lurch towards a telltale commotion at the end of a hanging bridge in the Costa Rican cloud forest, trying to stay steady in the wind while fumbling with binoculars and cameras. A bird sits still in the trees in a vain attempt to hide its shimmering metallic blue-green plumage and long flowing trail feathers.
Nine years after the National Park Service said it would set aside 6 percent of Biscayne National Park as a marine reserve zone protected from fishing, only to backtrack under political pressure, a federal judge has ordered the agency to move ahead with the designation.
Is your junior ranger looking to add another badge? If you're close to western Nebraska, consider joining a night sky program at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument.
Mount Rainier National Park timed entry reservations for visits to the Paradise and/or Sunrise Corridors during the month of July 2024 become available on Monday.
While snow continues to periodically fall on the Tetons, Grand Teton National Park has opened the Teton Park Road between Taggart Lake Trailhead and Signal Mountain Lodge to activities such as walking, biking and skating.
The dulcet sounds of dulcimers, the earthy smell of an overturned field ready for spring planting, backwoods crafts and more will greet travelers who attend Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area's 24th annual Spring Planting and Music Festival on Saturday, April 27. This festival celebrates the Appalachian way of life that has been an integral part of the history of the Big South Fork area.
Gulf Islands National Seashore is partnering with Mississippi State University (MSU) Coastal Research and Extension Center to remove marine debris from barrier islands in Mississippi.