The Stoney Nakoda First Nation believes everything has a living spirit. Maligne Lake in Canada’s Jasper National Park is a very special living entity to them, where the surrounding mountains are physical representations of their ancestors and tiny Spirit Island provides the beating heart for this living lake as well as a venue for their ceremonies and traditions.

Rising out of the low waters of Lake Powell at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area earlier this year was a roughly 180-million-year-old fossilized bone bed that contained remains of mammal-like creatures.

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.