In a quiet patch of forest just off Skmaqn Trail and not far from eroding cliffs overlooking Charlottetown Harbour, Lucas Milligan waits patiently in a clearing beside a wigwam and a wigwam in progress. The Parks Canada heritage presenter is here to explain the Mi’kmaq connection to Skmaqn—Port-la-Joye—Fort Amherst National Historic Site, and that story usually starts with a translation of the word that’s pronounced Ska-MAA-kin.

Cruise ships plying the waters of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska can approach the size of small towns, with thousands of passengers that require food services and wastewater management systems. On top of those waste generators, they use propulsion systems with fuels that could devastate the park's environment if leaks arise. Against that backdrop, the National Park Service has started an unannounced inspection system by which third-party inspectors will board ships to monitor their operations.

Fact blends with fiction as I meander down Lover’s Lane in the literary heart of Prince Edward Island, tracing the steps of author Lucy Maud Montgomery and her globally adored fictional character Anne Shirley, she of the spunky disposition and signature red braids.

A wildfire burning about a dozen miles west of Yosemite National Park is pumping huge clouds of smoke into Yosemite and raising concerns that it could threaten the park in the coming days.