A decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to downlist the red-cockaded woodpecker from being endangered to threatened has been criticized as being premature and ignorant of climate-change threats to the species.

Seven years after back-to-back hurricanes ravaged the Caneel Bay Resort at Virgin Islands National Park, and following years of legal wrangling, the National Park Service is beginning the search for a concessionaire to bring lodging back to the scenic setting.

Most roads into Yellowstone National Park will close for the season on November 1. Get in while you can.

Roughly 20 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina reopened to traffic Wednesday, though many more miles remain closed as cleanup and damage repairs tied to Hurricane Helene continued along the iconic route.