With Hurricane Ian lining up for a direct hit on South Carolina, National Park System units in Florida on Friday were recovering from the storm's impacts and slowly reopening.

One of the most endangered fish species on the planet, one that calls a tiny water-filled canyon home, has undergone a population boom. National Park Service biologists recently surveyed the Devils Hole pupfish colony at Death Valley National Park, and counted 263 individuals, the greatest number recorded in 19 years.

An infusion of $27 million from the Great American Outdoors Act will enable the National Park Service to tackle much-needed restoration projects at Minute Man National Historical Park in Massachusetts.

A review of legislative action taken by the 117th Congress demonstrates the National Park System increasingly is a priority for many lawmakers.