“National Parks of the Country Will Ring with Sound of Conservation Workers.” So read a headline in the May 20, 1933, edition of the Happy Days newspaper, the official publication of the newly formed Civilian Conservation Corps. And it was true: Established in March of that year, the corps became the most popular and enduring of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal “make-work” programs.

In a finding likely to have widespread ramifications, U.S. Geological Survey researchers have concluded that structures built to protect Chesapeake Bay shorelines from storm surge and sea level rise are not good for waterbirds.

A nearly 4-acre tract of land has been added to Petersburg National Battlefield in Virginia thanks to a donation to the National Park Foundation made back in 1991.

Crater Lake National Park plans to charge an additional $10 for a seven-day vehicle pass later this year, moving the price of admission to $25 for vehicles and $20 for motorcycles.