President Trump’s zest for rapidly shrinking the government is triggering anxiety about conservation priorities that have been embedded for more than five decades in the country’s national parks and wildlife refuges.

The Alcove House at Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico will be temporarily closed starting Monday so crews can remove flood debris from that area.

While repairs to storm-damaged sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway are underway, it will "take years" to repair some of the damage, according to the National Park Service.

Bears across Wyoming's Teton County are becoming active with the spring transition. Adult male grizzly bears begin emerging from their winter dens in March, while females with young generally emerge between April and early May. March 19 marked the first confirmed grizzly bear sighting of the 2025 season in Grand Teton National Park.