Wintery weather has forced the annual closure of Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park a bit earlier than usual.

While invasive plant, animal, and fish species are attacking the National Park System, there are some success stories to note in the battle.

A new video on funding the parks, built around the maintenance backlog at Yellowstone National Park, asks how much you would be willing to pay to visit the park, watch Old Faithful steam and bellow and spurt, and perhaps catch sight of a grizzly bear?

Seasonal closures intended to help build caribou numbers in Jasper National Park in Canada will begin November 1 and run longer than in the past.