After assessing conditions and removing downed trees, debris and other hazards, park rangers and park maintenance staff have started reopening roads in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
While Kīlauea volcano in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is not erupting, more signs of increased unrest are occurring as earthquakes spike in the upper East Rift Zone near Puhimau Crater. As a precaution, the park has closed Chain of Craters Road at the intersection near Devastation parking lot and nearby areas.
Parks Canada and Pacheedaht First Nation have signed a ground-breaking agreement that returns the use of ?A:?b?e:?s (Middle Beach) in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve to the Nation in advance of Treaty settlement.
Near the south boundary of Yellowstone National Park is a curious ash flow deposit of unknown origin. Geologists from Montana State University took on the challenge of solving the mystery.
Campgrounds and roads closed Monday in Great Smoky Mountains Natinoal Park due to a forecast calling for "dangerously high winds" and extreme fire danger.
Commercial air tours will be banned over Badlands National Park and Mount Rushmore National Memorial under plans completed by the National Park Service.
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