In recent years more than $20 million in funding generated through park entrance fees and other fee programs the National Park Service is authorized to implement through the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act has been spent across the national park system.

The National Parks Traveler — a nonprofit media organization that provides daily editorial coverage of America’s most treasured shared spaces: its national parks — seeks committed board members to help the news organization continue its growth.

A 51-acre tract of land on Big Island in Rainy Lake has been acquired for Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota.

Between Norris Geyser Basin and Mammoth Hot Springs is an interesting thermal area known as Roaring Mountain. These days, it is quieter than it used to be, but that sense of calm might not last forever.