Access to some of the most popular destinations in Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks will be delayed this spring, and in the case of Kings Canyon won't be possible this year, as crews continue to clean up and repair damage caused by winter's numerous storms.

A search for two climbers missing in Denali National Park has been scaled back as no sign of the men has turned up.

The first thing to know about sloths is that they usually look like hairy brown blobs draped over branches so high in the tree canopy that you need binoculars to see them.

Increased protections for public lands, more investments in public lands and the agencies that manage them, and reforming regulations that pertain to mining and energy development on public lands are among the strategies an advocacy group for outdoor recreation wants to see the country follow.