A wildfire burning in the heart of Joshua Tree National Park was being battled from the air and the ground Sunday. The fire, dubbed the Geology Fire for its proximity to Geology Tour Road, covered more than 1,000 acres and was 30 percent contained.

Though no date has been set, the National Park Service at Olympic National Park hopes to reopen Hurricane Ridge to the public this summer.

With a pleasing whoosh, the water from the acequia was released through a sluice gate at Mission San Juan Capistrano in San Antonio and trickled through a hand-dug irrigation ditch towards a demonstration field teeming with corn, peppers and squash.

National Park Service proposals to reduce, and even ban, air tours over four national parks are being fought by the Helicopter Association International, which has asked its members and supporters to file comments against the proposals.