The Jemez Pueblo successfully asserted its aboriginal title to the Banco Bonito area within Valles Caldera National Preserve, securing the right to use, occupy, and possess the land for traditional cultural and religious purposes.

A species of newt found only at Crater Lake in Oregon might qualify for protection under the Endangered Species Act, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Saratoga National Historical Park in upstate New York has gained a bit more than 25 acres on the heights overlooking the Fish Kill and containing a majority of the American artillery emplacements that represented the central segment of the siege line between the fighting for Bemis Heights and the ultimate surrender of the British Army.

The Coalition to Protect America's National Parks has joined other organizations in siding with a lawsuit aimed at preventing a massive data center covering about 22 million square feet from being built next to Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia.