A coalition of local, statewide, and national conservation and environmental justice organizations has established the National Wilderness Coalition (NWC) in Washington, DC. The NWC intends to reinvigorate "a diverse and powerful wilderness movement;" it is made up of organizations who have come together to build political power and advance wilderness legislation, the group said in a release.

To cover the cost of enhanced visitor services, White Sands National Park is proposing amenity fee increases.

A bag of corn chips dropped off a trail in Carlsbad Caverns National Park provided park staff with the perfect opportunity — albeit a disturbing one — to urge visitors to leave only footprints.

The National Park Service at Cumberland Island National Seashore in Georgia wants to move forward with four land exchanges to move private property outside of the national seashore.