Olympic National Park in Washington state will reopen the Hurricane Ridge, which has been closed following a fire May 7 that destroyed the Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge, on June 27.
Deaths and crimes overshadowed the holiday weekend at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada, where rangers also had to rescue nearly two dozen people.
Rising water levels have allowed the main boat ramp at the Bullfrog Marina on Lake Powell in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area to open to all vessels. The Bullfrog North Ramp also remains open and available to all boaters. The Bullfrog Main Ramp Spur, adjacent to the eastern side of the main launch ramp, is available for vessels up to 25 feet in length.
A long-running gap in reviews into the health of the endangered Florida panther population has prompted a petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that it produce the report as required.
With at least three recent reports of visitor encounters with black bears, the Blue Ridge Parkway staff is urging visitors to be cautious of the bruins.
A free backcountry tour of Scotts Bluff National Monument in western Nebraska is being offered on June 27, when Ranger Matt Salomon will lead visitors into the monument's badlands.
Nearly four years after then-Interior Secretary David Bernhardt issued an order to allow eBikes to use the same trails in the National Park System that are open to muscle-powered mechanical bikes the National Park Service is taking a nationwide look at the impacts of those bikes as required under the National Environmental Policy Act.
Many of you visiting a unit within the National Park System capture photos for more than just Instagram, right? Maybe those shots will accompany a blog, report, or other online/paper publication. How you photographically document your subject determines the extent to which your viewing audience will understand and appreciate that feature, concept, or process.