Canada is investing $2.5 million ($1.8 million USD) over five years to help plan long-term approaches to restore and increase the resilience of the Kluane National Park and Reserve's forests while helping to revitalize Southern Tutchone traditions and culture.

Sites in Virginia and South Carolina have been added to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network, which connects sites across the country that provide education, interpretation and research related to the period of Reconstruction.

Access to Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park from Gardiner, Montana, opened for visitors Sunday, four-and-a-half months after historic flooding tore out sections of the main north road leading into the park.

In the café at Batoche National Historic Site, cooks transform bison from Parks Canada’s herd into stew and burgers, and local Saskatoon berries into iced tea and tarts. In the exhibition room, I try rug hooking while surrounded by the colorful creations of traditional Métis rug makers like Margaret Harrison. In the gift shop run by the Friends of Batoche, I buy a book that shares Métis Elder stories about important river plants in the area like pasture sage, chokecherry and cattail, and notes their names in Michif.