Big Thicket National Preserve invites you to participate in the park's winter planting events. Volunteers can join park staff and partners to plant longleaf pine trees and native grasses in January and February in the preserve’s Big Sandy Creek Unit.

Rules governing how the U.S. House of Representatives conducts work during the 19th Congress could make it easier for lawmakers to dispose of public lands.

Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, will be laid to rest on Thursday at the Carter home and garden, part of Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, in Plains, Georgia. He will be buried next to his wife of 77 years, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter.

A powerful winter storm Sunday led to closure of a number of national park units, including Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky.