In a bid to counter development, a group is working, parcel-by-parcel, to establish a corridor flora and fauna can travel north and south along the Eastern Seaboard.

Across the National Park System, maintenance needs are creating safety issues for park visitors. Whether it's the leaking Trans-Canyon Pipeline at Grand Canyon National Park, eroding walls at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, or cracks in the Blue Ridge Parkway, tens of millions of dollars in deferred maintenance are dangerous for visitors.

With hopes of removing more non-native Burmese pythons from Everglades National Park, the park is working with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to attract paid contractors to catch the big snakes.

One of the most incredibly beautiful birds you'll find in Everglades National Park is the Purple Gallinule. Unless you see a Roseate spoonbill. Or maybe a Tri-colored heron. Or a ..., well, you get the idea. There are an amazing number of gorgeous, and more common, bird species in the park. But time is running out to easily spot many of them, as the rainy season isn't too far off.