When you look at photos you’ve captured during a visit to a national park unit, do you notice one or more of your shots clearly showing a division of light and dark, or energy and calm, or two different colors, or two different textures? Contributing photographer Rebecca Latson sees this phenomenon in many of her own images, calling it the “yin and yang of a composition.” In this month's column, Rebecca provides examples of this yin-yang concept and how you can look for it in nature with your camera.

Parks Canada has officially launched Indigenous and public engagement on the draft management plans for the mountain national parks.

Though the National Park System stretches from the ocean floor to the roof of Denali, the bulk of peer-reviewed research conducted in the parks is focused on just five parks, an analysis by North Carolina State researchers claims.

Are you ready to test your knowledge and learn more about units in the National Park System? Then take a look at National Parks Quiz And Trivia #27 and see just how much you know (or think you know).