The United States is in the midst of National Parks Week, a nine-day celebration of America’s cathedrals. The US National Park Service announced the start of National Park Week last Saturday, April 20. The NPS […]
The 2023-2024 Southern Hemisphere summer was the “worst summer on record for the Great Barrier Reef” according to Australian authorities. High ocean temperatures and a vast coral bleaching event have hit most of the Great […]
Arizona State Parks and Trails is inviting nature enthusiasts to celebrate Earth Day at Red Rock State Park this weekend. The state’s parks authority says it will be holding an Earth Day celebration on April […]
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department is soliciting proposals for spending to reduce conflicts between people and curious bears invading communities from neighboring parks. CPW says it has $1 million in grant money on hand […]
California authorities have announced a new grant program to bring more art and artistic expression to the Golden State’s community parks. Parks California will manage the new “Arts in California Parks” project over the next […]
A new study finds that community-led initiatives aren’t very good at saving forests after a national crisis. Direct government protections, however, seem effective. Domestic civil strife, armed conflicts, and political upheaval in general are known […]
A new resort complex will aim to draw in stargazers and other dark sky enthusiasts to southern Utah. Dubbing it “America’s first and only glass-dome resort,” developers have announced the forthcoming opening of Clear Sky […]
A total solar eclipse will cross a swath of the United States from Maine to Texas next week, and millions of Americans are traveling to state parks to view the spectacle. State parks managers say […]
Academic research has revealed two new mammalian species inhabiting a national park in southern Colombia, in that country’s Andean region. The species captured by trail cameras were previously not known to roam the Complejo Volcánico Doña […]
The federal government has passed a spending package that will avert a national park system shutdown in the United States, but critics say the system will still be left badly underfunded. The US Congress passed […]
Grizzly bears will likely once again roam the Pacific Northwest’s Cascade Range. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service is zeroing in on a plan to achieve a viable population of 200 wild grizzly bears […]
America is losing its remaining wetlands at an alarming rate, according to a new report. The epicenter of the accelerating wetland loss is southern Louisiana, especially the region at and around the Atchafalaya National Heritage […]
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