national parks | Public Parks

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve will host National Park Week programs.

National Park Week kicks off in the USA

April 22, 2024

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 […]

A crown-of-thorns starfish eating coral at Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific.

Great Barrier Reef rocked by summer of extremes

April 22, 2024

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 […]

Bryce Canyon National Park was named an International Dark Sky Park in 2019. Photo by the US Department of the Interior (public domain).

Unique “dark sky resort” to open near Bryce Canyon

April 9, 2024

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 […]

Mt. Craig was seen under the fast moving clouds at the East Meadow in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado on a windy autumn day. The strong gusts of wind knocked trees back and forth, causing eerie creaking sound coming out of the trees.

Closure of US national parks avoided—for now

October 5, 2023

With an October federal government shutdown narrowly avoided, the United States national parks remain open for business. But another deadline looms. The US Congress narrowly avoided yet another temporary closure of federal government services on […]