An Optimized Road Trip Maps The Shortest Route Between National Parks Across America

Two months and 14,498 miles is what it will take to visit all U.S. national parks in the lower 48 states on this optimized ...
The Cool Down

Hiker shares photos of upsetting sighting in US national park: 'I am not exaggerating'

Despite clear signage at trailheads, some visitors are ignoring rules and bringing dogs onto trails at Arches and Canyonlands ...

Obama wanted shutdown pain to be felt by Americans, while Trump kept focus on Washington, experts argue

Government shutdowns under President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama both centered on Obamacare but featured ...
The Prowers Journal

Heartland Ranch the site of another ferret release – this time utilizing GPS-tracking collars developed by Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ...

A black-footed ferret wearing one of  new tracking collars is shown after being released November 19 at Heartland Ranch Nature Preserve  (this and all photos in article courtesy of ...

This Is the Most Popular U.S. National Park to Visit in the Fall—and Admission Is Free

A new study analyzed five years of data to reveal the most popular U.S. national parks to visit in the fall. Great Smoky ...

Go inside the outbreak ravaging Gros Morne's forests

Spruce budworm has damaged or killed nearly a quarter of the trees in Gros Morne National Park. It's been fascinating for ...