Nine years after the National Park Service said it would set aside 6 percent of Biscayne National Park as a marine reserve zone protected from fishing, only to backtrack under political pressure, a federal judge has ordered the agency to move ahead with the designation.
Mount Rainier National Park timed entry reservations for visits to the Paradise and/or Sunrise corridors during the month of July become available on Monday.
The dulcet sounds of dulcimers, the earthy smell of an overturned field ready for spring planting, backwoods crafts and more will greet travelers who attend Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area's 24th annual Spring Planting and Music Festival on Saturday, April 27.
Ten years after it was transferred from the U.S. Forest Service to the National Park Service, Valles Caldera National Preserve remains a fledgling unit of the National Park System, one that is continuing to grow and evolve.