2 hrs ago | CBS Local
Large Fire Near Mariposa Caused By Unattended Camp Fire
An unattended campfire near a main route into Yosemite National Park has grown into a blaze that has led to the evacuations of 800 homes and 1,500 people, officials said Tuesday.
6 hrs ago | KTAR
Fire restrictions imposed for S. Utah, N. Ariz.
Starting Thursday, federal and state officials say they will impose the restrictions on public lands in southern Utah and northern Arizona.
10 hrs ago | National Parks Traveler
Trust For Public Land Buys Land To Protect Access To Zion Narrows Trail At Zion National Park
Erik Weihenmayer, the famed blind adventurer who has climbed to the top of Mount Everest, was part of the effort to save nearly 260 acres at the top of the Zion Narrows Trail from development.
14 hrs ago | National Parks Traveler
Climate Change Workshop For Teachers Coming To Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Next Month
Teachers will travel to Stockton Island to learn about climate change impacts in the Apostle Islands as part of the "Changing Climate - Changing Culture" teacher institute scheduled for July 15-18.
18 hrs ago | The Weston Daily Voice
Celebrate Historic Gardens Day At Weir Farm National Historic Site
RIDGEFIELD/WILTON, Conn. -- Do you have a green thumb? Do you enjoy painting colorful gardens? Celebrate Connecticut's Historic Gardens Day this weekend at Weir Farm National Historic Site, where gardens and art go hand-in-hand.
Dinosaur death trap outside Arches National Park could reveal a lot about how they lived
A herd of dinosaurs are trapped in rock outside Arches National Park, and state paleontologists need a helicopter to bring it back to the lab to see what's really inside.
Investigators 'zeroing in' on Colo. wildfire start
Rain helped firefighters douse Colorado's most destructive wildfire in state history, while a new wind-whipped blaze in California forced evacuations and threatened homes Monday near Yosemite National Park.
Fall at Acadia sends two climbers to hospital
Acadia National Park rangers say a broken rope was to blame for an incident that injured three climbers on a 25-foot-high rock face and led to a complicated rescue.
2 wildfires burning in Central Sierra foothills
State fire officials say the Carstens fire has burned 1 and 1/2 square about six miles northeast of Mariposa off of Highway 140, one of the main routes into Yosemite National Park.
Tallgrass Prairie Holding Annual Butterfly Count
The annual Flint Hills butterfly census is coming up, and officials at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve are inviting the public to take part.
Yellowstone checking commercial vehicles
Yellowstone National Park rangers and state and federal transportation officials will be conducting safety evaluations of commercial vehicles and operators again this summer.
Fire in Rocky Mountain National Park hampered by wind, lightning
Firefighters use an existing avalanche chute as a natural barrier to perform a burn out operation on the Big Meadows fire near Rocky Mountain National Park, June 14, 2013.
Wild fire near Dinosaur National Monument grows to 362 acres
This aerial view of the fire in the Wild Mountain area of Dinosaur National Monument was taken June 15, 2013.
Conservation for big guns that opened Civil War
Preservationists are using computer sensors and other high-tech methods to protect massive iron Civil War guns at a fort in South Carolina that fired on Fort Sumter to open the war in April 1861.
NPS Extends Time For Mojave National Preserve Concession Proposals
The National Park Service is looking for someone to run the lunch counter at the Kelso Depot in Mojave National Preserve.
Ride Your Bike Through The World's National Parks
A great way to experience national parks is to get out on your bike and pedal through them.
Finding the right spot to propose: Atop the U.S. Capitol dome
Whenever Kyle Blasy took his girlfriend to a place with a great view, he joked that it would be a good spot to propose.
Historic Old Fall River Road At Rocky Mountain National Park Closing For Repairs
Old Fall River Road, a popular, historic one-way dirt road from the east side of Rocky Mountain National Park to the Alpine Visitor Center, will be closed for about two weeks for repairs to damage caused by avalanches.
Rocky Mountain National Park lifts five of seven trailhead closures near fire
Closures for five of the seven previously closed trailheads within the vicinity of the Big Meadows Fire at Rocky Mountain National Park were lifted this morning as efforts continue to contain the blaze that broke out there earlier in the week.
High water levels force swimming ban at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
The Delaware River is running seven to eight feet above normal in the recreation area that straddles northeastern Pennsylvania and northwestern New Jersey.