When considering the great victories of America's conservationists, we tend to think of the sights and landscapes emblematic of the West, but there's also a rich history of acknowledging the value of the wetlands of America's south. These include such vibrant ecosystems as the Everglades, the Great Dismal Swamp, the floodplains of the Congaree River, […]
The park has been a refuge against sudden cold snaps for decades, and it's tradition for rangers to take a "manatee count" every winter.
Evans saw what he thought was a piece of glass on top of a plowed ridge, picked it up, and stuffed it in his pocket.
A suburb of Montreal on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville received $5 million from Mr. Laliberté.
The fire blazed up to their crowns, torching every needle along the way, and frightening scientists into thinking they would never recover.
In just 8 months, the bisons' hooves uncovered something that 40 years of human archaeology couldn't—evidence of emotion.
24 months and change since the Dixie Fires and parts of this landscape shaped by disaster can be seen exploding with new growth
The iconic species was declared "functionally extinct in the wild" due to habitat loss and interbreeding with domesticated cats.
The official mammal of the United States has not wandered through these South Dakotan lands since 1870-until now.
$28 million in new funding from the US will be tripled by partner grants, helping to preserve some of the most delicate park ecosystems in the U.S..
An Alaskan park service has been publishing photos of their chubbiest local bears so social media can determine who will be the Fattest Bear of 2019.
These 530 acres of giant sequoias may soon be a protected national park thanks to a newly negotiated deal with its private owners.
It isn't easy to roll a gurney through the forest—but that's exactly what a team of firefighters did for a hospice patient who wanted to visit the great outdoors one last time. For years, Edward Reis had been an avid park ranger who longed for the greenery of Washington. Unfortunately, the self-proclaimed nature lover also […]
More than 500 volunteers signed up to help plant inmate-grown saplings through the state's newly-named "Happy Little Trees" program.
Over the course of a few short months, Canadians have managed to raise more than $3 million to protect a swath of breathtaking British Columbian wilderness.
This first-of-its-kind study used people's tweets to track their moods after visiting public parks—and they found that trees make us as happy as Christmas.
Park rangers are praising this anonymous young visitor for helping to preserve the natural beauty of the park-one heart-shaped rock at a time.
This doting grandson could not bear the thought of his grandmother having any regrets—which is why they have now traveled to 29 different state parks.
Since the track chair program launched in May, national park representatives say that dozens of visitors have used the chair to travel the gorgeous trails.
With giant panda populations steadily recovering from record lows, this new park is expected to give the bears a much-needed boost.
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