Epic New Trail Will Allow Cyclists and Hikers to Travel 3,700 Miles Across America From Coast to Coast
For the first time ever, hikers and cyclists will be able to travel nonstop across America from sea to shining sea.
For the first time ever, hikers and cyclists will be able to travel nonstop across America from sea to shining sea.
The 20,000-acre purchase in the Everglades represents the largest wetland acquisition in a decade, according to the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Thanks to a $4.5 million grant from state legislators, the Esselen tribe has finally been given a historic chunk of Californian land to call their own.
Thanks to a captive breeding program in place since 1967, Hawaii's state bird is no longer extinct-and the Hawaiian Goose is on the glidepath to recovery.
The strange disappearance-and immediate reappearance-of a beloved 1-ton boulder in Arizona has been chalked up as a wonderful example of everyday magic.
Since this Portland dad finished building a more inclusive playground for his daughter, other US cities have followed his example as well.
A blast from the Yellowstone supervolcano would be devastating to humanity, but new research shows the eruptions are becoming slower and weaker than before.
Park Ranger Kris Salapek carried a huge dog down Mount Tammany in the Delaware Water Gap park for over an hour, after the pup became severely dehydrated.
The Senate passed the Great American Outdoors Act, reauthorizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and providing billions for park maintenance backlog.
The "Boisé de Vie" Bios Park just opened up in Québec so that local families could immortalize the cremated remains of their loved ones in a natural space.
The Nature Conservancy bought the 419-acre property of Sheep Bridge along the Virgin River near Zion National Park, Utah, to protect it from developement.
Further details of a recently-discovered cave in Wells Gray Prov. Park in British Columbia indicate the opening was revealed by climate warming.
A group of volunteer grass cutters, the Detroit Mowing Gang, held their annual 12-hour Motown Mowdown competition to see who could cut the most city grass.
This first-of-its-kind study zeroed in on the optimal amount of time the average person could spend in contact with nature in order to enjoy its benefits.
The Senate's recently-approved fiscal budget will ensure that high-risk Midwestern areas will be prepared for wildfire season.
One of the oldest trees in Canada, a 250 year-old red oak was facing the axe, but a last-minute vote by the Toronto city council saved it.
Staten Island's Freshkills Park is about to open after Fresh Kills, the world's largest landfill, closed down in 2001.
Calgary moved quickly to remove prank bench plaques installed anonymously in Bowmont Park. Then the public demanded them back.
US vets and Gold Star Families can visit national parks and other Department of Interior federal lands any time, for free.
A meta-analysis has found that along with reducing stress, natural sounds like birds and water can increase mental well-being and even pain.
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