Firefighters Have Been Winning the Battle To Protect Sequoia's Giant Trees - Using Foil Blankets (LOOK)
As the Windy Fire made its way into Sequoia National Park, firefighters wrapped General Sherman in protective foil.
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Abandoned Airport Turned into Sensory Experience Park Providing Green Refuge in Crowded Taiwan City
In Taichung, a sensory-experience and landscape park of 10,000 trees is being made on an abandoned airport.
Judge Throws Out Trump-era Rule That Allowed Filling Streams, Marshes, and Wetlands for Development
An Arizona judge hasn't waited for the Biden Admin. to finish their EPA review on Clean Waters, and threw out Trump's biggest denigration.
One Year Since Bipartisan Bill Funds Repairs at National Parks: See What Projects are Underway in 40 States
A year after the passing of the Great American Outdoors Act and more than $285 million has been given to 40 states for public land funding.
This Road Trip Map Helps You Visit the 47 Iconic National Parks in the Shortest Time
Excluding those offshore, a data scientist used an algorithm on Google Maps to create the optimal road trip to 47 mainland National Parks.
Bandicoots Return to Australian National Park After Being Locally Extinct For More Than a Century
The locally extinct bandicoots have been reintroduced to the NSW outback as part of a major rewilding project led by UNSW Sydney.
Florida Just Enacted a Sweeping Law to Protect Its Vast Wildlife Corridors - And Save Panthers
A conservation bill worth $400 million was signed into law, officially creating the Florida Wildlife Corridor, a long held conservation dream.
Norway Closes Down Its Last Arctic Coal Mine and Transforms Land into Giant National Park
Following the coal moratorium on Svalbard, a large mine is being dismantled so the area can be turned into a giant arctic national park.
Urban Forests Create a Birdlife Boom in New Zealand Cities - Even Species Absent for Generations
Cities in New Zealand can enjoy higher concentrations of bird life if they spend a little time reforesting with native trees.
Acres of Toxic Chemicals and Rusting Cars Becomes National Park After Amazing Transformation
The story of how the toxic wasteland of Krejci Dump became the cleanest part of Cuyahoga National Park is nothing short of a miracle.
Preserved by Students for Years, WWII Internment Camp Becomes National Park
The Japanese-American interment camp of Amache has been maintained for decades by students, but is now a new National Historic Site.
1,000 Doctors Now Prescribing Nature By Giving Free Admissions With National Park Passes
Canada physicians will now have the opportunity to prescribe time in nature with free admission to the country's national parks.
China Pledges to Plant Forests of Trees Equal to the Size of Belgium - For Each of the Next 5 Years Straight
China announces 70,000 square miles of reforestation, expanded national parks, and crackdowns on illegal wildlife trade
After Noticing Lack of Good Sticks At Park, Dad Turns Old Tree Branches into 'Stick Library' for Neighborhood Dogs
Since bringing the nifty little "Stick Library" to his local park, more than 50 dogs have delighted in the stash of sticks.
Pack Your Bags: Free Admission This Week For All National Parks
Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, Badlands, and Gettysburg: all of these parks, and hundreds more will have free admission for National Parks Week in April.
Take 360-Degree Virtual Tour of Yosemite with Obama as Your Guide (WATCH)
If you've never made it out to California to see one of America's favorite parks, don't worry about it – you can now just take a free virtual reality tour.
87K Acres Donated for New Nat'l Park: Celebrate With Free Admission to All 412 Parks This Week
This glorious New England space is now open to the public for skiing, canoeing, hunting, fishing, and recreation as the official 413th National Park.
U.S. Citizens Are Protecting Twice as Much Land as the National Parks
New census data from 2015 show that 58 million acres of American land are being protected by conservation easements.
Support America's Treasures and Enjoy Free Admission During National Park Week
Over 400 of the most beautiful American landscapes will be fee-free next week in celebration of the National Parks Week.
Park Kicks Dirty Chemical Sprays For Greener, More Entertaining Weeders
Instead of toxic chemicals or heavy machinery, these adorable landscapers are hard at work clearing this park of invasive plants.
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