A team of biologists has accomplished two herculean feats in Hawaiian plant conservation: the successful reintroduction of the endangered Ka‘ū silversword and Pele lobeliad on Mauna Loa and Kīlauea volcanoes in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.

The Jackson Hole One Fly Foundation and Patagonia World Trout Initiative have provided grants worth $25,000 to help restore habitat for Snake River cutthroat trout in Grand Teton National Park.

A draft plan for dealing with nonnative mountain goats at Olympic National Park, one that carries a preferred alternative calling for removal of as many goats as possible, is open for public comment through September 26.

A 7-year-old mare that died at Assateague Island National Seashore had eaten "large quantities" of dog food that caused a blockage, and eventual rupture, of her intestine, according to seashore staff.

The National Parks Conservation Association is seeking an injunction to prevent construction from commencing on a power transmission line that would cross the James River near Historic Jamestowne and other units of the National Park System before the group's legal challenge to the project is heard.

Fort Laramie National Historic Site in eastern Wyoming is known far and wide for its military history, Native American homelands, fur trade era, famous emigrant trails—the Oregon, California, and Mormon Pioneer Trails—and the Pony Express. In the past few years, the fort has also been gaining renown for its natural resources.

Tumacácori National Historical Park in Arizona is hosting a summer field team from the University of Pennsylvania to continue work on the conservation of original plasters and painted finishes inside the San José de Tumacácori Mission church. The work is a five-year collaborative project, now in its second year.

A Utah-based philanthropic organization is providing $1 million to rebuild the Middle Emerald Pools Trail at Zion National Park and help up to 20,000 school children visit one of the national parks located in Utah.

The popular String Lake area of Grand Teton National Park has experienced extremely high visitation levels in recent weeks and the trend is expected to continue. String Lake, located north of Jenny Lake, is easily accessible, hosts a scenic lakeshore and provides water recreation, hiking and picnic opportunities.

One of the most important historical houses in downtown Vicksburg, Mississippi, is getting some much-needed repairs. Historic preservation efforts are underway at Pemberton’s Headquarters to prevent further deterioration of the historic building.

Despite the National Park Service's pledge to take a zero tolerance approach to sexual harassment incidents, a park superintendent accused of inappropriate behavior against a female employee was transferred to a larger park and given a cash bonus, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.

To understand America, one needs to go no further than the closest national park. National parks commemorate the people, places, and events that have shaped the American experience. These national treasures serve as tangible reminders of what it means to be made in America.

From Andersonville National Historic Site and Federal Hall National Memorial to War in the Pacific National Historical Park, more than 40 units of the National Park System have received more than $50 million in funding to address maintenance and infrastructure needs.

The Lassen Volcanic National Park Highway is scheduled to officially open to through traffic on Thursday.

Interior Department officials fumbled an incredible opportunity when they prevented the superintendent of Glacier National Park and a top U.S.G.S. scientist from touring Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg around the park.

Is there no longer a Virgin Islands National Park, or Buck Island Reef National Monument? Or Christiansted National Historic Site? Are they now simply known collectively as Caribbean Parks?

It was a good plan, but in the end it wasn't necessary. And so Yellowstone Lake will not be used by planes scooping water for use on a fire in the Shoshone National Forest, and so the watercraft closure has been lifted.

In a move that could have dire effects on wildlife in national park lands in Alaska, the Interior Department has ordered the National Park Service to reconsider wildlife regulations that are at odds with hunting and trapping regulations enforced by the state of Alaska. The directive, while legally questionable, could greatly impact bear populations on National Park System lands, such as national preserves, if the Park Service reversed rules designed to protect predators.

It's been an explosive seven days at Cape Hatteras National Seashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, where another World War II-era bomb has been found.

You can escape the sun and marvel at the night skies over Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan during its second annual Astronomy Day at the Dune Climb on July 29.