L.L. Bean, an outdoor retailer best known for its high-quality gear and apparel, is extending its support of the national parks community with a multi-year, $3 million premier partnership with the National Park Foundation for the Find Your Park/Encuentra Tu Parque movement. The movement inspires people of all backgrounds and abilities, including outdoor enthusiasts and novices, to discover and share their own unique connections to America’s national parks.

Weather permitting, all six lanes and both sidewalks of Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C., will be closed from 7 p.m. on Friday, September 14, to 5 a.m. on Monday, September 17. Boaters in the Potomac River should approach the bridge with caution and avoid the area near its center span. Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians will need to use alternative routes to cross the Potomac River.

While firefighters on the Howe Ridge Fire in Glacier National Park were preparing Friday for gusting winds that could fan the flames, a new wildfire was reported near the Canadian border and spreading quickly.

The visiting public and long-term volunteers have a unique opportunity this year to assist Acadia National Park researchers this summer as part of the newly-created “Bat Watch,” program.