Wyoming Game and Fish Department officials currently have "no intent" to allow grizzly hunting on National Park Service lands if the bruins are removed from the Endangered Species List.
A man who stole upwards of $22,000 in merchandize from Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site in Arizona has been sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay more than $3,300 in restitution.
Recent storms have brought wintry conditions to Lassen Volcanic National Park in northern California, closing the park road to through traffic but opening activities for snow enthusiasts. And as of last month, the park has two new interactive exhibits for kids to enjoy after a day of sledding.
President Barack Obama, and First Lady Michelle Obama will help wrap the National Park Service centennial celebrations when they officially light the National Christmas Tree in President's Park on Thursday during the 2016 National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony. Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer Simone Manuel is also set to make a special appearance with First Lady Michelle Obama.
A wildfire burning not far from the roof of Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Monday led to closure of the Newfound Gap Road, Cherokee Orchard Road, and Elkmont Road due to the fire crossing the road and thick smoke creating "almost white-out conditions," while a second fire close to the western edge of the park led to a voluntary evacuation of a Gatlinburg, Tennessee, neighborhood.
Head to Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky on December 4 and you can attend the 37th annual Cave Sing. Participants will depart from the visitor center at 2 p.m. for this free event.
Since a nesting sea turtle was run over by a vehicle last August investigators at Cape Hatteras National Seashore have received "multiple tips," but none that has led to an arrest in the matter.