National parks and their facilities remain open during the coronavirus epidemic in the United States while National Park Service officials await further guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, agency staff said Thursday.

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park has opened a new viewing area for the Hōlei Sea Arch.

Two iconic paintings by Thomas Moran, one of which helped convince Congress to establish Yellowstone National Park, are returning to the Interior Department's museum later this year.

The arrival of nesting shorebirds at Gulf Islands National Seashore on the Gulf of Mexico has prompted park staff to urge visitors to drive slowly and watch out for the birds and their chicks.