At the time the trifecta moon passed through our lives last spring, I got to do three things I love most—spend time with a donor, visit with a park ranger, and explore a bit in our beloved mountains.

Starting Monday, a coalition of state and federal agencies, with support from Native American tribes, will begin moving mountain goats from Olympic National Park in Washington state to the northern Cascade Mountains to meet wildlife management goals in both areas.

A lack of money, nearly $700 million, has left National Park Service crews are far behind in caring for the maintained landscape of the National Park System, the battlefields, the campgrounds, even the historic orchards that can be found in some parks and the trails that wind through the underground of Mammoth Cave National Park.

National Parks and Conservation Association staff are wondering why, in light of the adverse impacts that will result, the National Park Service is planning to relax hunting regulations on national preserves in Alaska.