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Exploring The Dune Shacks Of Peaked Hill Bars Historic District At Cape Cod National Seashore

Remnants of the past, of poets and artists who sought the stark inspiration offered by isolating, windswept dunes on the outer beaches of Cape Cod, stand weathered gray. Some appear wobbly and are almost hidden by their embracing dunes, while others stand atop the hills of sand with sweeping views out into the Atlantic.

A Return To Supercolonies Nesting Wading Birds Crowd Everglades National Park

Swirling clouds of blue, white, and pink once rose above the Everglades in drifts that practically stained the sky when herons, egrets, storks, ibises, and spoonbills that numbered in the hundreds of thousands nested in the River of Grass. They took to the sky in giant, whirling clouds of feathers, intent on providing their chicks with enough food to fledge.

Public-Private Partnership Sought To Provide Employee Housing At Acadia National Park

A unique approach to employee housing -- a public-private partnership -- is being explored at Acadia National Park, where the National Park Service is gauging the interest of private individuals, housing and lodging developers, and other organizations to enter into an agreement to construct and operate housing for seasonal park employees.

Interior Department Withdraws Federal Lands North Of Yellowstone From Mining For Two Decades

Tourism has trumped mining in a scenic valley just north of Yellowstone National Park that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, following the lead of former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, said would be off-limits to new mining claims for two decades.