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Report: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Staff Not Negligent In Battling Deadly Chimney Tops 2 Fire

A deadly fire fed by kindling-dry forests and whipped out of control by hurricane-force winds at Great Smoky Mountains National Park "overwhelmed" the park staff's ability to fight it, according to an independent review of the blaze that killed 14 in neighboring communities.

Zoos Work With Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks To Boost Critically Endangered Frog Populations

Call it "frog lift." Tadpoles were emergency-airlifted from remote locations in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks, transported to Oakland Zoo and San Francisco Zoo to be cleared of disease, raised into frogs, immunized, and then released back into their natal lakes with hopes of restoring their dwindling populations in the wild.

Visiting Glacier Bay National Park And Preserve By Mothership

As our kayaks bob on the currents of Fingers Bay, a multi-fingered bight in Glacier Bay, we listen for the tell-tale streaming whoosh of a humpback whale's spout. We had seen the wispy spray moments earlier as we neared the mouth of the small bay and watched as the whale circled, its occasional spouting marking its progress.