Glacier National Park officials are inviting the general public this summer to help the park track and study important species of concern through its citizen science program. The program allows participants to explore the park and learn about important park resources while collecting valuable data for park managers.

After long days at our respective jobs, the gym, fishing, and errands, my husband and I met on our long, brown couch. Balancing dinner on our laps, we fired up the laptop and made a (metaphorical) bee-line to Amazon Prime to watch our month’s long obsession. No, not Game of Thrones, nor catching up on the Avenger’s movies. Instead, we tuned in to Ken Burns’ documentary series “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.”

Federal Bureau of Land Management officials from Utah to Washington, D.C., rushed approval, with little if any public scrutiny, for a Utah county to chip-seal more than seven miles of a remote high desert track that environmental groups fear will adversely impact solitude, wildlife, and lead to resource damage on wild lands next to Capitol Reef National Park, according to a lawsuit filed against the agency.

Visitors to the Steel Creek Area of Buffalo National River may be greeted at the fence line by a couple of new faces. The National Park Service recently purchased two quarter horses from the Arkansas Department of Correction to revitalize Buffalo National River’s mounted patrol program.