Better wildlife habitat, and a look reflective of how the Brawner Farm area of Manassas National Battlefield Park appeared during the Civil War, was achieved through a prescribed fire set by park firefighters.

Some of the world’s greatest wonders exist in America’s National Park System, from the Grand Canyon and Old Faithful to Mammoth Cave and the Everglades. But the system also features ailing wastewater treatment facilities, rotting buildings, and even the risk of demolition by neglect. Many parking lots are crumbling, some communications systems are antiquated, dams and levees are in serious condition, and employee housing in some parks is shabby.

Elk and bison at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Colorado should be managed to protect sensitive habitat in the park and to prevent overpopulation, according to a draft plan produced by park staff.

Haven't been able to make it to Yosemite National Park to see the waterfalls running at full throttle? This video from last weekend's flooding provides a glimpse of what it looks like.