Listen for it. It's coming.

Super blooms at Death Valley National Park require a good soaking of the landscape in the fall months. Super galaxies above the park only require clear, dark skies. Head to Death Valley during the first three days of March and you just might get a chance to spy those stars during the Death Valley Dark Sky Festival.

There aren't a lot of upsides to wildfires, not for human society, but they do serve landscapes well by converting downed trees and other vegetation into soil nutrients. If the weather cooperates, in terms of rainfall, they can lead to spectacular floral displays, which is something that could be coming soon to Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California.

The National Park Service has selected a photograph by J.K. Putnam of Southwest Harbor, Maine, as the winner of Acadia National Park’s 2019 annual entrance pass contest.