Cicely Muldoon, a 35-year veteran of the National Park Service, has been chosen as Yosemite National Park's superintendent. Muldoon has been serving as the acting superintendent at the park since January.

Two decades after an off-road vehicle management plan was adopted for Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida, the National Park Service continues to try to alter it to greatly expand ORV access in the preserve that provides vital habitat for more than two dozen species that carry either "endangered" or "threatened" status under the Endangered Species Act.

If you've only been capturing horizontal imagery of your national park visits, then you should think about also adding a few verticals to your park photo gallery. A great place for getting vertical photos is Redwood National and State Parks in northern California. Photographer Rebecca Latson visited this cooperative of national and state parks and returns with tips on capturing photos of some very tall trees, with meadow and coastal vistas thrown in for good measure.

The recent addition of 30 segments in 25 states boosts the National Trails System by more than 1,275 miles.