Since it was authorized in 1966, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Indiana has always been known as a national lakeshore. But now some members of Indiana's congressional delegation think it should be renamed a "national park."

Gusting winds and dry forest conditions sped the growth of a wildfire in Glacier National Park late Sunday, prompting the evacuation of the Lake McDonald Complex as well as the Avalanche Creek Campground.

A "flightseeing" plane that crashed into a ridgeline in Denali National Park, killing all five aboard, will not be recovered because of the precarious position it is in and the threat that poses to potential rescuers, the National Park Service has decided.

“How we treat our land, how we build upon it, how we act toward our air and water, will in the long run tell what kind of people we really are.” These words, spoken by philanthropist Laurance S. Rockefeller, reflect the passion that philanthropists large and small exhibit when they invest in the National Park System. Whether the Congress as a whole embraces that passion remains to be seen.