Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Conservation and parks groups are urging the Bureau of Land Management to defer proposed oil and gas lease sales in Montana-Dakotas and Wyoming, as they could negatively affect Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota.

Measures to open areas of Capitol Reef National Park in Utah to OHV use, to rename Mount McKinley in Denali National Park in Alaska as Denali, to block Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida from any wilderness designations, and to ensure the maintenance of a herd of horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota are among proposed legislation to be considered Tuesday by a U.S. Senate committee.

It's still a bit early to predict what winter might throw at the National Park System, but if you enjoy snow and cold here's an overview of some of the parks you should consider visiting.

Officials at Theodore Roosevelt National Park decided not to remove 15 wild horses from the park they'd previously indicated would be relocated.