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Officials released a draft plan emphasizing preserving current parks and acquiring land for new ones.

The Q and M Trail will run 240 miles through Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Crews are readying for the building of a controversial eight-lane highway across three peaks.

Homeowners say their neighborhoods are suffering, while the business side fears losing out on big tourism dollars.

These colorful phenology maps graphically depict California's early-blooming flowers.

The petitioner plans to refile the suit to make the state officially recognize the Sasquatch species.

This week's precipitation has helped, but it's no "Miracle March," meteorologist say.

The hiker's prescription sunglasses didn't do much good when the sun went down.

Officials are asking the public for tips in the vandalism of four crosses at Oak Flat Campground.

The South Rim announced water shutoffs until the Transcanyon Waterline storage tanks can be replenished.

The carcass looked prehistoric, but biologists say it was probably a decomposing basking shark.

This year's abundant snowfall means plenty of water for irrigation, towns, and salmon.

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Take a peek behind the scenes with an officer featured on the Animal Planet reality show.

The 300-page report presents a vision for an extensive New York trail and lodging system.

The bill, which passed unanimously, aims to head off a budget crisis.

The Appalachian Mountain Club backed down on a planned vote to sell Fire Island Cabin in Atlantique.

The FBI tracked pornography found in the illegal structure to a Mill Creek man.

The missing Colorado Springs woman is thought to have committed suicide.

A Boulder woman is fighting for her life after tumbling from the Goat Trail.

Hunting fees pay for wildlife conservation. With participation dropping, who will pick up the slack?

The scenic lakeshore sand dunes are attracting more and more visitors every year.

The monthly educational programs feature a lecture and a field trip.

The stone hut on Muir Pass was commissioned in 1930.

The King County Sheriff's Department released a video of the rescue of an injured snowmobiler from an avalanche that killed two others.

A shortcut to a series of trails runs through a neighborhood--and residents aren't happy about it.

A new operator will begin running the system this summer.

The 27-year-old Edmonds man triggered the slide that claimed his life.

Officials think the 23-year-old fell into the Nisqually drainage below Paradise.

The $25.8 million deal will connect the Eastside and Westside Trails, forming a continuous linear park.

Searchers found the 25-year-old man's car with his keys and backpack still in it.

Late-winter blizzards could dump up to 5 feet of powder in the high country.

Davidson Road and Gold Bluffs Beach Campground are inaccessible until further notice.

10.3 percent more people flocked to the parks in 2017 over the previous year.

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Marc Berman, head of the Environmental Neuroscience Lab, has recorded positive cognitive effects from just photos or sounds of nature.

Volunteers and rangers tallied the bald eagles in the San Jacinto and San Bernardino Mountains.

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The administration is pushing for new rules to bypass a court ruling that blocked new trail construction from Lake Placid to Tupper Lake.

Governor Cuomo announced $3.1 million in funding for the linear park, which will connect neighborhoods for pedestrians and cyclists.

The pilot program will run a weekend shuttle service through September.

The Anaheim man was reported missing last Saturday.

How many of these iconic Washington adventures have you checked off your list?

Experts say the boost will help maintain a healthier moose population.

The two species are enemies in the wild, but Wisconsin biologists found they surprisingly tolerate each other in cities.

The ski resort will build a higher-capacity gondola and improve its snowmaking technology.

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The city is weighing ways to deal with increasing visitation and congestion at the popular park.

The discovery, found near the Ring the Peak Trail, is being treated as a homicide.

City planners use these detailed maps to conserve open space, waterways, and animal habitats.

Climate change is affecting everything from winter recreation visits to the state's sugar maples.

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Obi Kaufmann's dreamy, nature-inspired maps are selling faster than the printer can produce them.

The 387-acre preserve is home to rare wildflowers and petroglyphs.

The Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool is one of few landscapes to earn National Historic Landmark status.

The Bay Area peak is on pace to get 150,000 visitors this year--five times more than expected.

"It's Jurassic Park," says one local of the California preserve's animal problem.

More than 160,000 people applied for the 7,300 spots to hike the iconic sandstone canyon last year.

A recently released autopsy couldn't explain the circumstances around the deaths of two young hikers in the park last year.

Learn the stories behind Victoria Bryant and Laura S. Walker State Parks.

The slide occurred in the backcountry near Setting Sun Mountain.

The slide partially buried several lift employees, but no one was seriously injured.

Vinod Khosla's suit strikes at the core of the California Coastal Act.

Day use permits are now required from April 1 through September 30.

The flying machine ignited a blaze that burned 335 acres in the Coconino National Forest.

Advocates estimate the measure would raise $20 million per year.

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Attendance at Colorado's marquee park has been climbing.

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The small area outside of Durango relies on natural snow--which has been in short supply this winter.

The 2023 event will feature skiing, hockey, figure skating, and snowboarding.

The state grants will fund 21 organizations dedicated to public lands and education.