Trips by State

Gov. Cuomo announced plans for a 407-acre park on Jamaica Bay with biking, hiking, and kayaking options.

The proposal would set aside $40 million per year for acquiring and maintaining public lands in Georgia.

More than 10,500 people tried for volcano climbing permit this year.

The proposal to merge and redesign courses at Jackson Park has drawn community criticism.

The court declared a provision banning guns in public parks unconstitutional.

The relicensing of a hydroelectric dam project raises questions about salmon and agriculture.

The new bridge over railroad tracks in Pinole grants access to a slice of Contra Costa County coast.

The free shuttle aims to reduce traffic congestion in the park.

The bill is a response to the White House's rollback of protections for Utah public lands.

Leave the crowds behind: Tackle Mt. Marcy in winter, and it will be just you, the silent mountains, and a whole lot of snow.

Officials have not yet identified the person.

It's not the first mountain lion to be seen on campus in the past several years.

The road is an access point for North Mountain and Shaw Butte, popular in-city hikes.

The coveted permits to explore the Havasupai area of the Grand Canyon go quickly.

State Senator Kevin Ranker introduced the whale measure as part of his broader Salish Sea Protection package.

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San Luis Obispo reached 87 degrees this week and Santa Maria broke a record set in 1931.

Charlie Jacobi had led the park since 1984.

Why adding Divvy stations on the South and West Sides was a smart move.

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With the announcement, the resort sides with Vail's pass program over the new Ikon Pass.

The hikers fell in two separate incidents last weekend.

New York's plan also expands snowmobile access, but nixes proposed bike trails and luxury huts.

The person's identity remains a mystery.

The North Face will build the new structure in Montbello Open Space Park.

The fishing line snares appear to be an attempt to hurt mountain bikers.

22 million pounds of plastic enter the waters each year from microplastics and beach litter.

The 16-year-old also plans to start a nature group and self-publish a guidebook.

Expect to pay a bit more to sleep at Devil's Lake and Mirror Lake State Parks this year.

The siblings can work together now that the Boy Scouts have begun allowing girls to join.

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The quirky citizen wildlife study heads to New York City next fall.

A proposed state constitutional amendment would establish a conservation fund for Georgia.

Precipitation and warm weather means the ski resort plans to temporarily shut down.

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Repeat floods and rockslides have closed multiple roads into the national park in recent months.

The winter's frigid weather has brought the best conditions in several years.

The group seeks documents relating plans for big changes at Jackson Park.

The CEO of Chicagoland's Camping World looks to merge his RV empire with the outdoor recreation market.

The activists summitted the New Hampshire peak to protest the planned addition of utility poles and power lines.

The 18-year-old died after sliding down a closed run at Maine's Sunday River ski resort.

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Some areas will remain accessible while other services come to a halt.

Spaces on Tahoe Rim Trail Association-sponsored trips sell out in minutes.

The outdoor giant just incorporated an Aptos Company management suite nationwide.

The Pima Canyon Trailhead will debut with new toilets and a better parking lot.

The grant will fund improvements on the 22-mile Southern New England Trunkline Trail.

The man escaped with two scratches on his scalp.

Ticks--plus bedbugs and stinkbugs--probably survived the Northeast's cold snap.

The walking path will trace the reservoir's south dam.

Flooding from the Mt. St. Helens lake is unlikely, but consequences are high.

The county supervisor suggested that a planned non-vehicle path on the Richmond-San Rafael bridge might be scrapped for a car lane.

Chicago-area museums and nature parks have an exciting year of cultural and environmental special events on the calendar.

People often think Alabama is flat, says Callie Thornton. A hike on the Pinhoti Trail is the quickest way to prove them wrong.

Officials are holding public meetings statewide to discuss higher fees at some forest sites.

The 15-year-old called 911 after getting lost on a solo hike up the Sedona-area peak.

Expect up to 2 feet of snow up high starting Thursday night.

The ski resort's annual wife-carrying contest draws fierce competition.

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This winter's warm, low-snow conditions are to blame.

Wildfire, cliffside development, and rain combined to create last week's devastating slide.

The proposal includes critical funding for water quality, healthy forests, and access to parks.

A new portal also streamlines buying licenses, park passes, and more.

The Chicago team was instrumental in the creation of the new Parque Nacional Yaguas.

Meteorologists suspect a widely observed flash across the Tuesday night sky was a meteor, not lightning.

The Atlanta Coyote Project, which studies the wily canine, opposes Georgia's coyote-hunting contest.

Unusually cold waters along the Georgia coast prompted the request to protect state trout populations.

Boulder took top honors in a national survey, while Fort Collins and Colorado Springs also made the top 25.

Chicago Department of Transportation plans to discuss a proposal to make Chicago Avenue safer for cyclists and pedestrians this year.

Eight of the top 25 towns are in the Golden State.

Visit 40-plus state parks for free on the second Saturday of each month.

He introduced a bill that would remove the wolves from the endangered species list if their population reaches a minimum of 100.