For nearly 50 years, researchers from the U.S. National Park System hadn’t found any new plants—but that changed with the discovery of a fuzzy sunflower. After a chance sighting in 2024, the “wooly ...

A bill calling for the creation of Texas Canyons State Park was introduced in the Lone Star legislature on Feb. 24, 1933. But national status for Big Bend would be ...

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Follow in the footsteps of the Buffalo Soldiers, who guarded parks and created trails in Yosemite, Sequoia, and Hawai’i ...

A volunteer at Texas’ Big Bend National Park spotted bright red blooms after rain in a remote stretch of desert, leading to the discovery.

Epic adventures are waiting just around the river bend, so here's everything you need to know about Big Bend National Park in ...

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There are two active volcanoes in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Mauna Loa and Kilauea, but Kilauea is the real "must-see." A 4,000-foot-tall mountain, Kilauea has been active since Jan. 3 ...

the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is the primary attraction in the Canyon Village area and one of the park's most popular hiking spots. The canyon stretches for approximately 20 miles and is ...

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK — Construction on two large projects located within the Chisos Basin section of the national park is slated to begin May 1. The work will continue for approximately two years.

Musical stars took part in stunning performances at The National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals, which was also attended by a host of famous faces including Billy Porter, Kimberley Walsh ...