Lands & Waters: Parks & Wilderness

The Chumash Resume Their Obligation

The co-managers of the nation’s newest national marine sanctuary off central California have ecosystem-management experience going back millennia

By Leonie Sherman November 7, 2022

In this story: national parks

California Needs More Fire

Why is it still so hard to start a prescribed fire in California?

By Tatum McConnell November 5, 2022

In this story: science, climate change, forests, politics, national forests

Fire managers and Firefighters on the 340-acre Harris Prescribed understory Fire on October 12, 2018 northeast of McCloud in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest (USFS photo by Liz Younger, Forest Fire Planner)

Digging for Answers

In California, an Indigenous archaeologist uncovers his own culture

By Amanda Machado September 25, 2022

In this story: hiking, indigenous communities, public lands

Brian Holguin looks into a car (or cart) and smiles at the camera inside.

The Puma Population in Patagonia Is Booming. Now What?

Pumas are thriving in southern Chile, increasing the risk of conflict with humans

By Karen Catchpole August 15, 2022

In this story: wildlife, travel, adventure, national parks

Puma cubs in Patagonia's Torres del Paine National Park

What We Find in the Dark

The joys of hiking nocturnally

By Riley Black August 8, 2022

In this story: wilderness, hiking

Image of an indigo pinkish sky with a setting or rising sun in the background, and visible stars and galaxies.

Why Scotland Is Opening a Dementia Center in a National Park

Uncovering the power of nature for people with dementia

By Elizabeth Hewitt August 9, 2022

In this story: science, lifestyle, national parks, Wonder

Loch Morlich in Scotland's Cairngorms National Park

The Art of the National Parks: A Diary From 59 Parks

Journal your way through America's "best idea"

By Katie O'Reilly July 4, 2022

In this story: national parks

Boundary Waters Inches Closer to Protection

Forest Service admits the danger of hardrock mining in the wilderness area’s headwaters

By Conor Mihell July 5, 2022

In this story: public lands

The Gripping Mystery of Trees Gone Missing in the Night

Lyndsie Bourgon’s first book investigates the furtive world of timber theft

By Brendan Curtinrich July 18, 2022

In this story: public lands, forests, national forests, national parks

Cover image of the book Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America’s Woods

Welcome to Yosemite’s Chinese Laundry Building

Inside the new monument to Chinese Americans’ contributions to the making of one of America’s most iconic natural expanses

By Alison Singh Gee June 9, 2022

In this story: national parks

Lands & Waters: Parks & Wilderness

The Chumash Resume Their Obligation

California Needs More Fire

Digging for Answers

The Puma Population in Patagonia Is Booming. Now What?

What We Find in the Dark

Why Scotland Is Opening a Dementia Center in a National Park

The Art of the National Parks: A Diary From 59 Parks

Boundary Waters Inches Closer to Protection

The Gripping Mystery of Trees Gone Missing in the Night

Welcome to Yosemite’s Chinese Laundry Building

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