The stench is a Capitol offense. A pair of 75-year-old gingko trees in Sacramento have been fenced off after its foul “vomit”-smelling fruit has become both a slip and sniff hazard, according to ...

Capitol Reef National Park is a national park of the United States in south-central Utah. The park is approximately 60 miles long on its north–south axis and just 6 miles wide on its east-west … Learn ...

Hike with llamas, explore diverse landscapes in an off-road vehicle, savor pie from a historic orchard, and see the stars and planets light up the sky at an International Dark Sky Park.

His charges are a type of soft coral called gorgonians. "They're a fundamentally important part of the Caribbean and Floridian coral reef habitat," he says. Foord tends to more than 2,000 tiny soft ...

Update: This story has been updated with new information. A vegetation fire that broke out at a campground in Joshua Tree National Park on Sunday has burned 72 acres and 80% contained as of Monday ...

Environmental groups are knocking the Trump administration’s decision to open thousands of acres for coal mining that are a stone’s throw away from beloved public lands like Zion, Bryce Canyon and ...

Capitol Reef National Park is one of Utah’s “Mighty Five” national parks. This remote park is less well-known and receives fewer visitors than some of the other, more popular parks in southern Utah.

Set against a backdrop of red rocks in Utah’s high desert, the lush green orchards nearly seem like a mirage. These approximately 2,000 fruit trees have persisted in the middle of what is now Capitol ...

Washington’s national parks might be most popular in the summer, but they have plenty to offer in the fall as well. Lonely Planet recently ranked the 15 best U.S. national parks to visit this fall — ...

ATLANTA — Supporters call it a step toward safety. Opponents say it is an attack on immigrant families. The debate over Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision to deploy the Georgia National Guard spilled onto the ...

The drama of Zion Canyon’s sheer Navajo sandstone towers and cliffs demand pedal assist. I consider myself a proficient cyclist, but I notch up my e-bike’s power boost so I can devote my energy to ...