A $1.1 billion makeover will turn the former El Toro base into a 1,300‑acre Great Park with a 10,000‑seat amphitheater, lakes, a 90,000‑sq‑ft retail hub and a 400‑ft balloon.

A rooftop collapse at a former Winn‑Dixie in Madeira Beach left a gaping hole — but banded oystercatcher parents and their newly hatched chicks survived and will be monitored during repairs.

An eaglet hatched in Park No. 597 on April 28 — the Chicago Park District says it’s the first bald eagle born within city limits in more than 100 years. Officials credit habitat restoration and ask residents to keep their distance.

State tracking maps and CPW's annual report show collared wolves spending time in watersheds that drain toward Denver; the state counted a minimum of 32 wolves.

Multnomah County River Patrol warns of fallen and submerged trees on the Sandy River between Oxbow and Dabney after a December storm. Boaters and swimmers are urged to avoid the main channel.

Portland has hired London-based Malcolm Reading Consultants to run a national design competition for the Bowl at Gov. Tom McCall Waterfront Park. The move advances plans backed by Metro funding.

A new 681-acre open space on Castle Rock's edge will open this summer with roughly 15 miles of hikers-only trails and new trailheads. Phased openings will protect fragile habitat and archaeology.

A 250‑pound black bear fell asleep in a Falcon home's basement window well and was safely relocated by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

A hive moved into a Lambert Street sewer and a local beekeeper installed a trap to coax the colony out; the live removal could take weeks. Neighbors have blocked the spot while they wait.

Three Rivers Land Trust is racing to buy up to 4,000 acres around Tuckertown Reservoir to keep shoreline and boat ramps public.

Out-of-state vehicles now pay $15 per day at Colorado state parks starting May 1. Coloradans can use a $29 Keep Colorado Wild pass or pay about $10 daily.

Firefighters and a park arborist spent nearly nine hours extinguishing a smoldering blaze inside a Golden Gate Park tree near Fulton Street.

An underweight male manatee calf was found near John Pennekamp in Key Largo and transported to SeaWorld Orlando for intensive rehabilitation.