A new acoustic study found zero spotted owl calls in Washington's Cascades north of Seattle, as invasive barred owls dominate the region.

Nearly 100 Hayes Valley neighbors shaped the new design, which adds sensory panels and a sand play area.

A wheelchair-friendly floating dock now lets paddlers skip the hill at Cowan Lake State Park near Wilmington. Local donors, not the state, footed the entire bill.

The Melbourne, Florida zoo says the calf's bigger-than-life personality fits her famous namesake.

The Summit Hill park's revamped grounds now include pickleball courts, a sandy toddler area and a new all-sport field awaiting its grass.

A new 1.4-mile bike and walking path along the Pacoima Wash links San Fernando to a park honoring the late Cindy Montañez.

A Royal Woods homeowner watched the cougar drink from her pool and doze by her patio door — all while neighbors used the same chat to hunt a mail thief.

The 30-year-old Davis Community Park skate park returns September 18 with a flow bowl, snake run, and a ribbon-cutting party.

The Open Space Institute will hold the York County land for years before handing it to state parks officials.

A quiet pipe now runs through a Galloway Creek dam, letting Rochester Hills beavers stay put while trail flooding stops.

An 800-signature petition backs turning the shuttered school into parkland, but Evanston Township High School wants the site too.

The mountaintop chapel near Cleveland drew 325,000 visitors a year before the new seasonal shutdown took hold.

The 48-foot wooden bridge would finally give hikers stair-free access to a scenic Chagrin River tributary overlook.