Boston's Parks Department announces school vacation week activities, including sports clinics, stable visits, snowshoeing, and a Winter Festival with free activities.

The Black Lake sturgeon season in Michigan ended in 48 minutes with six fish caught, highlighting effective conservation practices and a growing sturgeon population.

San Pablo Reservoir reopens limited launches after a yearlong golden mussel closure. Inspections and 30‑day quarantines will determine which boats can launch.

Lawmakers introduced bills to require most cats be sterilized, create a spay-and-neuter fund and limit intact pets entering Hawaii, splitting conservationists and breeders. The measures carry fines and exemptions that lawmakers are still debating.

A second community input meeting for the Exall Recreation Center replacement is set for Feb. 23. Designers and the city are collecting neighborhood priorities as schematic design continues.

The Stillaguamish Tribe breached old levees near Stanwood, restoring roughly 230 acres of tidal marsh to boost Chinook habitat and ease flood risk for nearby farms. Restoration partners and state transfers helped stitch parcels together for a larger estuary plan.

Prosper’s Town Council voted Jan. 13 to reject a developer‑backed plan for a 7‑acre Creekside park, citing tight park funds and naming‑rights questions. Funding and policy disagreements left the deal short.

About 260 goats are grazing invasive privet near White Rock Lake to clear roughly 11.5 acres over about ten days as part of a city vegetation‑management project.

The Chicago Park District rolled out a 20-year framework for Grant Park that pairs Paris-style movable chairs and more restrooms with megaproject ideas to reconnect the lakefront.

Neighbors along the old Knoxville & Holston River corridor say a 3.8‑mile SoKno rail‑trail could bring privacy, noise and parking headaches as crews clear the line and litigation continues.

A mountain lion wandered into Pacific Heights; animal-control teams worked overnight to capture and re-release the cat, and no injuries were reported.

Michigan considers using two weevil species to control the invasive spotted knapweed, balancing ecosystem health and agricultural interests, including concerns from beekeepers about losing nectar sources.

A draft parks strategy would add 87 acres but carries a roughly $1.2 billion price tag, forcing Mountain View leaders to choose between major land buys and neighborhood fixes.