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A fenced-off ravine with a 1872 stone dam could finally open to hikers near Skyline Wilderness Park.
The California Coastal Commission approved Ocean Rainforest's 7.8-square-kilometer kelp farm off Ventura, with conditions to protect whales and local fishing grounds.
On three Saturdays in September, giraffes and zebras get golden-hour visitors bearing mocktails and light bites at the Folsom preserve.
Free trees, seeds and bike helmets await at the ribbon-cutting near Parkland Prairie Nature Preserve.
Peak fall migration sent millions of birds over Wisconsin, with warblers among the tiniest, most vulnerable travelers.
Crews are running 24/7 to replace 63,450 cubic yards lost to Hurricane Idalia, with the south end closed through November.
The City of Pittsburgh has been renovating Burgwin Recreation Center, with work expected to finish in fall 2026.
Gilbert Garza Park closed Tuesday for months of trail and field work tied to the Zarzamora Creek Greenway expansion.
Two overnight lottery campouts under the Unisphere will host 200 New Yorkers this fall, complete with s'mores and provided tents.
Ocean in Motion invites toddlers to waddle like penguins and hop like blennies when it opens Nov. 7 on Cannery Row.
Stargazing returns to Baylor Regional Park on Saturday, Sept. 19, with NASA ambassadors and a door prize drawing.
Hermione and Lochte, two Geoffroy's marmosets, now greet guests steps from a 1,250-pound saltwater crocodile in St. Augustine.
Tisa and Kumi are both carrying calves fathered by Mapenzi, the last giraffe born at the Melbourne zoo.
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