A Summerlin woman and her 25‑lb dog were chased and stung by an aggressive bee swarm at Cottonwood Canyon Park. Officials urge caution for pets and children.

A rare neon-green mating display by bioluminescent fireworms briefly lit the water off Long Beach, a moon‑linked spawning ritual caught on video.

Denver will staff the Mount Blue Sky welcome station and take on day‑to‑day operations as the summit road reopens around Memorial Day 2026. Timed tickets and new fee rules will be managed through Recreation.gov.

Photos and video show a black bear wandering through a Shirley backyard. State wildlife officials urge residents to remove feeders and secure trash.

Neighbors say Brighton Beach’s boardwalk is pocked with broken planks and holes. Crews will replace boards section by section while a $1B reconstruction is planned.

Black bears are showing up in yards across central Maryland as they wake from winter. Officials and researchers urge residents to secure trash and remove bird feeders.

More than $4 million in state grants will fund 11 western North Carolina parks damaged by Hurricane Helene, supporting repairs from boat launches to ballfields.

The Presidio Trust runs a 1,500-acre park at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge, generates $182 million a year without a cent of federal funding, and just had its entire board fired by email. The chairman says he's surprised it took this long.

A state grant and new designs will restore the John Welsh Memorial Fountain and add play, art and safety upgrades to West Fairmount Park.

A proposal to pave a short connector at Shelby Bottoms Nature Center has prompted a petition and neighborhood pushback. Residents say the unpaved loop is vital habitat and quiet space.

Randall's Island athletic fields reopened Friday with new turf and repaired walkways after being used as temporary migrant housing; a community day welcomed students back.

Gov. Abbott cut the ribbon Friday on Palo Pinto Mountains State Park, opening 4,871 acres of Cross Timbers hills, trails and Tucker Lake to the public.

Brittany, 45, was euthanized after a recent decline in health. Zoo officials say a UW‑Madison necropsy will follow and results may take months.