Missouri will vote Aug. 4 on renewing a 0.1% sales tax that funds state parks and soil conservation across all 114 counties.

California State Parks warns of elevated E. coli at Willow Creek, Nimbus Flats and Black Miners Bar at Folsom Lake. Agencies say more testing will run through the summer.

A retired Phoenix officer captured a rare albino rattlesnake in Gold Canyon; specialists say the tyrosinase‑positive female is pregnant and under study.

A black bear was reported in Avon, Randolph and Holbrook this week, prompting the closure of D.W. Field Park and safety warnings from animal control. Officials urge residents to secure trash and report sightings.

A doorbell camera captured a likely bear cub in an East Cobb yard. Georgia DNR urges residents to remove feeders, secure trash and report sightings.

The BLM will allow consumer fireworks at the Bonneville Salt Flats access road on July 4 with patrols on site and strict leave‑no‑trace rules. Read the safety and legal details.

MRCA will send more than 80 wildland fire‑trained personnel and engines across LA parklands on July 4, with early closures on Mulholland and extra patrols in Malibu and Topanga.

A June 25 court order narrows public access at the Dana Point Headlands trail to protect the endangered Pacific pocket mouse.

State Parks' new rules limit refunds, charge late cancellations and can bar repeat no‑shows from ReserveCalifornia for a year.

Lakeway will break ground Monday on Butler Rough Hollow Park, a 2024 bond-funded project adding an amphitheater, mountain-bike course and multisport field, due summer 2027.

State agencies awarded $20 million to 26 projects restoring habitat and river access along PFAS‑impacted waterways in the Twin Cities east metro.

Buda will break ground this July on a 40‑acre Garison Park along Onion Creek with a swimming hole, kayak launch and new trails. Construction is expected to take about a year.

Officials will close Grizzly Peak Boulevard from 4 a.m. July 4 through 5 a.m. July 5 to reduce wildfire risk tied to dry brush, Diablo winds and illegal fireworks. The coordinated closure affects several lookouts and will be enforced by multiple agencies.