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.

Woodland Park Zoo is turning its Family Farm into Wild Encounters, a phased revamp that adds a lorikeet aviary and Aldabra tortoises. Phase 1 is slated for summer 2026.

Parks staff recommended AltaMed run arts, sports and wellness programming on the long-empty 1st & Broadway lot for a year under a $175,000 temporary-use deal.

Metro set aside $50,000 for a geotechnical study as advocates press to restore the Oregon Zoo’s long Washington Park train loop. Community signatures and volunteer work are already in place.

Anakeesta will hold a Feb. 10 job fair in Gatlinburg as the mountaintop park hires across food, retail, ranger and CDL roles ahead of a $100M expansion.

The City of Las Vegas will give free drought‑tolerant shade trees — plus installation and irrigation — to homeowners in six heat‑vulnerable ZIP codes, funded with $5M in federal grants.

Forest Park has launched a five-year effort to plant roughly 6,000 trees after the May 16 tornado, with crews and volunteers already putting hundreds of saplings into the ground.

Jefferson County warns Conifer-area residents after two pets were attacked by mountain lions. Officials advise leashing pets, using lighting, and reporting sightings.

Denny Sanford Elephant Valley opens March 5, 2026, at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, letting visitors walk above a roaming herd and spot eyelashes up close.

Humane World for Animals has sued Michigan Natural Resources Commission over year-round coyote hunting, citing a disregard for science and potential conflicts with farm animals.

Macomb County's annual Tree and Plant Sale offers affordable options for greening spaces, supporting the local environment through trees, shrubs, and garden plants.

A breeding male from the King Mountain Pack died during a Jan. 28 CPW re‑collaring operation in Routt County; necropsy results are pending and capture work is paused.

Fairview Heights is moving ahead on a $14M parks push: a 13,500-sq-ft Field House next to The Rec and a full overhaul of 95-acre Pleasant Ridge Park. Officials say the work adds courts, restrooms and event space without a city property-tax increase.