A deer near Scofield Reservoir tested positive for chronic wasting disease, expanding the illness's footprint in Utah. State wildlife officials urge hunters to submit samples and follow safety guidance.

A proposed 52-year lease would keep the San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park through July 2078 while tying paid-parking revenue to community benefits and construction rules. The draft is meant to lock in the zoo’s future while delivering funds for park upkeep.

At its Tuesday meeting, council declared Cumberland Pool has reached the end of its useful life and directed staff to pursue grants and partnerships for a replacement. Other park and roadway projects also moved forward on the agenda.

Sanford breaks ground March 4 on a $5.3M Fort Mellon Park overhaul that adds a new amphitheater and Lake Carola shoreline upgrades. The six-month project aims to boost waterfront programming.

F23, the female at the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam nest, hasn’t been seen since last Friday. Mate M15 is caring for eaglet E26 while wildlife groups monitor the situation.

The Minnesota DNR has unveiled draft amendments for Itasca State Park — from new ski trails and overnight lodging to a pavilion replacing Nicollet Court — with comments due April 10, 2026.

Fairlawn won a $1.2M federal award to help convert the former Rosemont Country Club into a 66‑acre preserve with wetlands, trails and a visitor center. Officials say the work will also reduce downstream flooding.

City planners want to raise the developer fee and let up to 30% of park dedication funds be spent citywide to buy land and build parks in underserved neighborhoods. The move targets sectors that have hoarded most of the money for two decades.

Peninsula Open Space Trust bought the Bechtel family's 1,921‑acre Mead Ranch for about $24.3 million, preserving a key wildlife corridor south of San Jose.

The historic Oliver Bath House reopens March 7 with a public celebration. The South Side pool returns after years of renovation.

A $22 million federal grant and a first‑of‑its‑kind tribal‑state co‑management plan unraveled after the Harry A. Merlo Foundation walked away from a proposed 11,438‑acre wildlife area in Eastern Oregon.

Dawes Arboretum announced plans for a two-story, roughly 28,000-square-foot welcome center — a nearly $17 million investment that will add a cafe, larger gift shop and meeting space.

The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore marks 150 years with family events, a returning gala and a new red panda habitat opening this summer.