The Chicago Park District rolled out a 20-year framework for Grant Park that pairs Paris-style movable chairs and more restrooms with megaproject ideas to reconnect the lakefront.

Neighbors along the old Knoxville & Holston River corridor say a 3.8‑mile SoKno rail‑trail could bring privacy, noise and parking headaches as crews clear the line and litigation continues.

A mountain lion wandered into Pacific Heights; animal-control teams worked overnight to capture and re-release the cat, and no injuries were reported.

Michigan considers using two weevil species to control the invasive spotted knapweed, balancing ecosystem health and agricultural interests, including concerns from beekeepers about losing nectar sources.

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.