WASHINGTON (AP) — National Park Service shuts down access to Washington Monument until Jan. 24, citing threats surrounding inauguration.

CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico officials are hoping an appetite for outdoor recreation during the coronavirus pandemic will help the state’s economy recover.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Wildlife officials say South Dakota’s outdoor recreation economy boomed in 2020, providing much-needed sales in several business sectors as well as hopes of reversing a...

MILLBROOK, Ala. (AP) — The owners of an outdoor recreation destination in Alabama fear a days-old baby goat has been stolen from a free-ranging herd near a former movie set and tourist...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — It will be a little less expensive to fish in Kansas starting Jan. 1.

The Wichita Eagle reports that on Thursday, the Kansas Wildlife Parks and Tourism Commission...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia native and his wife have donated $25 million to West Virginia University to support programs in outdoor recreation, university President Gordon Gee...

LONDON (AP) — UK makes U-turn, will keep free meals for kids over the summer after campaign by soccer star Marcus Rashford.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Some ski resorts in Oregon are preparing to reopen, but exactly when is still up in the air.

Gov. Kate Brown announced earlier this week that some outdoor recreation...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will use a $2 million federal grant to expand access to private land for hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreation and...

NORTH CONWAY, N.H. (AP) — An outdoor adventure sports festival is being organized in New Hampshire this spring.

The Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce is scheduled to hold the...

KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Montana officials are worried that the sale of hundreds of thousands of acres of timberland may eventually close off the public access that previous owners have allowed,...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear have teamed up on an effort to expand the new Green River National Wildlife Refuge in...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Officials have broken ground on a new boat ramp that will provide public access to the Ohio River in Louisville.

The boat ramp and parking area at Shawnee Park will...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Skeleton found last fall in California mountains was artist from Japanese internment camp who died on hike in 1945.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Volkswagen plans to donate $1.25 million to help expand Cherokee National Forest near the company’s Chattanooga plant and offer community grants.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's Office of State Parks wants to hear what you want in outdoor recreation — whether it's hunting, extreme sports, birdwatching, geocaching or something...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has tapped the digital editorial director at Outside Magazine to lead the state's new Office of Outdoor Recreation.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Testing of zero-emission electric shuttles has begun at Sabino Canyon, a population outdoor recreation site on the outskirts of Tucson.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New restrictions on wildlife traps and wire snares were proposed Thursday by regulators seeking to address conflicts over trapping traditions and evolving attitudes about...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A new website with an interactive map provides access to New York's outdoor recreation resources and environmental information.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A burn ban was ordered Tuesday over a wide swath of Alaska as firefighters battle dozens of wildfires in the arid state.

BETHEL, Maine (AP) — A group of nonprofits in Maine purchased several hundred acres of forestland as part of a larger conservation area that will result in a vast network of trails and open land...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Most state beaches in Rhode Island are now open.

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management says Saturday is the traditional start of the summer outdoor...

May 22

Mercury News & East Bay Times on the need for California to invest more in state parks:

California needs a vision for its state parks that provides the next generation of...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's Department of Environmental Conservation plans to celebrate "Outdoors Day" by offering free events at its facilities across the state.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation providing $26 million for land purchases and outdoor recreation projects.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The threat of falling trees brought on by insects and exacerbated by climate warming will close two Alaska state campgrounds this summer.

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A conservation group has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management over the agencies' decision to allow exploratory drilling near the...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Conservation and outdoor recreation groups are pushing Maine lawmakers to support a $95 million bond proposal for land protection and the state parks system.

CUMMING, Iowa (AP) — Steve Bruere asks if he should dress like a farmer or a developer when he meets up with a photographer.

The 38-year-old is joking. He rarely strays far from an...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse are planning to introduce a measure that looks to protect about 625 square miles (1,620 square kilometers) of Colorado land.