Outdoors
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The last two fee-free park days of 2026 are free only for U.S. residents
National parks waive entrance fees on Oct. 27 and Nov. 11, but for the first time…
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When your phone is the only map you brought
GPS works without signal. The map does not. Four predictable ways a phone stops navigating, and…
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A heater in a tent can kill without waking anyone
Tents, campers and vehicles count as indoors for carbon monoxide. People who are asleep can die…
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Firewood carries pests farther than they could ever travel alone
Forest pests barely move on their own, but in a load of firewood they can travel…
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The rule keeping roads out of 58.5 million acres may be rescinded
USDA proposes rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule, which bars road building and timber harvest on 58.5…
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Eleven national forests propose new recreation fees at once
Ten notices filed the same day cover forests in eight states and Puerto Rico, proposing new…
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Kerosene fuel bottles recalled over fire risk
About 960 one-gallon Sunnyside kerosene containers sold on Amazon and at Do It Best lack a…
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Leave No Trace is seven principles, and most people know two
Pack it out and stay on the trail are the famous ones. The rest are where…
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What happens when you call for a rescue
Who responds, how long it takes, whether you get billed, and what a satellite messenger actually…
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How a trail closure gets decided
Closures come from several different authorities with different durations, review requirements and consequences for ignoring them.
