Hidden high in the White Mountains of eastern California, a gnarled, weathered tree quietly holds a staggering secret — it’s nearly 5,000 years old.

From breaking ground on new playgrounds to restoring an eroding creek, there is lots being done to make nature more accessible on the Peninsula in the year to come.

A Plains Pricklypear blooms at the Pines Recreation Area on Fort Peck Lake. The low-growing cactus grows across the vast majority of Montana, and can be found from Saskatchewan to B.C., down to N ...