Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, is looking ...

For 50 years, Randy Johnson’s photos and words have helped protect NC's Grandfather Mountain. Before Grandfather Mountain was known for its remote trails and extraordinary biodiversity, it was ...

The authorities say that a man who fatally shot two firefighters in Idaho set a brush fire and shot at those who responded, ...

Following the slope of Grandfather Mountain, the Tanawha Trail is a 13.5-mile hike along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Boone, North Carolina. Known for fiery fall foliage in autumn, the region ...

In a shaded clearing near Mingus Mill lies a cemetery. Small, unmarked rocks sit at the head and foot of each plot, adorned ...

Here are six volunteers who make a difference at National Parks and other federal lands, from an 8-year-old who does the ...

Tim Keiderling, 58, of Ulster Park, was found dead Tuesday in the Tablelands area on Mount Katahdin. The body of his 28-year-old daughter, Esther Keiderling, was discovered Wednesday afternoon about 1 ...

Authorities say firefighters who rushed to put out a blaze in a northern Idaho mountain community found themselves instead in ...

A dangerous 25-hour rescue saved six hikers lost near Rye, Colorado, on Greenhorn Mountain’s rugged terrain. All hikers were found exhausted but uninjured.

In the past century, scientists have observed more rockfalls and avalanches in the Alps, a looming threat to nearby villages.