The Australian Fire Danger Rating System gives you an idea of how dangerous a fire could be if one starts in your area. What to do if there's a bushfire in your area Being prepared and ...

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has left the building, and while President Trump’s nominee awaits a confirmation hearing, the head of Kennedy Space Center will keep things afloat. Nelson ...

Park visitors agree: riding along the 27-mile Park Loop Road is the best way to do a quick tour of Acadia (and makes a strong case for renting a car). Popular sights and trails like Sand Beach ...

Heritage paint and wallpaper brand, Little Greene, has launched a new collection of wallpapers in collaboration with the National Trust with a playful nostalgic edge perfect for a kid’s bedroom.

Visitors to Grafton Lakes State Park’s Winter Fest skate and fall on the Long Pond. (Erica Bouska – MediaNews Group) The first year was small, with about 20 people, but it has become a ...

A trip to survey kea in the Nelson Lakes National Park turned into an overnight search and rescue mission for two Department of Conservation rangers, after they heard a person calling for help at ...

DOC rangers and a hut warden were in the right place at the right time to help a hiker in the Nelson Lakes National Park. Two well-equipped and experienced DOC rangers and a hut warden were in the ...

The City of Nelson is planning to create a park in a downtown block-long green space. If it were not so steep, the area would be a street connecting Baker and Victoria Streets. A pedestrian staircase ...

Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming is being farewelled in a ceremony in Nelson this afternoon. The policewoman died after being struck by a vehicle in central Nelson just after 2am on New Year’s Day.

The lake sits east of the Icefields Parkway in the southern portion of the park, and travelers can access the area with their own car, in an excursion bus or even as part of a motorcycle tour.

Lamb, an expert on the interactions between sediment, water, and atmosphere on Earth, created computer models from the ripples to determine the size of the lake that created them. The ripples are ...