America: land that we all love

To celebrate National Public Lands Day, a selection of our public lands stories

US national parks are offering free entry today to mark National Public Lands Day, a celebration of the 640m acres of America that belong to the American people. We've been covering the fate of public lands relentlessly: they are adored by outdoors enthusiasts of every stripe, even as the administration of President Donald Trump is seeking to allow more mining and drilling and has already downsized two national monuments in Utah. Climate change, too, promises to be unforgiving - wildfires are reaching unfathomable size and glaciers are vanishing.

Here is a selection of our public lands stories that should give you an idea of how to spend the day, visiting national monuments, forests and seashores from coast to coast. For a dose of reality, we've also included a few pieces exploring the threats America's public lands are facing in the Trump era.