Black bears have increased by more than 30% since 2005, to an estimated 30,000, and human-bear interaction complaints will rise with the population.

While the seven new sites feature many of the traits of wilderness camping, they are close to parking spaces and not far from paved roads.

With 4 of our 5 brightest planets in the evening sky, Neptune at opposition and another good comet visible in a telescope, September is shaping up well.