Aug 25, 2024
From Maine to Florida, coastal units of the National Park System are being impacted in various ways by the changing climate. Some of the impacts affect wildlife, some natural resources, and some the human populations who either live in or come to visit these beautiful areas.
At the National Parks Traveler. We’ve been...
Aug 18, 2024
When you hear the word volcano, where in the world do you think
of? Mount Vesuvious in Italy? Mount Fuji in Japan? Maybe Cotopaxi
in Ecuador? Do you ever think of Lassen Peak?
The National Park System is full of volcanoes. Some active, some
dormant, some extinct. They all have fascinating stories to
tell.
There was...
Aug 11, 2024
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been four years since Congress passed the Great American Outdoors Act and President Trump signed it into law. Under that legislation, the National Park Service has been receiving $1.3 billion a year to pay for tackling the National Park System’s maintenance backlog.
When the Great...
Aug 4, 2024
Manatees are some of the most unusual looking wildlife creatures
that you’ll find in coastal units of the National Park System,
places like Everglades National Park, Biscayne National Park and
Cumberland Island National Seashore.
They are huge – the largest on record reportedly tipped the scales
at 3500 pounds...