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National Parks Traveler Podcast

Nov 24, 2024

As the calendar runs down on the current session of Congress, there are a number of pieces of legislation that would involve or possibly impact the National Park System if they find their way into an omnibus lands bill that gains passage before the session adjourns.
 
While we haven’t seen exactly what might find...


Nov 17, 2024

The vulnerable red-cockaded woodpecker is known to be found in national park units throughout the southeast.  Big Cypress National Preserve and Everglades National Park in Florida, Cumberland Island National Seashore in Georgia, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee are just a few of the parks that either...


Nov 10, 2024

Humans like to play, right? We play cards, we play baseball and basketball, we go fishing or take a hike into the mountains. It’s our play time, time to recharge, refocus, relax.
 
Did you know animals like to play, too? And many times, our playgrounds infringe on wildlife habitat. But how does that affect their...


Nov 3, 2024

Whether this is your first listen of our weekly podcast or number 299, welcome and thank you for listening. We hope you find these episodes interesting and present information or a side to the parks that you previously didn’t know about.

Frankly, that’s the approach that we try to take at the Traveler. Not only to...