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By Kurt Repanshek - May 6th, 2021

Traveler Special Projects Editor Patrick Cone filming during a recent trip to Grand Canyon National Park/Kurt Repanshek

Invasive species in the National Park System, the health of the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park, drought impacts to Southwest parks, and historic restoration work along the Blue Ridge Parkway are just some of the stories National Parks Traveler's editors and writers are working on.

The invasive species package will run through year-end and is made possible through underwriting from Cardno, a global company that works to identify "sustainable environment solutions to conserve and improve resources and natural systems." Articles and podcasts we're developing around this topic will look at nonnatives ranging from hogs and javelinas to pythons, tamarisk, Russian Olive, and insects that are damaging to hemlocks and other tree species.

The more we learn about ecosystem impacts on the parks, the more approaches to protecting these special places hopefully will arise.

Upcoming articles, podcasts, and videos on Grand Canyon will look at how climate change, invasives, and outside development pressures are affecting that park.

Elsewhere in the National Park System, Contributing Editor Kim O'Connell recently traveled to the Blue Ridge Parkway to see how restoration work on Flat Top Manor was progressing, and Barbara Jensen visited Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas to venture down its trails. Their stories will be rolling out soon.

Lynn Riddick, another contributing editor with a focus on sound, brings a podcast Sunday on her first-ever visit to Yosemite National Park.

These and other stories largely are made possible through reader and listener donations. With your continued support, this expanding range of coverage will continue to grow.

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