There is no other news organization exactly like the National Parks Traveler, which focuses its coverage on national parks and protected areas.

Here's a short list of some of the unique and exclusive stories the Traveler has brought you:

Threatened and Endangered Parks

Mixing Oil And Water At Big Cypress National Preserve

Coping With 21st Century Wildfires

"Oil Trains" Pose A Significant Threat To National Parks

Visiting Batoche, The Spiritual Capital Of The Saskatchewan Métis

Tracing Sir John Franklin's Steps

Climate Change Uncertainties Are A Riddle For The National Park Service’s Future Plans

Invasive Species In The National Park System

Funding Imbalance And The National Parks

Ghost Forests And A Rising Sea

In Search Of Reasonable Housing For National Park Service Employees

Staffing Woes Limit Winter Access At Mount Rainier National Park

The Sandstone Arches Of Big South Fork National River And Recreation Area

Some Questions Raised Over Cumberland Island National Seashore's Human Carrying Capacity

Journey To The Badlands Of Grasslands National Park

Homestead National Historical Park: Grit, Anguish, And Occasionally Jubilation

Scotts Bluff National Monument: Portal To The West

Your support is vital to keeping the National Parks Traveler from going dark -- Kurt Repanshek, founder and editor-in-chief

That's just a small, very small, measure of the diversity of national parks coverage in North America the Traveler brings to you. The Traveler and its corps of journalists, who combined have more than 200 years of professional experience, focus on national parks because of the many stories they have to tell ... and the many stories that deserve to be told.

Stories of natural beauty and cultural history, of course, but also stories of an underfunded National Park Service, of Park Service employees who can't afford a place to live, of deterioration in the park system, of the economic impacts that so many businesses rely upon.

Along with those written articles, the Traveler has generated 200 weekly podcasts, so far, that provide additional coverage of issues across the national parks and bring you audio stories from places such as Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Homestead National Historical Park, Everglades National Park, and San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.

There is no end to the stories that revolve around national parks. But without reader and listener support, there could be an end to the Traveler and its daily coverage of the parks. There are two weeks left in our year-end fundraising campaign, the biggest of the year, and we are running behind in qualifying for a $15,000 match through the annual NewsMatch campaign. Every dollar you send to the Traveler brings us a dollar closer to that match. 

If you look forward to our coverage about parks you've never visited, updates on how Congress is supporting -- and not supporting -- the National Park Service, stories about impacts to the national parks and how they can be prevented, and news of how you can provide input to management decisions, please click on the donate button below or send a check to the Traveler at P.O. Box 980452, Park City, UT 84098. We'll put the money right to work on expanding our coverage of this essential places.

Thanks to the more than 100 readers and listeners who have donated so far. It's greatly appreciated.