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National Parks Traveler Podcast Episode 196 | November News Round-up

As winter approaches, the slow season is setting in across the National Park System, which makes it a good time to take measure of some issues that are confronting both the parks and the National Park Service. We’ve invited Kristen Brengel, senior vice president of government affairs for the National Parks Conservation Association, and Mike Murray, chair of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks to discuss air tour planning in the park system, progress made under the Great American Outdoors Act, and visitation issues.

National Parks Traveler Episode 193 | The Bison Of Tallgrass Prairie

A visit with the bison herd at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve/Lynn Riddick

Back in 2009, a small herd of bison was relocated from Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota to Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas. The goal was not only to restore an essential foundational species of wildlife that had not grazed on those lands for more than a century, but to also reestablish the unique ecological benefits bison bring to the landscape while preserving the genetic integrity of the species.

National Parks Traveler Podcast Episode 192 | The Grand Teton National Park Foundation

Image of Grand Teton National Park

If you’ve spent time in the National Park System, you’ve seen a mix of conditions in terms of a park’s infrastructure. Some are in great condition, some not so great. Recently my wife and I had the opportunity to stop by Grand Teton National Park and the Jenny Lake area. The trails that lead around the lake and up onto the flanks of the Tetons are in wonderful condition. But it wasn’t always so.

National Parks Traveler Episode 189 | Saratoga National Historical Park

Saratoga National Historical Park/NPS

If you want a bang for your buck, especially when it comes to American history, you can’t beat the offerings of the National Park Service found in the state of New York. There are more than 20 National Park System units there, ranging from the Women’s Rights National Historical Park in western New York to Sagamore Hill National Historic Site on Long Island.

National Parks Traveler Episode 188: Fat Bear Week At Katmai National Park

Fat Bear Week is coming to Katmai National Park and Preserve.

Fall is here. Snow has fallen in the Rockies, the days are getting shorter, and some animals are realizing that winter isn’t that far away. 

With the change of seasons underway, you should mark your calendar for the most unusual competition in the National Park System and get started on your bracket. Not your NCAA basketball tournament bracket, but your fat bear bracket.

National Parks Traveler Episode 185: Acadia's Friends

Friends of Acadia works on behalf of Acadia National Park

It’s been said time and again, the National Park Service is not adequately funded. There’s just not enough money in the agency’s annual budgets to address all the needs across the National Park System. And those needs are many, from maintaining facilities, keeping wastewater treatment plans operating smoothly, managing wildlife, and tending to ever growing throngs of visitors. 

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