<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xml:base="https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/npt-rss/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> <channel> <title>National Parks Traveler</title> <link>https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/npt-rss/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed</link> <description>The Latest Articles from the National Parks Traveler</description> <language>en</language> <atom:link href="https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/feed/articles/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=%22%3E%3Cscript%2B%3Ealert%28String.fromCharCode%2888%2C83%2C83%29%29%3C/script%3E//////////////////////////////////////" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <item> <title>Op-Ed | National Park Service Ignoring Plight Of Cumber Island Horses</title> <link>https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2024/12/op-ed-national-park-service-ignoring-plight-cumber-island-horses</link> <description> <picture> <source srcset="https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/sites/default/files/styles/npt_square2/public/article-teaser-images/cuis-dead_horse_wild_cumberland.jpeg_700.jpeg" width="480" height="480" alt="" /> <img class="npt-square2" src="https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/sites/default/files/styles/npt_square2/public/article-teaser-images/cuis-dead_horse_wild_cumberland.jpeg_700.jpeg?itok=G0tcH-Cx" width="480" height="480" alt="" /></picture> <div class="field-abstract"> The National Park Service&#039;s inaction is devastating to the wild horses of Cumberland Island. Abandoned and left to struggle, these animals endure immense suffering due to lack of food, fresh water, and veterinary care. This video exposes the neglect and explores the recent lawsuit against the State of Georgia and the National Park Service, which was shockingly dismissed despite acknowledging both the horses&#039; suffering and their negative impact on the island&#039;s resources. </div> </description> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:16:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Kurt Repanshek</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">25631 at https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Photography In The National Parks: Mount Rainier</title> <link>https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2024/12/photography-national-parks-mount-rainier</link> <description> <picture> <source srcset="https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/sites/default/files/styles/npt_square2/public/article-teaser-images/mora_rebeccalatson-0383_ready_to_wander_1024.webp" width="480" height="480" alt="" /> <img class="npt-square2" src="https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/sites/default/files/styles/npt_square2/public/article-teaser-images/mora_rebeccalatson-0383_ready_to_wander_1024.jpg?itok=3c5jGaVB" width="480" height="480" alt="" /></picture> <div class="field-abstract"> Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State is filled with superlatives, and you can capture those superlatives with your camera, be it tricked-out SLR, easy-to-tote point-and-shoot, or the camera in your smartphone. </div> </description> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rebecca Latson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">25520 at https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Government Seeks To Dismiss Lawsuit Over National Park Service's Cashless Policy</title> <link>https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2024/12/government-seeks-dismiss-lawsuit-over-national-park-services-cashless-policy</link> <description> <picture> <source srcset="https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/sites/default/files/styles/npt_square2/public/article-teaser-images/grca-south_entrance_stationkurt_repanshek_file_1025.webp" width="480" height="480" alt="" /> <img class="npt-square2" src="https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/sites/default/files/styles/npt_square2/public/article-teaser-images/grca-south_entrance_stationkurt_repanshek_file_1025.jpg?itok=hBXW0WFy" width="480" height="480" alt="" /></picture> <div class="field-abstract"> A lawsuit challenging the National Park Service&#039;s move to eliminate cash in visitor transactions should be dismissed because the plaintiffs have failed to prove they have been harmed by the policy and because federal regulations don&#039;t require the agency to accept cash for its services. </div> <span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="PDF icon" title="application/pdf" src="/modules/file/icons/application-pdf.png" /> <a href="https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/sites/default/files/attachments/cashless_nps-nps_response_july_2024_1.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=194471">cashless_nps-nps_response_july_2024.pdf</a></span></description> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 08:30:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Kurt Repanshek</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">25628 at https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Frances Perkins National Monument Established To Honor First Woman To Serve In Presidential Cabinet</title> <link>https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2024/12/frances-perkins-national-monument-established-honor-first-woman-serve-presidential-cabinet</link> <description> <picture> <source srcset="https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/sites/default/files/styles/npt_square2/public/article-teaser-images/frances_perkins_1915-1920library_of_congress.webp" width="480" height="480" alt="" /> <img class="npt-square2" src="https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/sites/default/files/styles/npt_square2/public/article-teaser-images/frances_perkins_1915-1920library_of_congress.jpg?itok=6jR_A9sg" width="480" height="480" alt="" /></picture> <div class="field-abstract"> Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet, was memorialized Monday through establishment of the Frances Perkins National Monument at her hometown in Newcastle, Maine. </div> </description> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:17:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Kurt Repanshek</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">25635 at https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Great American Outdoors Act Funding Preserves Historic Cabin At Jewel Cave National Monument</title> <link>https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2024/12/great-american-outdoors-act-funding-preserves-historic-cabin-jewel-cave-national-monument</link> <description> <picture> <source srcset="https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/sites/default/files/styles/npt_square2/public/article-teaser-images/gaoa1.webp" width="480" height="480" alt="" /> <img class="npt-square2" src="https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/sites/default/files/styles/npt_square2/public/article-teaser-images/gaoa1.jpg?itok=aEiy8oFN" width="480" height="480" alt="" /></picture> <div class="field-abstract"> The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund has made it possible to complete essential repairs at the Historic Cabin in the Historic Area at Jewel Cave National Monument in South Dakota. </div> </description> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:30:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>justin.housman</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">25626 at https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>President Biden Seeking Nearly $2.3 Billion In Disaster Assistance For National Park Service</title> <link>https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2024/12/president-biden-seeking-nearly-23-billion-disaster-assistance-national-park-service</link> <description> <picture> <source srcset="https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/sites/default/files/styles/npt_square2/public/article-teaser-images/blri-post_helenenps_10-20-24.webp" width="480" height="480" alt="" /> <img class="npt-square2" src="https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/sites/default/files/styles/npt_square2/public/article-teaser-images/blri-post_helenenps_10-20-24.jpg?itok=FEQlje0U" width="480" height="480" alt="" /></picture> <div class="field-abstract"> President Biden has asked Congress to provided nearly $2.3 billion to the National Park Service to help with disaster recovery at parks ranging from Acadia National Park in Maine and the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina to Death Valley National Park in California. </div> <span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="PDF icon" title="application/pdf" 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src="https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/sites/default/files/styles/npt_square2/public/article-teaser-images/feba8dd7-155d-451f-67be1a0b9c3e03bahiresproxy.jpg?itok=ZZ0z-XhP" width="480" height="480" alt="" /></picture> <div class="field-abstract"> Special events are planned all week at White Sands National Park to celebrate its 5th anniversary. </div> </description> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:10:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>justin.housman</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">25624 at https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Fort At Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site Temporarily Closed For Repair</title> <link>https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2024/12/fort-bents-old-fort-national-historic-site-temporarily-closed-repair</link> <description> <picture> <source srcset="https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/sites/default/files/styles/npt_square2/public/article-teaser-images/sidecorrallwall-11122024.webp" width="480" height="480" alt="" /> <img 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srcset="https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/sites/default/files/styles/npt_square2/public/article-teaser-images/eastern_hellbenderusfws_1025.webp" width="480" height="480" alt="" /> <img class="npt-square2" src="https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/sites/default/files/styles/npt_square2/public/article-teaser-images/eastern_hellbenderusfws_1025.jpg?itok=RqnhXhvH" width="480" height="480" alt="" /></picture> <div class="field-abstract"> More than five years after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refused to propose endangered status for the Eastern hellbender, the agency is now proposing to list the giant salamander as such under the Endangered Species Act. </div> </description> <pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2024 08:30:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Kurt Repanshek</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">25616 at https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>The Elephant Seals Of Point Reyes</title> <link>https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2024/12/elephant-seals-point-reyes</link> <description> <picture> <source srcset="https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/sites/default/files/styles/npt_square2/public/article-teaser-images/nps_photo_nmfs_permit_number_21425_copy.webp" width="480" height="480" alt="" /> <img class="npt-square2" src="https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/sites/default/files/styles/npt_square2/public/article-teaser-images/nps_photo_nmfs_permit_number_21425_copy.jpg?itok=pzmDJtu9" width="480" height="480" alt="" /></picture> <div class="field-abstract"> There is little chance you&#039;ll overlook an elephant seal on the beaches of Point Reyes National Seashore. </div> </description> <pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2024 08:30:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Kurt Repanshek</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">25620 at https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org</guid> </item> </channel> </rss>