The Traveler’s journalism connects the dots to explain the significance of issues across the National Park System. We’ve provided ongoing coverage of climate change impacts in our parks, from sea-level rise to drought to wildfires, and dug into the issues that make the National Park Service one of the less-heralded places to work in the federal government.

Insightful Coverage

The Traveler has led the way in coverage of efforts to draw oil from beneath the sensitive landscape of Big Cypress National Preserve, highlighting insights from geologists concerned about the impacts to the sensitive region, and calls from top Florida officials to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to block the work.

The Traveler has been out front in identifying “threatened and endangered” parks at risk from myriad threats, from climate change and light pollution to insufficient funding, and has pursued answers about the many fees recreation.gov charges you to enjoy the park system your tax dollars support.

Accountability

The Traveler keeps a close eye on the National Park Service, questioning such things as its approach to air tour management plans, why feral horses are good at one unit of the park system and bad at another, and the roadblocks to transparency the agency has installed.

Those are just a few examples of the essential coverage the Traveler brings you week-in and week-out, not to mention our daily news coverage on search-and-rescue missions, fee increases, and issues like endangered and invasive species, plus our travelogues, features on overlooked gems of the park system, and so much more. 

But it can’t continue without funds that will support a staff, upgrade IT resources, and allow us to tackle the growing number of critical stories that fall by the wayside because more and more news organizations are paring back or going out of business. Altogether, we need an annual budget of about $400,000.

There has been great response so far to the Traveler’s financial situation, but there’s a long way to go to ensure the news organization’s future. Please show your support for this coverage with a monthly recurring donation of $10 or more to help ensure the Traveler's future.