National Parks Traveler

If you are ever near the port town of Astoria, Oregon, you should take a little time for a side trip to Fort Clatsop, at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. Contributing photographer Rebecca Latson visited during her exploration of the Pacific Northwest portion of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail and returns with a little history as well as ideas for capturing photos of what you might see during your own visit.

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By Rebecca Latson - January 13th, 2022 4:00am

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Reservations Again Will Be Needed To Visit Rocky Mountain National Park

Reservations again will be needed this year to visit Rocky Mountain National Park for much of the day, with one reservation providing access to the Bear Lake and the rest of the park, and another providing access to the rest of the park separate from the Bear Lake corridor.

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By Compiled From N... - January 13th, 2022 2:45am

More Fishers Come Home To The Olympics

As they launched their slender bodies rocket-like into the unknown of their new homes, the fishers had no idea of the weight of expectation riding on their furry shoulders.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 13th, 2022 2:30am

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Padre Island National Seashore Lands $300,000 For Sea Turtle Research

Padre Island National Seashore has landed $300,000 for research into kemp's ridley sea turtles, the smallest and most endangered of sea turtle species.

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By NPT Staff - January 12th, 2022 2:30am

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Ken Burns Speaks Out About Proposed Digital Data Center Near Manassas

A digital data center being considered for more than 2,000 acres next to Manassas National Battlefield Park has been called the "greatest threat" in recent history to the battlefield and drawn opposition from filmmaker Ken Burns, who has urged Prince William County officials to oppose the project.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 12th, 2022 2:30am

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Got A Day Or A Week? There’s A Park That Could Use Your Help

If you’ve spent much time exploring our national parks, you’ve undoubtedly run into some of the nearly 300,000 Americans who in a typical year offer their services as VIPs, or “Volunteers in Parks.” They may have sold you a book in a park visitor center or answered your questions about hiking trails. You might have run into a volunteer patrolling one of those trails or leading an interpretive walk.

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By Fred Swanson - January 11th, 2022 2:30am

National Parks Traveler Received Nearly $90,000 In Support

Supporters of the National Parks Traveler, from individual donors to friends organizations and businesses, donated nearly $90,000 to the nonprofit news organization during its year-end fundraising campaign.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 11th, 2022 2:30am

Funding Imbalance And The National Parks

A veritable flood of dollars – literally billions – is flowing into the National Park System to address maintenance projects long overdue for attention, but as heartening as that influx is, there's still a lack of balance in how the National Park Service is funded that goes beyond bricks and asphalt.