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Celebrate 20 Years Of Conservation Along The Sudbury, Assabet, And Concord Wild And Scenic River

On October 14 you can join conservation and volunteer groups from across Metrowest in gathering at the Old Manse and Minute Man National Historical Park in Massachusetts to celebrate the work of partners to preserve and enhance the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Wild and Scenic River.

Traveler Special Report: Tackling The National Park Service's Maintenance Backlog

Visitor and employee safety, transportation, access, and even historic structures all are being jeopardized by the nearly $12 billion backlog in maintenance work that reaches into nearly every corner, forest, and beach of the National Park System. During the past six months, National Parks Traveler's editors and writers have examined the issue of deferred maintenance and its impact on not just on how parks are enjoyed, but how their resources are being impacted.

Virgin Islands Daily News: Plaskett’s Bill Delays Reopening Of Caneel Bay Resort

The disclosure by Caneel Bay Resort’s Director of Communications Patrick Kidd that the resort would no longer accept guests in order to focus its attention on securing a 60-year, no-bid extension of its lease (a “retained use estate”) is troubling but not surprising.

Fall Color Without the Crowds at the Great Smoky Mountains or the Blue Ridge Parkway?

Both Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway are justly famous for their fall color—and a flood of mid-October visitors. Can you avoid the heavy traffic and still enjoy some autumn foliage by timing your visit a bit earlier? Here's a Traveler trip report.

Guardians of Thoreau’s Legacy: Cape Cod National Seashore And Katahdin Woods And Waters National Monument

What could a 60-year-old national park on the sandy shores of Cape Cod and a newly established national monument in the remote woods of interior Maine have in common? The differences between the two are apparent, yet there are similarities linking these two jewels of the National Park System that have their roots in New England’s natural, historic, and literary heritage, as memorialized by the famed naturalist and writer, Henry David Thoreau.