Recreational interests were understandably thrilled when the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee sent to the Senate floor America's Outdoor Recreation Act of 2022, but there are flaws with the measure that heighten risks to federal lands and the flora and fauna that depend on them.

It comes as no surprise that just like everywhere else, national parks are feeling the impacts of climate change. Join Jenna and her guest, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of National Parks Traveler, Kurt Repanshek, as the two explore how our changing climate is impacting some of the country's most treasured places, national parks.

Word that the National Park Service's maintenance backlog is nearly $22 billion, whereas three years ago it was pegged at roughly $13 billion, raises questions of how it came to be and how Congress will react less than two years removed from passing legislation billed as cutting the backlog in half in five years.

The Everglades Trust has announced that Anna Upton, Esq., takes over Monday as its new CEO. She arrives at that job from the Everglades Foundation, where she served as general counsel and vice president of government affairs.