National Parks Traveler

The Chignecto Isthmus sounds magical — “a quiet landscape of salt marshes and rivers” on a narrow strip of land that connects New Brunswick to mainland Nova Scotia. Even better, it’s home to four national historic sites that remind us about the clash between France and Britain for power in North America in the 1750s.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am

Access For All: Archiving The Wilderness Of The North Cascades

It was a collection of photographs, now nearly 60 years old, that helped justify creation of North Cascades National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

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Your Support Of National Parks Traveler Opens Many Windows Into The National Park System

National Parks Traveler, a nonprofit news organization that focuses its coverage on national parks and protected years, has embarked on its year-end fundraising campaign. The campaign furnishes the bulk of the Traveler's budget for the coming year. In the following video, Founder and Editor-in-Chief Kurt Repanshek explains the Traveler's mission, its successes, and its goals.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 13th, 2022 1:37pm

Search Continues For Missing Hiker At Olympic National Park

Cool, rainy weather was hampering the search for a Vermont woman missing since Tuesday in Olympic National Park in Washington state.

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By Compiled From N... - November 4th, 2022 5:33pm

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Fact-Check: Does Yellowstone Have Glaciers, And Are There National Parks In The Great Plains?

Does Yellowstone National Park really have glaciers today, and are there not national parks in the Great Plains? Those questions came up in recent news reports, one from 60 Minutes and the other from various media that picked up a UNESCO report.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 4th, 2022 11:34am

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Court Ruling Opens Up Land Next To Glacier National Park To Energy Development

A court ruling that opens the door for energy development on a roadless area of the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest located adjacent to Glacier National Park, the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex, and the Blackfeet Indian Reservation has drawn criticism from tribes and conservation groups who have appealed the decision.

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By NPT Staff - November 4th, 2022 2:45am

Six-Week Artist Residency Wraps Up At Cape Breton Highlands

Toronto artist Erika Germain is wrapping up her six-week residency in Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Highlands National Park as the 2022 Artist in Residence.

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By NPT Staff - November 4th, 2022 2:45am

Essay | Don't Stack Rocks

The more you know, the more you care, the better you can do. It’s a naïve thought, but it’s what I choose to believe, especially in my capacity as Great Smoky Mountains Association’s 2022 Steve Kemp Writer in Residence.