National Parks Traveler

The National Parks Traveler has operated with only one full-time staffer since its inception, but has a core team of freelance writers, photographers, broadcasters, and sound recording engineers that are relied upon heavily to provide content. They're being introduced to you in a series of short profiles.

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By NPT Staff - December 1st, 2021 2:15am

Groups Disagree With National Park Service Over Damage To Big Cypress

National Park Service officials are happy with the restoration of areas in Big Cypress National Preserve damaged by Burnett Oil Co.'s exploration for oil reserves beneath the marl prairie, but conservation groups say lasting damage has been done in an area eligible for wilderness designation.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 1st, 2021 2:15am

Tastings And Tours At The Halifax Citadel

On a paper placemat filled with tasting notes, three special Glencairn nosing glasses stand in a line. Each is placed on the name of the spirit it contains: Noon Gun Gin, Fort George Genever and Daily Ration Rum. A bonus glass of Granite & Grain Whisky stands behind them. All are made by Compass, a new distillery on Agricola Street, a short walk from here.

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By Jennifer Bain - December 1st, 2021 2:00am

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Help National Parks Traveler Land Matching Dollars On Giving Tuesday

Read the name of our publication, National Parks Traveler, and you might think it's a travelogue. True, we do cover travel in the National Park System, but our coverage goes much, much farther and much, much deeper.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 30th, 2021 2:00am

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Expect Reduced Services At Delaware Water Gap NRA This Winter

Reduced staff and nasty weather likely will combine this winter to limit access to parts of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

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By Compiled From N... - November 30th, 2021 1:45am

Poaching Wildlife At Bandelier National Monument

Elk and deer have been poached at Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico, and law enforcement rangers are seeking the public's help in finding those responsible.

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By Compiled From N... - November 30th, 2021 1:45am

Virginia Man Dies In Canyoneering Accident At Zion National Park

A Virginia man died in a canyoneering accident at Zion National Park when he missed a small rock ledge and wound up suspended high above the canyon floor and below the perch he needed to reach.

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By Compiled From N... - November 29th, 2021 6:12pm

National Parks Traveler | Fundraiser Update

There are four weeks left in the National Parks Traveler's biggest fundraiser yet, to raise $100,000 to support the writers, broadcasters, podcasters, and editors who make this site possible every day of the year. If you enjoyed today's podcast with Rick Ridgeway, who has a new book about his Life Lived Wild, please support our efforts to continue to bring you similar voices from the outdoors world.