National Parks Traveler

Yosemite National Park is a well-known, much-visited park unit with many iconic spots from which to photograph. There’s nothing wrong with getting your own shot of a very popular spot, but while you have your camera out, why not try shooting new perspectives of those landscape icons as well as new subjects to further define North America’s third national park.

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By Rebecca Latson - September 21st, 2021 4:00am

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Southwest's Long-Running Drought Imperils Wildlife

Pronghorn antelope are renowned as the fastest land mammal in the Western Hemisphere, but they're not expected to be fast enough to outrun climate change and drought in the Southwest. By the end of the century, half of the pronghorn populations in the region are expected to be gone, according to federal researchers.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 21st, 2021 2:00am

Op-Ed | Anti-Ranch Pressure Groups Misrepresent Facts At Point Reyes

George Wuerthner strains credulity when he claims the National Park Service capitulated to Point Reyes ranchers; in fact, the NPS has just capitulated to him.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 21st, 2021 1:45am

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Much Of Kings Canyon National Park Closed By Wildfire

Much of Kings Canyon National Park in California has been closed due to the close proximity of the KNP Complex of fires burning north through Sequoia National Park.

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By Compiled From N... - September 20th, 2021 1:22pm

Firefighters Appear To Be Winning The Battle To Protect Sequoia's Giant Forest

Decades of fire prevention work by the National Park Service, and endless gallons of water, have given firefighters at Sequoia National Park an edge in protecting the Giant Forest and its iconic trees from the flames of the KNP Complex.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 19th, 2021 2:07pm

Turning A 25-Foot Sitka Spruce Log Into A Canoe

Two Tlingit artisans will be working in the coming weeks to turn a 25-foot-long Sitka spruce log into a traditional dugout 'work' canoe at Sitka National Historical Park.

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By Compiled From N... - September 19th, 2021 1:45am

Lake Superior Claims Two Kayakers At Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Gale force winds up to 35 knots and waves occasionally reaching 7 feet proved too much for two kayakers at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore who swamped in the rough water and died.

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By Compiled From N... - September 18th, 2021 4:30pm

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Giant Sequoias Are No Stranger To Fire

Giant sequoias are no stranger to fire, but if they are to withstand large conflagrations such as those burning in California this year, fire has to be a regular visitor to the groves of these big trees.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 17th, 2021 7:26pm

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One Kayaker Dead, Another Missing At Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

A kayaking accident at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore has left one paddler dead and another missing in Lake Superior.

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By Compiled From N... - September 17th, 2021 1:23pm

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Ticketed Entry Reduced Sun Road Traffic At Glacier National Park

Efforts to constrain traffic on the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park this year succeeded, with a 12 percent decline in traffic compared to 2019, according to park staff.