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Photography In The National Parks: Seeing The Forest For The Trees

Not all park forests are alike. Some forests thrive in moist, even waterlogged environments, while others flourish in much drier climates. Some forests remain green year-round while others burst with color in the fall. Some forests stand as stark testaments to the ravages of wildfires while other forests provide environments for trees to grow to mind-boggling heights and widths. All these forests and their trees flesh out the story of a national park visit and the Traveler’s contributing photographer Rebecca Latson provides example images, tips, and techniques to help you capture the forest story of your own park trip.

How President's Infrastructure Plan, If Approved, Would Aid National Parks Remains To Be Seen

President Biden's highly ambitious, and expensive, infrastructure proposal carries great possibilities for the worn and weary National Park System, though whether any will be realized is far from a sure thing. Indeed, with a keenly divided and divisive Congress, it's not even a given that the $2 trillion proposal will gain acceptance, and most certainly not in its current form. Also unknown is how, or even if, the package would directly help the parks.

National Parks Traveler Episode 108: Traveler's Calendar And Funding Bison Research

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In this week’s show, Contributing editor Kim O’Connell joins me to discuss some of the stories from across the country that we’re working on at the Traveler and will be rolling out on the Traveler in the weeks and months ahead. And Lynn Riddick has a short story about a unique fundraiser that’s giving Wind Cave National Park new tools to manage and learn about the genetically pure bison herd there. 

Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation To Host Webinar On Motorcycling The Parkway

Hit the open road virtually with Hawk Hagebak at 11 a.m. Eastern on March 2 for his humorous take on motorcycling up and down the Blue Ridge Parkway. This 30-minute webinar hosted by the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation will include the “Code of the Road,” the unwritten rules for those who travel this 469-mile route.

Deadliest National Park? Would You Believe North Cascades National Park?

Trying to gauge the deadliest national park can be a challenging task because of the many variables. But when you look at the death rate per park visitation, North Cascades National Park rises to the top, according to a Nevada law firm that took a close look at the numbers from 2007 to 2018.

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