Reader Participation Day: What Was Your Most Memorable Ranger-Led Experience in the National Parks This Year?
What was your most memorable ranger-led activity in the National Park System this year?
Grand Teton National Park
Accidental Bear Spray Discharge Forces Evacuation of Visitor Center at Grand Teton National Park
A popular series of TV commercials asks "What's in your wallet?" but sometimes it's more important to remember what you're carrying next to your wallet. That was certainly the case recently at Grand Teton National Park when a park visitor accidentally set off a canister of bear spray inside a visitor center.
- By Jim Burnett - September 13th, 2011 6:38am
Travel In Style With National Park Foundation Branded Luggage
There are lots of ways to show-off your love for the national parks, from park-specific hats and pins to T-shirts. Now, through a deal orchestrated by the National Park Foundation, you can travel in style with national park-branded luggage.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 8th, 2011 3:00am
National Park Service Working With IUCN To Bolster National Park Protection World-Wide
Though the national park movement is more than a century old, efforts are ongoing to support that movement and enhance the protection of national park lands globally. Recently the National Park Service bolstered those efforts by agreeing to work with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature on the support of parks and other protected areas world-wide.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 6th, 2011 3:00am
Many National Parks Get The Indian Story Wrong
Earlier this year we ran a story by former Park Service historian Richard West Sellars that examined how fully the National Park Service at Fort Laramie National Historic Site recounts the history of the 19th Century Indian Wars. The following article from Robert Pahre takes a broader look at how the National Park Service interprets Native American history.
- By Bob Pahre - September 6th, 2011 11:57am
Reader Participation Day: How Many National Parks Do You Want To Visit In Your Lifetime?
Is 'bagging all of the national parks' a goal you've set for yourself?
- By Bob Janiskee - August 31st, 2011 3:00am
National Park Service Issues 5-Year "Call To Action" Plan For Moving Toward Its Second Century
A more expansive, and inclusive, National Park System, stronger educational outreach, and a revised approach for managing today's natural and cultural resource challenges are among goals laid out in a blueprint for leading the National Park Service into its second century.
Bear Watching Mayhem In Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
Bears in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks have been in the news a bit this summer, both because of their behavior and the behavior of tourists watching the bears. The following column, which Todd Wilkinson posted on his Wildlife Art Journal site the other day, will have you scratching your head over how there haven't been more bear-human incidents this summer.
- By Todd Wilkinson - October 17th, 2011 11:26am
Are Hunters Good Wildlife Stewards When It Comes To Wolves? Not According To This Study
A new study likely to be controversial in some quarters suggests that hunters are not especially good wildlife stewards when the wildlife in question are wolves.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 22nd, 2011 1:24pm
Where Can You Enjoy The Best Wildlife Experiences In the National Park System?
Here at the Traveler we put our heads together to come up with a list of where best to watch wildlife in the National Park System. We're sure you can help us grow this list.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 23rd, 2011 1:34pm
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