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"Thank-You" To Our Recent Supporters!

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 5th, 2019

We'd just like to take a minute to say thank-you to our recent supporters! Without reader and listener support, National Parks Traveler wouldn't exist.

Supporter donations go directly into the Traveler operation. They help pay for our weekly podcasts, our daily stories, and major editorial projects, such as last year's series on the National Park System's maintenance backlog. They also make it possible for us to maintain our Apple News feed.

Long-time readers know that Traveler is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit media organization dedicated to covering national parks and protected areas. As such, we depend on reader and listener support to continue our coverage.

Traveler's coverage nourishes, unites, and informs a national community of national park enthusiasts and outdoor lovers on the health, management, and future of the parks and their resources, both natural and cultural. The Traveler also provides a national channel of communications for businesses and organizations that are connected to the parks.

National media organizations do report on the parks on occasion. But, unlike the Traveler, they don't regularly provide in-depth coverage of issues such as how changes to the Endangered Species Act would impact flora and fauna in the national parks, human resource issues in the National Park Service, or stories such as discovery of a rather nondescript club-shaped stretch of beach at Cape Hatteras National Seashore that in summer attracts an astonishing number of piping plovers that seemingly treat South Point as a last refueling stop of sorts before winging off to their wintering grounds.

So again, thank-you to those recent supporters. And if you're on the fence when it comes to donating to the Traveler, where else could you get, on one website, coverage of America's national parks every day of the year? Where would you find Rebecca Latson's wonderful Armchair Photography Guides to the parks, John Miles' insightful book reviews, or a library of guides to help you plan your next park vacation? In addition to the day's latest news, of course.

Traveler currently operates on a distressingly fragile margin. While there are so many stories, and so much breaking news involving national parks and protected areas, that need to be told, we can’t continue without your support. Our work is funded solely by private donations and small grants. We need your help to bring you content every day of the year.

A generous cash donation from you will help us to not only bring more cutting-edge stories for years to come, but will allow us to build infrastructure and enhance our data capturing systems so we can more effectively deliver our mission. Along the way we'll build a stronger community by increasing the quantity, quality, and ethical standards of investigative reporting and watchdog journalism for national parks and protected areas. 

You can use the buttons below to donate, click on this link, or send a donation to National Parks Traveler, P.O. Box 980452, Park City, UT, 84098. Making a recurring monthly donation is a great way to donate a little 12 times a year, too.

We do have a small number (fewer than 20) full-color print copies of our Annual Essential Park Guide, a 92-page, advertising-free publication dedicated to exploring the National Park System. Within its covers are stories about wildlife in the parks, where to go fishing, fall color destinations, weekend road trips, history preserved by the parks, and photography. Parks featured in the stories range from Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska to Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota and Padre Island National Seashore in Texas. We'll send a copy (as long as they last) to those who donate $250 or more.

With your support, we can make the Traveler an enduring resource for news, features, and opinion on national parks and protected areas.

A copy of National Parks Traveler's financial statements may be obtained by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: National Parks Traveler, P.O. Box 980452, Park City, Utah 84098. National Parks Traveler was formed in the state of Utah for the purpose of informing and educating about national parks and protected areas.

Residents of the following states may obtain a copy of our financial and additional information as stated below:

  • Florida: A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR NATIONAL PARKS TRAVELER, (REGISTRATION NO. CH 51659), MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING 800-435-7352 OR VISITING THEIR WEBSITE WWW.FRESHFROMFLORIDA.COM. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.
  • Georgia: A full and fair description of the programs and financial statement summary of National Parks Traveler is available upon request at the office and phone number indicated above.
  • Maryland: Documents and information submitted under the Maryland Solicitations Act are also available, for the cost of postage and copies, from the Secretary of State, State House, Annapolis, MD 21401 (410-974-5534).
  • North Carolina: Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 888-830-4989 or 919-807-2214. The license is not an endorsement by the State.
  • Pennsylvania: The official registration and financial information of National Parks Traveler may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling 800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.
  • Virginia: Financial statements are available from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 102 Governor Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
  • Washington: National Parks Traveler is registered with Washington State’s Charities Program as required by law and additional information is available by calling 800-332-4483 or visiting www.sos.wa.gov/charities, or on file at Charities Division, Office of the Secretary of State, State of Washington, Olympia, WA 98504.

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