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Threatened And Endangered Parks: Alaska

As delegates from nearly 200 countries gathered for the recent international conference on climate change, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres decried the “utterly inadequate” global response to the crisis so far. He warned that the “point of no return is no longer over the horizon” but that “It is in sight and hurtling toward us.” Nowhere are the consequences more visibly “hurtling,” and landing, than in Alaska. And in the northern state’s national parks and preserves, that means growing pressures on the very resources the National Park Service is charged with protecting.
  • By Anonymous - September 15th, 2020 9:50am

UPDATED | Clamping Down On Climate Science At The National Park Service

You still can find some climate change information on the vast nps.gov domain, but there isn't much that's terribly recent. That's a troubling development when if you believe the National Parks Conservation Association's contention that climate change was a significant concern for 80 percent of all national park units.

Denali National Park Staff Evaluating Condition of Park Road, Hoping for Colder Winter

Denali National Park and Preserve engineers are taking a close look at the condition of the Park Road, particularly the Pretty Rocks portion of Polychrome Pass, an area known for its increasing geologic activity. Movement of the Pretty Rocks landslide at mile 45.4 of the Park Road is multiplying, creating need for intensified monitoring, maintenance, and planning.

Will Joshua Tree National Park's Iconic Trees Survive Climate Change?

Glaciers are on their way out of Glacier National Park, according to climate projections, and Joshua trees could be missing from Joshua Tree National Park by century's end, according to scientists who say the trees only have so much higher elevation habitat they can retreat to before the landscape simply gets too hot for them.

Crafters Work To Create The National Park Tempestry Project

I remember when my very first Tempestry arrived in the mail. Pulling out the list of instructions, I held the bright, tightly wound balls of yarn in my palm, contemplating the data they would eventually reveal to me. A science and fiber project, each row of each Tempestry represents the high temperature of a single day.

Study Shows Pikas At Risk From Drier Air As Well As Warmer Climates

Pikas, those tiny creatures that announce the intrusion of strangers to their territory with a squeaky bleat that sounds somewhat like "eeek," are known to suffer from warm temperatures. Now scientists studying these cousins to rabbits in the North Cascades National Park Complex say drier air conditions can be harmful, too, by stunting the growth of plants they rely upon.

Union Of Concerned Scientists Slams Interior Department's "Siege On Science"

Under Ryan Zinke the Interior Department has been conducting a "siege on science," according to the Union Of Concerned Scientists, which wants the next Congress to do a better job of monitoring what the department is doing and require it to take climate change seriously and plan for coping with its impacts.

The Essential RVing Guide

The Essential RVing Guide to the National Parks

The National Parks RVing Guide, aka the Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks, is the definitive guide for RVers seeking information on campgrounds in the National Park System where they can park their rigs. It's available for free for both iPhones and Android models.

This app is packed with RVing specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 parks.

You'll also find stories about RVing in the parks, some tips if you've just recently turned into an RVer, and some planning suggestions. A bonus that wasn't in the previous eBook or PDF versions of this guide are feeds of Traveler content: you'll find our latest stories as well as our most recent podcasts just a click away.

So whether you have an iPhone or an Android, download this app and start exploring the campgrounds in the National Park System where you can park your rig.