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Keeping Kids Busy With Virtual Adventures In National Park Settings

Parents across the country have found themselves turned into teachers as the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools and led to virtual schooling. For those parents running out of materials to keep kids learning and focused so you can get your own work done, the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation has ramped up its Kids in Parks offerings for virtual audiences.

Loss Of Cruise Ship Business Upends Glacier Bay National Park's Budget

While national parks across the country are working on their reopening plans, staff at Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska is working on a plan to survive the loss of roughly 70 percent of its annual budget, a loss directly tied to cruise ships not leaving port for the park's waters this summer.

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Oil exploration mars Big Cypress National Preserve. Caneel Bay Resort at Virgin Islands National Park remains in shambles nearly three years after Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Coronavirus shutters parks across the National Park System. Year-round, National Parks Traveler brings you news and features about national parks and protected areas, and this week we're asking you to support that effort.