This week we sit down with Becky Lomax, author of Moon’s USA National Parks, to discuss news stories that arose around the National Park System during May. And we bring you an interesting story about efforts to recover populations of endangered black-footed ferrets in the West. Two places where they’re working on that are Wind Cave and Badlands national parks in South Dakota.
By NPT Staff - May 31st, 2020
:02 National Parks Traveler introduction
:12 Episode introduction with Kurt Repanshek
1:24 Big Country - Randy Petersen - The Sounds of Yellowstone
1:51 Kurt Repanshek and guidebook author Becky Lomax look back at May's news in the National Park System.
17:39 Big Country - Randy Petersen - The Sounds of Yellowstone
17:54 National Parks Traveler promotion
18:07 North Cascades Institute promotion
18:26 Washington’s National Park Fund promotion
19:05 News roundup continues
32:16 Wonder Lake - Various Artists - The Spirit of Alaska
32:41 Friends of Acadia promotion
33:10 Grand Teton National Park Foundation promotion
33:42 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation promotion
34:13 Why Are Black-Footed Ferrets Are Still Endangered After 53 Years?
49:53 The Horseman - Randy Petersen - The Spirit of South Dakota
50:11 Episode Closing
50:31 Orange Tree Productions promotion
51:08 National Parks Traveler footer
Wolverines, the largest land-dwelling members of the weasel family, once roamed across the northern tier of the United States, and as far south as New Mexico in the Rockies and southern California in the Sierra Nevada range. But after more than a century of trapping and habitat loss, wolverines in the lower 48 today exist only as small, fragmented populations in Idaho, Montana, Washington, Wyoming, and northeast Oregon.
Spur a discussion about traveling to a national park for a vacation and odds are that it will revolve around getting out into nature, looking for wildlife, perhaps honing your photography skills, or marveling at incredible vistas.
Will the discussion include destinations that portray aspects of the country’s history, or cultural melting pot?
Tens of millions of people in the United States will be able to witness a Total Solar Eclipse on Monday as the rare astronomical event cuts a path from Texas to Maine, up to 122 miles wide in some spots. This is a great opportunity to see the exact moment when the moon fully blocks the sun, creating a blazing corona visible to those observing from the center line of totality.
With March madness down to the Sweet 16, and Opening Day of Major League Baseball having arrived, we’re going to take a break this week and dive into our podcast archives for this week’s show.
This is Kurt Repanshek, your host at the National Parks Traveler. My NCAA bracket was busted the very first day, and while the Yankees won their opening day game against the Houston Astros, I don’t think they’ll go undefeated this year.
One of the most popular public events in the National Park System was the release of sea turtle hatchlings, shuffling off into the Gulf of Mexico at Padre Island National Seashore. I say was, because the number of those public events has been drastically scaled back in recent years.
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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.
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