National Parks Traveler Podcast

National Parks Traveler is the world's top-rated, editorially independent, nonprofit media organization dedicated to covering national parks and protected areas on a daily basis. Traveler offers readers and listeners a unique multimedia blend of news, feature content, debate, and discussion all tied to national parks and protected areas.

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National Park Traveler Episode 139: Wildlife Extinctions, Recoveries, And Futures

The future of wildlife.

There is no shortage of wildlife news, and little of it lately seems to be positive. We’re in a world-wide extinction crisis. Here in the United States, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service just announced that nearly two dozen species, from the Ivory-billed woodpecker to two freshwater fish species, are extinct.

October 10th, 2021 Read More

National Parks Traveler Episode 138: The Florida Wildlife Corridor

Exploring the Florida Wildlife Corridor

Federal wildlife officials announced this past week that 22 animals and one plant should be declared extinct and removed from the endangered species list.  Though searched for and sought after for years, many of these species, some experts say, were probably already extinct or extremely close to extinction when the Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973.  And though it’s too late to save the 11 birds, eight freshwater mussels, two fish and one bat now classified as extinct, much work is being done to save other species on the very brink,

October 3rd, 2021 Read More

National Parks Traveler Episode 137: Solving Congestion At Rocky Mountain National

Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado year-in and year-out is one of the most popular units of the National Park System. Its rugged peaks attract climbers, its heavily forested backcountry lures hikers and backpackers, and its wildlife attracts photographers and visitors hoping to glimpse elk, or catch their unique bugling, or spot bighorn sheep.
September 26th, 2021 Read More

National Parks Traveler Episode 136: What's In Your National Park Library?

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Can you ever have enough books in your personal national parks library? Well, not if you’re a true parks enthusiast. Odds are, you’ll run out of bookshelf space before you run out of titles on the parks. 

What books should be in that library at home? Kurt Repanshek and John Miles, National ParksTraveler's book review editor, discuss titles you definitely should have on hand.

September 19th, 2021 Read More

National Parks Traveler Postcard From The Parks: The Other Yellowstone

Visiting the "other" side of Yellowstone National Park.

Have you ever visited the "other" side of Yellowstone? Left the Old Faithful and Steamboat geysers behind, fled the conga lines of vehicles mired in bison and bear jams in the Hayden and Lamar valleys, the shoulder-to-shoulder crowds on the boardwalks ... and opted, instead, for the wild side, where you and nature can become one...if you are willing?

For a few minutes Kurt Repanshek takes you to Yellowstone's other side with a kayak trip on Yellowstone Lake.

September 15th, 2021 Read More

National Parks Traveler Episode 135: George Washington Carver National Monument

George Washington Carver National Monument

There are many units of the National Park System that honor an individual. National Parks Traveler takes a look at a national monument in southwest Missouri dedicated to George Washington Carver. 

September 12th, 2021 Read More

National Parks Traveler's Postcards From The Parks: Acadia

Summer crowds and Acadia National Park go hand-in-hand.

Acadia National Park in Maine is a tourist magnet, a problem for those seeking a little solitude with the scenery at the park. Traveler Contributing Editor Kim O'Connell found that out first-hand during her family's visit there this summer, but did manage to find some quiet areas.

September 8th, 2021 Read More

National Parks Traveler Episode 134: A Conversation With The Yosemite Conservancy

A conversation with the Yosemite Conservancy.

Climate change is readily apparent this year, generating surprising heat waves in the Pacific Northwest, scores of wildfires across the West, and an ongoing series of tropical storms and hurricanes spinning out of the Atlantic and barreling into the East and Gulf coasts of the United States.

September 5th, 2021 Read More

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The Essential RVing Guide to the National Parks 

Here’s the definitive guide to National Park System campgrounds where RVers can park their rigs.

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

You’ll also find stories about RVing in the parks, tips helpful if you’ve just recently become an RVer, and useful planning suggestions.

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