National Parks Traveler Podcast
1) National Parks Traveler Podcast | Government Shutdown Blues
We’ve made it past Labor Day. Which means fall colors in some parts of the country aren’t too far off, seasonal wildlife migrations are getting under way, and summertime crowds in the national park sy...Show More
2) National Parks Traveler Podcast | Bison Benefits
Once upon a time, there were tens of millions of bison on the North American continent. Today, there are somewhere between 400,000 and 500,000. Most are in commercial herds, with a relative few in pri...Show More
3) National Parks Traveler Podcast | Rare Phenomena in the Parks
It’s been said that the night skies are the other half of the National Park System. And it only makes sense, for when you’re in a park and the sun goes down you tend to look into the night sky to spot...Show More
4) National Parks Traveler Podcast | Keeping Glacier Bay's Whales Safe
Vessel-whale collisions are a significant concern in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, where nutrient-rich waters support a seasonal influx of humpback whales and other marine mammals. As one of...Show More
5) National Parks Traveler Podcast | Nature is Nonpartisan
Is nature nonpartisan? Earlier this year we had an interview with Dr. Caleb Scoville from Tufts University, who received an Andrew Carnegie fellowship to explore whether environmental issues are highl...Show More
6) National Parks Traveler Podcast | El Camino Real de los Tejas
El Camino Real de Los Tejas is a network of trails that connected Spanish missions, settlements, and military outposts from Mexico through Texas and into Louisiana. Now a national historic trail, this...Show More
7) National Parks Traveler Podcast | Theresa Pierno
The National Parks Conservation Association is almost as old as the National Park Service. The Service, as you probably know, was established in 1916, and NPCA came along three years later. Through th...Show More
8) National Parks Traveler Podcast | The Future of Grizzly Bears
Grizzly bears. They define charismatic megafauna. Huge animals that draw both human admiration and fear. Once they roamed the entire country, though that was a long time ago. Today there are pockets o...Show More
9) National Parks Traveler Podcast | Appalachian Trail Crowds
Running nearly 2,200 miles along the spine of the Appalachian Range from Georgia to Maine, the Appalachian National Scenic Trail arguably is the world's most famous long-distance trail. Some think it'...Show More
10) National Parks Traveler Podcast | Intrepid Travel
Heading into the National Park System this summer? Going it alone, or have you booked a tour company? What do you think about how the Trump Administration and Congress are treating the National Parks ...Show More