What is the state of wildlife in the National Park System? Defenders of Wildlife President Jamie Rappaport Clark discusses the health of wildlife in the national parks. Steve Markle of O.A.R.S. provides a forecast for the upcoming white-water season in Utah and California on the Green, Colorado, Merced, and Tuolumne rivers, and Erika Zambello (me!)…
Category: National Park Traveler
National Parks Traveler – Ken Burns’ “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea:” Ten-Year Review
After long days at our respective jobs, the gym, fishing, and errands, my husband and I met on our long, brown couch. Balancing dinner on our laps, we fired up the laptop and made a (metaphorical) bee-line to Amazon Prime to watch our month’s long obsession. No, not Game of Thrones, nor catching up on…
National Parks Traveler – Girls and Boys Club Clean Gulf Islands National Seashore
Gulf Islands National Seashore extends along the Florida and Mississippi coastlines, comprised of barrier islands and important shoreline beaches and habitat. As their borders touch the Gulf of Mexico and intracoastal waterways, these beautiful ecosystems can become an accidental catchment for a range of marine debris, including plastics, cigarette butts, and more. To celebrate Earth…
E. Zambello Writing and Art 