U.S. National Park Stories

Megan Brief

The Winter Ecology of Yellowstone: Wildlife Survival Strategies & Adaptations to Climate Change

In the shadow of Yellowstone's ancient and dense pine forests, a sage grouse burrows beneath a blanket of deep snow. Guided by starlight, a snowshoe hare...

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Joe Yogerst

Calling All Bird Nerds! Species You Can Spot on Nat Hab’s U.S. National Parks Trips

“I never for a day gave up listening to the songs of our birds, or watching their peculiar habits, or delineating them in the best way I could,” the legendary...

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Emily Deemer

The 9 Best Dads of the Animal Kingdom

We wanted to wish a happy Father's Day to all the dads out there, both human and animal fathers alike! As a tribute to hardworking dads, we made a list of...

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Joe Yogerst

What’s the Difference Between Bison and Buffalo?

Other than the bald eagle, there is no more iconic American animal than the buffalo. Buffalo is the name of two dozen U.S. towns and one large city. Buffalo...

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Cathy Brown

Nonprofit The WYldlife Fund Helps Secure Over $24 Million for Wyoming Wildlife Crossing

We’re overjoyed to share that The WYldlife Fund, a Nat Hab Philanthropy partner, recently spearheaded considerable efforts to fund the HWY189 South Kemmerer...

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Laura Kiniry

A Tale of Two Condors

On a late May day in 2020, a rare sighting occurred. For the first time in nearly 50 years, California condors had landed within Sequoia National Park, along...

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Emily Goodheart

History of the Grand Canyon: Icon of the American West

The Colorado River carves its way through a mile-deep chasm in northwestern Arizona. Its erosive action has exposed 40 different sedimentary layers, including...

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Joel Centano

10 Winter Getaways to Embrace—or Escape—the Cold

The mercury’s dropping, snow is in the air and Orion rules the night sky. All signs point to winter—the season that induces cabin fever like no other. It’s...

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Laura Kiniry

Why National Parks Matter (And How You Can Help Protect Them)

The summer that I worked in Montana’s Glacier National Park was one of the best experiences of my life. For three months, I lived within the park’s Many...

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Marta Regn

Manatees & Mermaids: A History of Animal Myths

Considering 80% of the world’s oceans remain unknown, it’s almost impossible to imagine the constant wonders early explorers experienced. As they entered...

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Joel Centano

National Bison Month: From Conflict to Conservation

Bison are having a moment, and we couldn’t be happier for North America’s largest—and once widest-ranging—land mammal. Although an estimated 30–60 million...

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Laura Kiniry

Yosemite: Beyond the Yosemite Valley

When naturalist and conservationist John Muir first happened upon California's Yosemite Valley in 1868, it was love at first sight. He was taken with its...

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Ruksana Hussain

10 Nature Trips to Celebrate Spring

Spring forward from so-called winter woes into a season full of possibilities! From wildflowers to wildlife, this time of year offers travelers great weather,...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Glacier National Park Has More Canada Lynx Than Expected

Known for their long, black ear tufts and ability to hunt ghostlike across the surface of deep snow, Canada lynx are the elusive, midsize cats (hardly bigger...

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Megan Brief

Highlights of Bryce Canyon: Helicopters, Historic Lodges and Hoodoos

Behold the natural wonders of Utah's Bryce Canyon National Park—with vistas so dramatic, you might think you've been transported to a world galaxies away....

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Cathy Brown

Beavers: How Nature’s Engineers Are Making a Comeback

The beaver is the largest rodent in North America (and the second-largest in the world after South America’s capybara). They are found in ponds, lakes,...

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Lavanya Sunkara

What’s the Difference Between Cougars, Pumas, Panthers and Mountain Lions?

Did you know that mountain lions have the largest geographic range of any non-human land mammal in the Western Hemisphere? It's no surprise this magnificent...

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Ruksana Hussain

Protecting Mountain Lions Before They Become an Endangered Species

Los Angeles recently celebrated the life of a very famous and dearly loved personality: “Hollywood Cat” P-22 (Puma No. 22). The sole mountain lion to make the...

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