Travel Tales
Some have always been drawn to the mountains, while others are called to ocean shores. But I constantly feel the pull of forests (I’ve even written a book about them). My particular predilection causes me some mild embarrassment and social discomfort, because what could be more cliché for a baby boomer than being a “tree-hugger”?
Videos
Sometimes it takes our four-footed best friends to remind us what adventures are all about and what being outdoors can do for us—mentally, physically and spiritually. In 1999, Portland, Oregon-based photographer and cinematographer Ben Moon walked into an animal shelter and met a pit bull-husky mix he later named Denali.
Nature Photography
Every Friday we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a roseate spoonbill checking out the waters of Everglades National Park. Photographer Cheryl Tyson captured this image while photographing birds in the early light. This spoonbill modeled for 15 minutes before flying off.
Conservation
It was barely dawn. We huddled amongst hard, orange rocks of Zion National Park, listening carefully to the trickle of water of that once carved its way through the canyon. Peter, as usual, took a long look through his lens before taking the picture.
News & More
One of the many joys of returning from a trip is being able to relive the experience by sorting through your vacation photos. Chances are that you managed to get a few really good ones among the hundreds—made possible by the ease of digital photography—that you erase.
Conservation
“On a wild, remote island in Lake Superior, gray wolves have lived and thrived for almost 70 years. In the island’s forests—which make up the majority of Michigan’s Isle Royale National Park—a wolf population that grew to almost 50 individuals once contributed to a biodiverse, healthy ecosystem.
Conservation
Wednesday, April 22, is Earth Day 2015, the 45th celebration of what started out as a true grassroots movement—the environmental likes of which we haven’t seen since. Last year, on Earth Day 2014, I wrote about Americans’ declining concerns about natural resource issues and the slackening of our environmental laws.
Conservation
Few landscapes on Earth are as stirring as the Grand Canyon, the most iconic emblem of the American Southwest.
Galapagos Islands
On Friday, April 10th, the Ecuadorian Environment Ministry announced that Dr. Arturo Izurieta had been removed from his duties as director of the Galapagos National Park and named Alejandra Ordoñez as his replacement.
Nature Photography
National Park Week in April always inspires stories and reflections on our favorite national parks, especially the well-known ones, such Yellowstone National Park, the Grand Canyon and Glacier National Park.
Conservation
Across the United States, more than 715 million acres of wild lands in thousands of holdings are protected, thanks to measures such as the Wilderness Act of 1964.
News & More
A trip to Denali National Park is a journey into wild America at its best. This six-million-acre landscape is bisected by only one, 92-mile ribbon of road. Travel along it, and you’ll see low-elevation, taiga forest morph into high, alpine tundra. It all culminates in North America’s tallest peak: the 20,310-foot Denali.
