Conservation
Each spring, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation sponsor National Park Week, this year designated as April 19–27. To kick off the celebration, Saturday, April 19, and Sunday, April 20, are fee-free entrance days.
Travel Tips
There’s no doubt that the print publishing world is rapidly changing, and perhaps nowhere is the revolving nature of the industry being played out more visibly than in the travel guidebook genre.
Nature & Wildlife
Wolves are capable of many vocalizations, including barks, growls, moans, snarls, whimpers, whines and yelps. But even though they make these sounds a lot more often than they howl, it is that sustained, doleful cry that seems to define the wolf for most of us. Howling keeps members of a pack physically together.
Videos
Although oil drilling and fracking provide some of the energy that we all use, the practices are highly controversial for the toll they take on our environment. It gets especially knottier when we talk about our precious, hard-won public lands.
Conservation
As wildlife seekers and nature enthusiasts, we tend to rank state and national parks high on our lists of favorite travel destinations.
Conservation
Move over, Disney World: From liberal Democrats to Tea Party Republicans, Americans are united when it comes to valuing nature and our national parks, a new survey reveals. I remember vividly my son’s reply to a question I posed after a family vacation in central Florida when he was seven.
News & More
by Breanna Draxler Pull out your hiking boots and put on your backpack. It’s National Parks Week! From April 22 to 29, you can visit any national park in the U.S. for free! You’ve got 397 parks across the country to choose from, so what’ll it be?
Nature & Wildlife
It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly 20 years since Stella Liebeck sued McDonald’s in the infamous “hot coffee” case. Ms. Liebeck claimed McDonald’s should have warned her about the excessively hot temperature of its coffee after she spilled it on her lap while sitting in her car trying to affix a lid.
News & More
It’s National Park Week in the USA. At a moment when the federal budget is as strained as it’s ever been, our parks are nonetheless open free of charge to all comers from April 16-24. It’s a perfect opportunity to discover a new destination or get reacquainted with an old favorite.
News & More
Ready to say hello to summer by exploring a slice of the natural world? Take advantage of a free visit this weekend to one of a hundred U.S. national parks that usually charge an entrance fee.
