Good Nature Travel Blog

  • Nature & Wildlife

    National Parks Are Warming Faster Than the Rest of the U.S.

    Sep 17, 2019 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    National parks are some of our favorite wild places, set aside for all of us to enjoy and for wildlife to find some yet remaining, far-too-scarce natural habitats. Here, in these lands, we can recharge, find solace and connect and reconnect with our families.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    The Summer Shade of Trees Could Save Species

    Sep 3, 2019 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    We still have three weeks until the end of a long and brutally hot summer. At times, it seems the only respite we can get outside during our picnics, state fair visits, outdoor music festivals and cabin-by-the-lake stays is to find some shade, most often under a tree.

  • Conservation

    New "Ghost Forests” Are a Sign of Climate Change

    Aug 20, 2019 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Now, at the end of August, you may think that it’s about two months too early to talk about “ghost forests.” But, in fact, they have nothing to do with Halloween—and everything to do with rising sea levels.

  • Churchill Polar Bears

    Black, Grizzly and Polar Bears Now All Found in Churchill

    Jul 30, 2019 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    For the first time, North America’s three bear species—black, grizzly and polar—have been documented sharing the same spot. And that spot happens to be one that is very dear to Natural Habitat Adventures and its travelers: Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, our polar bear tour headquarters.

  • Asia & The Pacific

    This Summer, Make Sure Your Sunscreen Protects Coral Reefs

    Jul 23, 2019 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Ah, summer. Time to enjoy the long days of sunlight with outdoor picnics, paddling, and swims in lakes and pools. In this second season of the year, we take in lots of fresh air—and apply lots of sunscreen.

  • Churchill Polar Bears

    What Do Polar Bears Eat?

    Jun 15, 2019 · Emily Goodheart

    Wherever I’ve traveled in the world, I have always been fascinated by what humans and other species eat. With a background in animal behavior and food anthropology, I traveled to the Polar Bear Capital of the World with a curiosity about the diets of people and animals living in this remote portion of the subarctic.

  • Conservation

    Conservation Inspiration from Our Planet: 7 Ways You Can Help

    Apr 27, 2019 · Emily Goodheart

    Brilliant and skillful in its storytelling, the emotions Our Planet evokes are all at once awe-inspiring, mesmerizing and heart-wrenching. This gripping portrait of the critical condition of our planet highlights key conservation issues, which can be boiled down to one problem: our world is becoming less wild.

  • Videos

    Earth Day 2019: Share Your Favorite, Coolest Nature Video

    Apr 16, 2019 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Next Monday, April 22, 2019, the world will mark its 49th Earth Day. The first Earth Day, held on April 22, 1970, was inspired by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, who modeled it on the antiwar protests of the late 1960s. The original Earth Day began on university campuses as a national “teach-in” on environmental issues.

  • Conservation

    Our Planet Book Review | A Call to Action to Save Our Wild Places

    Apr 5, 2019 · Emily Goodheart

    Our Planet takes us on a journey through the earth’s biological realms, highlighting its rarest creatures and hidden natural wonders. This photographic companion to the Netflix original documentary series details the ways humans are affecting the world’s ecosystems and urges us to collectively preserve wild places and species.

  • Videos

    Glaciers: Defying Physics While Moving Down Mountains

    Apr 2, 2019 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    I count glaciers among my favorite things. They come in beautiful shades of blue, they’re cold and they’re ephemeral. But how can I describe something as old and massive as a glacier as short-lived and momentary? Because you really won’t see any one glacier twice in its same state.