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23 Outdoor Hobbies to Try in 2023

One of the things I’ve been reflecting on lately is how to spend my time in ways that are most fulfilling for me. Many of us, myself included, have had some...

Megan Brief

The Singing Lemurs of Madagascar

Often referred to as the "eighth continent," the island nation of Madagascar has developed its own distinct ecosystems and extraordinary wildlife since it...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Roads: The Winter and Wildlife Kind

Travel is back. And it’s back in a big way. Following the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, flying is rebounding. But road trips remain one of the most popular forms...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Fjords Play a Big Role in Storing CO2

Long, deep and usually surrounded by breathtaking cliffs, a fjord begins as a U-shaped trough, gouged out by an advancing glacier. When the glacier retreats,...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

New Year’s Resolution: Eat Like a Tanzanian

If eating better is one of your goals for the New Year, you’re probably considering adopting guidelines from the popular Mediterranean diet, becoming a...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

The New, Surprising Reasons Why Travelers Visit Antarctica

“The best idea we ever had” is what American environmentalist, historian and novelist Wallace Stegner called our national parks. In 1983, he wrote: “National...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Traveling Wildlife: Bird Maps and Low-Collision Crossings

In the face of ever-diminishing wildlife in the sixth mass extinction and increasing political complications, it’s gratifying to know that there are still a...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Whale Sharks Best Kodiak Bears for World’s Largest Omnivore

Whale sharks are the biggest fish and shark in the world. Adults can weigh 41,000 pounds and average about 40 feet long, but they may grow as large as 65...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Your Vote Needed! Nat Hab’s ‘Exploring the Okavango | A Botswana Traveler Story’ Video a Finalist in Adventure Film Contest

We’re thrilled to announce that our film Exploring the Okavango | A Botswana Traveler Story has been selected as a finalist for the Adventure Travel Trade...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

We Can Have Both: Clean Energy and Conservation Programs

Our planet’s climate is changing before our eyes. Weather events have gotten more extreme, and we’re in the midst of a sixth mass extinction. Unfortunately,...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Will Machu Picchu Get a New “Old” Name?

A wonder of pre-Columbian architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage site, Peru’s breathtaking Machu Picchu draws hundreds of thousands of visitors every year....

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Our National Parks Have a Popularity Problem

Let’s step into the Wayback Machine and go to 2015, just six years after producer Ken Burns’ documentary miniseries The National Parks: America’s Best Idea...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Nature Is Good for Your Brain—and Body Image

Nature’s got a lot going for it—and for us. Seeing a breathtaking landscape or experiencing a natural phenomenon typically leaves us feeling appreciative,...

Madison Mitchell

Guide to Sustainable Holiday Travel

Whether you’re headed home for the holidays or celebrating with a vacation, you will be traveling during one of the most chaotic times of the year. As we...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Norway Video: Why a Foreign Place Can Seem Like Home

My maternal grandmother was born in Norway. She came to the United States when she was a small child and didn’t speak English. But she was smart and an avid...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Parks, People, a Pandemic and Problem-Solving

Being able to get away to a park—whether national, state or local—played an important role in mental and physical health for a lot of us during the first...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Taking on the Tolt on an Icelandic Horse

Small but strong, with a thick tail and a gorgeous, flowing mane, an Icelandic horse always inspires dreams of gracefully galloping over an ice- and...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Fall Colors in Acadia National Park

Waves that thunder against granite cliffs and break apart on kelp-slick rocks. Bullfrogs that croak among the grasslike rushes that rim ponds and line...