Podcast Episodes

National Parks Traveler Podcast | Rare Phenomena in the Parks

Season 7 Episode 338

It's been said that the night skies are the other half of the National Park System. And it only makes sense, for when you're in a park and the sun goes down you tend to look into the night sky to spo…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

National Parks Traveler Podcast | Keeping Glacier Bay's Whales Safe

Season 7 Episode 337

Vessel-whale collisions are a significant concern in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, where nutrient-rich waters support a seasonal influx of humpback whales and other marine mammals. As one o…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

National Parks Traveler Podcast | Nature is Nonpartisan

Season 7 Episode 336

Is nature nonpartisan? Earlier this year we had an interview with Dr. Caleb Scoville from Tufts University, who received an Andrew Carnegie fellowship to explore whether environmental issues are high…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

National Parks Traveler Podcast | El Camino Real de los Tejas

Season 7 Episode 335

El Camino Real de Los Tejas is a network of trails that connected Spanish missions, settlements, and military outposts from Mexico through Texas and into Louisiana. Now a national historic trail, thi…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

National Parks Traveler Podcast | Theresa Pierno

Season 7 Episode 334

The National Parks Conservation Association is almost as old as the National Park Service. The Service, as you probably know, was established in 1916, and NPCA came along three years later.

Through t…

Published on 3 months ago

National Parks Traveler Podcast | The Future of Grizzly Bears

Season 7 Episode 333

Grizzly bears. They define charismatic megafauna. Huge animals that draw both human admiration and fear. Once they roamed the entire country, though that was a long time ago. Today there are pockets …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

National Parks Traveler Podcast | Appalachian Trail Crowds

Season 7 Episode 332

Running nearly 2,200 miles along the spine of the Appalachian Range from Georgia to Maine, the Appalachian National Scenic Trail arguably is the world's most famous long-distance trail.

Some think it…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

National Parks Traveler Podcast | Intrepid Travel

Season 7 Episode 331

Heading into the National Park System this summer? Going it alone, or have you booked a tour company? What do you think about how the Trump Administration and Congress are treating the National Parks…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

National Parks Traveler Podcast | ATC at 100

Season 7 Episode 330

Anniversaries and birthdays give us time to reflect on individuals, accomplishments, and moments in history. They often refresh our memories and can serve as motivators to do something.

This year mar…

Published on 4 months ago

National Parks Traveler Podcast | Federal Lands Fire Sale

Season 7 Episode 329

There are some in Congress who think we should have a fire sale on public lands. Places across national forests and the Bureau of Land Management that politicians think should be offered for sale, ei…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago