national parks

October 18 is a legal holiday in the 49th state.  Alaska Day commemorates Alaska’s formal transfer from Russia to the…

As we enter the second century of protecting, preserving, and respecting our wild spaces, certainly no one would actually consider…

Do you consider yourself a wildlife conservationist? Do you contribute to wildlife conservation organizations? Maybe a worldwide organization like the…

Jason A. Crotty is a birder and lawyer living in Portland, Oregon. He has visited more than 40 National Wildlife…

According to most sources the time to visit Zion National Park is in spring. Summer is too hot, the birds…

Created by Congress in 1965, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) was a bipartisan commitment to safeguard natural areas,…

I’m writing this post for a couple of reasons. Firstly, if you check the wonderful photo galleries here at 10000…

Kings Canyon National Park in California is just one of hundreds of shuttered U.S. parks and preserves. (Photo by the…

Last weekend I made another dash for the countryside, this time visiting the Taranaki region of western North Island. The…

Royal National Park is one of the jewels of Sydney, a massive park that protects a huge swathe of coastal…