National Parks Magazine

A growing number of Americans are hopping on mountain bikes as a way to connect with the natural... Department of Interior prohibits uranium mines near the Grand Canyon. Conservation allies in Nevada’s Great Basin join ranchers, business owners, and American Indians... Millions of people flock to Yosemite Valley, and for good reason. But the high country offers at...
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TOP ARTICLES

Wheels of Change

A growing number of Americans are hopping on mountain bikes as a way to connect with the natural world. But do knobby tires belong on national park trails?

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The End of a Radioactive Proposal

Department of Interior prohibits uranium mines near the Grand Canyon.

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Sacred Water

Conservation allies in Nevada’s Great Basin join ranchers, business owners, and American Indians to stave off a water pipeline that would slake Las Vegas’s thirst.

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Hidden Yosemite

Millions of people flock to Yosemite Valley, and for good reason. But the high country offers at least as much magic without all the crowds.
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Wildlife

Nesting Instincts

What happens when species protection trumps historical interpretation at Petersburg National...

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A Shoreline Rescue

The National Park Service fights to bring Great Lakes’ piping plovers back from the brink.

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Out of Sync

Climate change is affecting the national parks’ most ancient and critical cycles. Can citizen...

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Travel

Home of the Brave

On a recent excursion to visit the Freedom Trail, a 2.5-mile walking trail that wends among 16...

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A Grand Teton Winter

The first thing I notice upon arriving in Grand Teton National Park in early March is that there...

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VIDEO: The Other Side of the Clouds

A short, charming profile of a retired couple volunteering in Yosemite National Park.

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NPCA@Work

On the Right Path

Off-road vehicles have scarred the landscape of Wrangell St. Elias but that’s about to change.

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The Visionaries

Meet Stephen Mather and Robert Sterling Yard, the two men who founded the National Parks...

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The End of a Radioactive Proposal

Department of Interior prohibits uranium mines near the Grand Canyon.

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