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Parks Beyond Borders: NPS and Costa Rican Parks Sign Agreement, Deadly Park Drive in Australia

Submitted by Randy Johnson on August 26, 2012 - 6:34am
A round-up of global national park news.

Parks Beyond Borders: Appalachian Trail 75th Anniversary Offers Great Opportunity To Check Out The "ATs" Of England

Submitted by Randy Johnson on August 19, 2012 - 9:29am
With the Appalachian National Scenic Trail celebrating 75 years in 2012, it’s worth keeping in mind that England also has national trails, some of them well worth a long distance ramble for travelers to the UK.

Parks Beyond Borders: Sri Lanka National Parks, Nordic Grooming Fix in Canada's Yoho, Summer Ice Fall Closes Road In Jasper

Submitted by Randy Johnson on August 12, 2012 - 7:22am
Parks Beyond Borders; a roundup of global national park news.

Parks Beyond Borders: Ireland's Best National Parks, Germany Funds Namibian Parks, Rain Damage in Canada And Kenya

Submitted by Randy Johnson on July 29, 2012 - 6:25am
Parks Beyond Borders: Ireland's Best National Parks, Germany Funds Namibian Parks, Canada Spring Damage

All Aboard! We're Riding The Rails On A Transcontinental National Park Train Trip in Canada

Submitted by NPT Staff on July 25, 2012 - 12:54am
VIA Rail runs from one end of Canada to the other. By itself, or with the luxe Rocky Mountaineer, this cross-country rail ramble offers easy access to countless national parks, historic sites, and marine reserves. British train writer Jools Stone took that trip across Canada last autumn on a visit to Jasper National Park. Here's his review of two great rail services: VIA Rail and the Rocky Mountaineer.

Parks Beyond Borders: Oz Names New Limmen National Park, Accidents Claim Black Bears in Canadian Rockies, NSW Slashes Park Budgets

Submitted by Randy Johnson on July 22, 2012 - 4:07am
A roundup of global national park news, including Australia Names New Limmen National Park, Accidents Claim Black Bears in Canadian Rockies' Parks, NSW Slashes Park Budgets .

Parks Beyond Borders: Canadian Park Group Makes National News Indicting Budget Cuts, Other Impacts

Submitted by Randy Johnson on July 17, 2012 - 4:12am
Last week’s “State of Canada’s Parks” report by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is making news across the country as budget cuts cleave 638 employees from Parks Canada.

National Geographic Adds Trails Illustrated Maps For Banff, Jasper, Kootenay, And Yoho National Parks In Canada

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on July 16, 2012 - 1:43am
If you're making plans to head into Canada to explore Banff, Jasper, Kootenay, or Yoho national parks, you can plan to add maps from National Geographic's Trails Illustraetd series to your packing list.

Parks Beyond Borders: Canada Gets 16th World Heritage Site, Shooters Go Off Half-Cocked In Oz

Submitted by Randy Johnson on June 30, 2012 - 5:13pm
Parks Beyond Borders, a global roundup of national park news.

Parks Beyond Borders: "Amateur Shooters" To Take Aim In Oz Parks, Big Cats Killed Near Kenya's Nairobi NP, Power Lines To Mar UK Park Vistas?

Submitted by Randy Johnson on June 24, 2012 - 7:55am
In a global round-up of park news, the State Parliament of New South Wales, Australia, a bill was passed last Friday after acrimonious, alarmist back and forth from all political quarters, to permit hunting in national parks.

Parks Beyond Borders: Biggest-Ever Gift To Parks Canada, World's Blackest Skies For New Zealand, Roads Threaten Parks in Peru and Kenya

Submitted by Randy Johnson on June 17, 2012 - 11:31am
A global round-up of national park news. The biggest philanthopic gift ever is given to Parks Canada. The world's blackest skies have been designated in New Zealand with a new Dark Sky Reserve, and roads in Peru and Kenya are said to threaten national parks.

Parks Beyond Borders: Hut To Hütte Hiking—A Premier Accessible Adventure All Across Austria And The Alps

Submitted by Randy Johnson on June 11, 2012 - 1:44am
All over the Alps, mountain huts range from rough to rustic, elaborately atmospheric to refined. They offer tempting meals and informal lodging. Austria and hiking hut to “hutte” just go together, whether it's in Hohe Tauern National Park or other areas. You really should have this thoroughly European experience. Check out the video for a taste of hut hiking—and dining!

Parks Beyond Borders: Uganda Parks Get Flurry of Attention for New Website, and Rains Close Park Facilities in Western Canada

Submitted by Randy Johnson on June 10, 2012 - 1:07am
Parks Beyond Borders—Uganda Parks get flurry of attention for new website and historic role of Moses Mapesa, the former director of Uganda Wildlife Authority, and rains close Park facilities in Western Canada.

Parks Beyond Borders: “Recreational Shooting” Comes To National Parks In Oz; Canadian Rep Rejects Park Cuts

Submitted by Randy Johnson on June 3, 2012 - 5:38am
The Premier of the Australian State of New South Wales announced on May 30th that “volunteer pest control,” or the hunting of of feral animals, would be permitted in 79 of the State’s 799 national parks, nature reserves and state conservation areas, thanks to “amendments to the Game and Feral Animal Control Act 2002.”

Parks Beyond Borders: Inspiring Interpretation in the Alps' Biggest National Park; Austria’s Hohe Tauern

Submitted by Randy Johnson on May 28, 2012 - 12:00am
Hohe Tauern National Park’s chief biologist, Martin Kurzthaler, has one of the world’s most inspiring national park stories to tell in how he designed a renowned park Nature Trail. National Parks may be “America’s Best Idea” but Austria illustrates how the concept has been adopted—and adapted—in some of the planet’s most spectacular places.

Parks Beyond Borders: Canada Funds New Urban National Park While Cutting Budgets And Dropping Employees; And A Dark Sky Park For England?

Submitted by Randy Johnson on May 27, 2012 - 1:25am
Canadians celebrate finalized funding for a new "Urban National Park" in Toronto while continuing to lament Parks Canada budget cuts and closures. A few national parks in the UK celebrate the unexpected appeal of their dark skies and improving customer service.

Parks Beyond Borders: Austria’s Hohe Tauern National Park—The Best Of The Alps, And A Truly European Adaptation Of "America's Best Idea"

Submitted by Randy Johnson on May 21, 2012 - 1:49am
National Parks may be “America’s Best Idea” but the concept has been adopted—and adapted—in some of the planet’s most spectacular places. One of the spots where new park ideas have emerged is Austria's Hohe Tauern National Park. Here’s the first article in our multimedia global parks series on Austria.

Parks Beyond Borders: South Africa Warns Against "Fraudsters;" Thailand Park Tigers Under Threat?

Submitted by Randy Johnson on May 20, 2012 - 7:23am
Parks Beyond Borders: Global National Park News—South Africa Warns Against "Fraudsters;" Thai National Park Tigers May be Under Threat

Parks Beyond Borders: Global National Park News—Alberta National Park Budget Cuts Illustrate Angst Across Canada

Submitted by Randy Johnson on May 6, 2012 - 8:01am
Parks Beyond Borders: Global National Park News

Parks Beyond Borders: Global National Park News Includes Opening Of Long Distance Trail In Wales

Submitted by Randy Johnson on April 29, 2012 - 8:24am
Parks Beyond Borders: Global National Park News

Parks Beyond Borders: Looking At Global National Park News

Submitted by Randy Johnson on March 4, 2012 - 9:18am
A look at national park news beyond the United States.

Parks Beyond Borders #3: Looking Abroad At National Park News

Submitted by Randy Johnson on February 20, 2012 - 3:32am
A roundup of national park news in other nations.

Parks Beyond Borders #2: Looking Abroad At Other National Park News

Submitted by Randy Johnson on February 14, 2012 - 4:15am
A round up of international park news.

Parks Beyond Borders: Looking Abroad At Other National Park News

Submitted by Randy Johnson on February 5, 2012 - 3:30am
The first of occasional smaller stories that bring you park news from other nations.

Boundaries of Two of England's National Parks Targeted To Grow By A Combined 193 Square Miles

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on October 8, 2011 - 1:21am
Two of England's best-known national parks, Lake District and Yorkshire Dales, are being targeted for an expansion that will add a combined 193 square miles to their footprint.

Walking the Cotswold Way in England on Private Land

Submitted by Danny Bernstein on September 25, 2011 - 1:35am
In the United States, we almost always hike on public land, land owned by a government entity. But in Great Britain, national trails and national parks are on private land. The Cotswold Way goes through fields and pastures, past ruins, and even through golf courses.

National Geographic Visits Portugal's First, and Only, National Park

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on June 28, 2011 - 1:15am
Portugal can't quite count as many national parks as the United States, but its one park, is Peneda-Gerês, preserves both magnificent landscapes and a way of life long enjoyed in Pitõs das Júnias.