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Pikas Are Adapting To Climate Change Remarkably Well

Climate change is harming many special places and iconic species around our planet, from Glacier National Park’s disappearing glaciers to California redwoods scorched by wildfires. But for the animal I study, the American pika (Ochotona princeps), there’s actually some good news: It’s not as threatened by climate change as many studies have warned.

Remember Those National Park-Inspired Holiday Ornaments...

Some years ago, 2007 to be exact, President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush honored the National Park Service by making national parks the theme for the White House holiday decorations. That decision spurred an outpouring of artistic talent from around the park system. Unfortunately, those sparkling ornaments were not for sale. This year, though, the Sequoia Parks Conservancy is offering a holiday ornament in celebration of Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks.

Where Will You Explore Winter In The National Park System?

Winter, the season with cold, snow, short days and long nights, can be a challenging season to explore the National Park System. Yet it also holds surprises that reveal themselves in shimmering lights darting across the night sky, in tracks of what passed the night before across the snowscape, and in congregations of wildlife.

Traveler Special Report: Coping With 21st Century Wildfires

The 1988 wildfires that drew the nation's attention to the world's first national park were considered simply part of the fire regime that historically has existed in Yellowstone National Park. But in the aftermath of the fires, "climate change" entered the country's lexicon and increasingly intense wildfires have forced the National Park Service in the West to both evaluate and refine its approach to battling flames that are arriving with greater and greater ferocity.

On The Doorstep To Sequoia National Park, A Bar Owner Gets Creative To Cope With Covid

In Three Rivers, California, a historically white census-designated place, too small even to be incorporated as a town, a brewer is redefining multicultural dining so his beer hall on the doorstep to Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks can survive the Covid-19 pandemic.

Declines In Whitebark Pine Could Prompt Declines Of Clark's Nutcracker In Parks

Clark's Nutcrackers are ubiquitous to many Western national parks. When you set up camp in the backcountry they are quick to arrive, and they're not shy about begging for a treat or even stealing one. But they could vanish from some of those park settings if whitebark pines vanish, according to new research. And without the birds, new stands of whitebark pine might never get planted.

The Essential RVing Guide

The Essential RVing Guide to the National Parks

The National Parks RVing Guide, aka the Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks, is the definitive guide for RVers seeking information on campgrounds in the National Park System where they can park their rigs. It's available for free for both iPhones and Android models.

This app is packed with RVing specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 parks.

You'll also find stories about RVing in the parks, some tips if you've just recently turned into an RVer, and some planning suggestions. A bonus that wasn't in the previous eBook or PDF versions of this guide are feeds of Traveler content: you'll find our latest stories as well as our most recent podcasts just a click away.

So whether you have an iPhone or an Android, download this app and start exploring the campgrounds in the National Park System where you can park your rig.