Essays
Get started on your national park journey by perusing our extensive archive of essays. Whether you want to be a park ranger, learn more about rangers and parks, or cultivate a wilder life, we have an essay that will help.
Parks
I am still hopeful about US national parks because of park staff. Their dedication, stewardship, and love for parks hasn't changed.
How can you be a respectful national park visitor while parks are experiencing staffing shortages or other crises? Here are seven tips.
Here are five ways you can support national parks. America's national parks are under threat like never before, but there are ways to help.
National parks are more efficient than most businesses. In fact they are not just economically efficient, they are wildly so. Here's how.
Here are 10 national parks that celebrate Black history, because we refuse to forget this vital part of our heritage.
Trump's federal hiring freeze is another step toward privatization--selling off America's national parks to the rich. Here's how.
Wild Living
How can you be a respectful national park visitor while parks are experiencing staffing shortages or other crises? Here are seven tips.
To build a wall in parks--that was the threat the first time Donald Trump was president. Now he is threatening the parks themselves.
There are countless Native American cultural sites for visitors to explore in the Pacific Northwest. Here are some of the best.
Discover national parks that celebrate American Latino heritage, a community whose stories and culture are woven into the fabric of America.
"What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" The line is not a call to action, but a call to inaction. A call to be free.
Play: it's not just for kids--it's for adults, too. Research shows that play combats depression. Discover ways to add play to your life.