The Ranger Desk

Five reasons to be hopeful about climate change--the global outlook for climate action is no longer doom and gloom and here's why.

How to talk to climate change deniers about climate change, including reasons to hope and when to give up and move on.

Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage is celebrated in America's national parks. Here are three such parks, and links to many more.

A written snapshot of a solar eclipse. That day we felt aligned with our earth, with our sky, and all the wonders they both provide.

People are not a plague on the Earth. We are not a disease; we are ill, infected with a sense that we are not natural, that we don't belong.

Eliza Scidmoore is one of countless forgotten women who helped create a healthier environment and some of our favorite parks.

Being a park ranger is not as dangerous as people think, but it can be. My most dangerous ranger job was climbing the side of a cruise ship.

Completely unique, Reelfoot Lake State Park has bizarre origins, shallow waters, odd-looking trees, and some spectacular eagle viewing.

One man had a dream: the civil rights journey may be ongoing, but the Lorraine Motel is today a signpost, reminding us how far we’ve come.