Tag: National parks
Hidden treasures of America’s national parks are closer than you might think
Jeffrey C. Hallo, Clemson University
When people think about national parks, they often think about the most famous ones...
As National Park System visitor numbers hit record highs, here’s how...
Allie McCreary, Auburn University and Michael Brunson, Auburn University
Visiting America’s national parks is a treasured public pastime. The...
Yosemite embodies the long war over US national park privatization
Michael Childers, Colorado State University
The Trump administration’s cuts to the National Park Service’s budget and staffing have raised...
Yellowstone has been a ‘sacred wonderland’ of spiritual power and religious...
Thomas S. Bremer, Rhodes College
Nearly 5 million travelers come to Wyoming to visit Yellowstone National Park each year,...
Why protecting wildland is crucial to American freedom and identity
Leisl Carr Childers, Colorado State University and Michael Childers, Colorado State University
As summer approaches, millions of Americans begin...
Americans love nature but don’t feel empowered to protect it, new...
Jessica Eise, Indiana University
Climate change has been in the news for more than 40 years. It’s typically covered...
National parks teach students about environmental issues in this course
Seth T. Kannarr, University of Tennessee
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation...
In America, national parks are more than scenic − they’re sacred....
Thomas S. Bremer, Rhodes College
Abraham Lincoln has an almost saintly place in U.S. history: the “Great Emancipator” whose...
EXPLORING NATURE
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...
Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...
