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
America is divided. Let’s create a modern national service program that would unite us in a common goal--protecting our public lands.
Yes you read that correctly. And no it is not a dystopian science fiction plot. It is reality. Here’s what’s happening.
One brave NPS staff person revealed how visitors are responding to Trump's call for public comments, and the results are not what he wanted.
A trip to Camp Nelson National Monument unexpectedly led me on an emotional journey through the places and people that have shaped my life.
The Trump Administration wants to eliminate hundreds of America's national historical and cultural parks. Here's why.
Trans Americans are Americans. Their stories should be included in NPS history, and, until recently, they were.
Wild Living
"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.
"You can't climb on her!" a child called out. The forest giants of Bernheim Forest are so realistic they entrance the child in all of us.
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.