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Vintage National Park Window Stickers

June 22, 2010

Apparently, well before I was stomping around any hiking trails, the National Park Service had a little tradition of handing out window decals when you visited a park. Starting in 1918 (probably unofficially) as a way to tell which motorists had paid their entrance fees, the practice was eventually officially adopted by the Park Service, [...]

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Online National Parks Holiday Cards

December 9, 2009

If you usually send out holiday cards, but are concerned about the carbon footprint of sending hundreds of letters through the mail — or are just too lazy this year — you’ll be happy to know the National Parks Conservation Association has you covered. The nonprofit organization is offering ten images of National Parks with [...]

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Stream “National Parks” for Free

October 6, 2009

OK, I’ll admit it – I haven’t seen any of Ken Burns’ “The National Parks” yet. Since May, I’ve been on a “No Paid TV Experiment.” I ditched my $85 a month HD DirectTV bill for Hulu and streaming Netflix on my Xbox 360 (which, by the way, is really great). So far, I haven’t [...]

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The Ken Burns Effect

October 1, 2009

… and no, not the built-in photo-dissolving technique in iMovie … but rather, the positive effect Ken Burns’ documentary series has already been having on attention paid toward the National Park System — and I’m not just talking about all my Twitter friends finally coming to realize how awesome John Muir and Teddy Roosevelt were. [...]

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Ken Burns’ Companion Film Screening

September 11, 2009

San Gabriel Mountains Forever, one of the groups pushing for increased Federal protection in the San Gabriel Mountains, will be screening Ken Burns’ “This is America,” a 45 minute companion film to his upcoming 6-part documentary series on the National Parks. The free screening will take place on Wednesday, September 16th at the Broad Performance [...]

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Wild Exposure

August 13, 2009

Marketing exec-turned nature photographer Ian Shrive has been touring our National Park System and – thankfully – taking lots of pictures. He’s working on a new book of photography and – thankfully – took a videographer along with him on his travels. 2 videos of his trip are up so far – one highlighting some [...]

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More National Parks Goodness

July 9, 2009

There’s been a lot of National Parks in the outdoor blogosphere this week – and now it continues. The National Geographic Traveler web site published their Essential Guide to Ten American Classics this week, which gives a ton of information, photos, maps, and tips on visiting ten of the “Big Ones” of the National Park [...]

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National Parks Owner’s Guide

July 8, 2009

The National Parks Foundation, the nonprofit parks advocates chartered by Congress, has released the 2009 version of its National Parks Owner’s Guide. The free 75 page PDF is an exhaustive resource on our National Park System, and is chock full of information – including a directory of camping areas, fees, and ranger programs for each [...]

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Americans Love Their National Parks

July 2, 2009

Even if visitor numbers are declining and budgets are chronically thin, a new study shows the majority of Americans would place their Dream Vacation in one of our National Parks. The study, conducted by the Y Partnership, asked people which of a selection of 25 travel destinations they would most like to go on for [...]

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Fee-Free National Park Weekend

June 19, 2009

After you’ve visited and supported your local state park this weekend, you might also want to make a trek out to one of our nearby National Parks — over 100 National Parks will be celebrating a “Fee-Free Weekend,” so you can get in without having to pay an entrance fee. The list of participating parks [...]

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