The National Parks Experience

Independent blog about U.S. #NationalParks, #NationalForests, #PublicLands & #Wildlife. Inspiring people to have active and sustainable #ParkExperiences.

[The National Parks Experience @ParksExperience]

@BennyPBroncko @SecretaryBurgum @NatlParkService @Interior @TheJusticeDept @grok The insanity is that Alcatraz, as a national park site and tourist destination, actually MAKES $60 million a year. This is just absolutely ridiculous.
They're just trying to deflect from that other thing that's dominating the news right now.

[The National Parks Experience @ParksExperience]

@tylerpalmer @elonmusk Additional support and funding for national parks and public lands would be more than welcome as well. And ridiculously popular. That would be an almost guaranteed vote from SO many different Americans, from environmentalists to bow hunters.

[The National Parks Experience @ParksExperience]

@sn_handler I'm reading it right now, but I'm not very legally versed. Could you please share on which page this is?

[The National Parks Experience @ParksExperience]

@JakeSherman So does this actually include the deletion of the public lands sales in Nevada and Utah, as you reported on earlier?

[The National Parks Experience @ParksExperience]

“In particularly tough times, we fall back on these questions of who we are, where do we come from. The national parks are our best idea and therefore, are the places where we can find the answers to those questions.” - Ken Burns

[National Parks Conservation Association @NPCA]

National parks are more popular than ever and need adequate staffing to meet their mission and safely welcome millions of visitors. A hiring freeze would cause major disruptions as parks are starting to hire critical seasonal staff for the busy summer. https://t.co/gdWhx6T4oS

[Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve @GreatDunesNPS]

One of our park visitors, Dayne Meyer, recently captured this short video clip of a bobcat walking along the entrance road with the dunes and San Luis Valley in the background.

Please drive slowly on park roads to prevent collisions with wildlife.

[The National Parks Experience @ParksExperience]

@wander_filled Agreed!

[Deb Haaland @DebHaalandNM]

President Jimmy Carter always kept his moral compass toward helping people. His experiences—peanut farmer, growing up in the Jim Crow South and humble roots contributed to his leadership. He looked out for those who were often overlooked and lived a life full of love, community, and service. Our country and our world is better because of him.

[US Department of the Interior @Interior]

Planning to hit the gym as part of your New Year’s resolution? Take a tip from this playful polar bear: always stretch first!

While gyms are bustling in January, consider exploring America’s public lands when they’re less packed and admiring the beauty of the great outdoors.

[US Department of the Interior @Interior]

On this day in 1973, the Endangered Species Act was signed into law. For 51 years, it has helped preserve plants and wildlife for future generations.

We are thankful for the species this law has helped recover and save— from the bald eagle to the island fox.

[Wander-Filled Life @wander_filled]

Today, we visited Manzanar NHS. Walking the grounds is simply sobering.

If there is one thing I could impart to every American: visit & learn what really happened.

After, I hope you will join me in this resolve: “Never again… not on my watch.”

#FindYourPark #VisitCalifornia

[The National Parks Experience @ParksExperience]

@wander_filled That's a phenomenal photo!

[PBS News @NewsHour]

WATCH LIVE: Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spews glowing lava as eruption begins https://t.co/MJXEgk7kch

[The National Parks Experience @ParksExperience]

Magnificent sunrise at the Painted Hills in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon, one of my favorite places in the Pacific Northwest.

#nationalparks
#pacificnorthwest
#pnw

[The National Parks Experience @ParksExperience]

I spent the weekend adding three new national park-inspired pet products to the National Parks Experience online shop: bowls, collars, and leashes.

(This image shows the Bryce Canyon collar, Glacier Bay leash, and Badlands bowl.)

Go check 'em out here: https://t.co/QQvwpT7oaf

[The National Parks Experience @ParksExperience]

President Biden Establishes Frances Perkins National Monument as 433rd National Park Site https://t.co/nVRbcMnezU

#nationalparks #parkexperiences

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This is where I want to be right now.

(Cinnamon Bay Beach in Virgin Islands National Park)

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Rest in peace, you beautiful bear. 💔

[The National Parks Experience @ParksExperience]

Fall in Vermont. 🥰