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National Parks Journal: It’s Black Bear Season, and ‘Biodegradable’ Waste is Still Waste
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Jon D. B.
It’s bear season. American black bears are out in full force, and Great Smoky Mountains…
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OutdoorsParksNational Parks Journal: Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly Goes In-Depth on Park’s Historic Flooding
by Jon D. B.In a historic press conference, Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cam Sholly details the “catastrophic” June…
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OutdoorsParksNational Parks Journal: ‘Plan & Prepare’ for Great Smoky Mountains Backcountry Hiking, Camping, Backpacking
by Jon D. B.Headed to Great Smoky Mountains National Park‘s wilderness? There’s no one better to prepare with…
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LifestyleOutdoorsParksNational Parks Journal: Great Smoky Mountains Black Bears are Emerging from Hibernation
by Jon D. B.As spring rolls in, the black bears of Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM) are…
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LifestyleOutdoorsParksNational Parks Journal: How to Be BearWise with Great Smoky Mountains’ Lead Wildlife Biologist
by Jon D. B.Love black bears? Headed to Great Smoky Mountains National Park? Learn how to be BearWise…
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LifestyleOutdoorsParksNational Parks Journal: Why Great Smoky Mountains is ‘The Salamander Capital of the World!’
by Jon D. B.We all love a bit of black bear spotting in the Great Smoky Mountains, but…
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OutdoorsNational Parks Journal: Meet the ‘Snot Otter’ of Great Smoky Mountains
by Jon D. B.The next time you visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park, know there’s a giant in…
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LifestyleOutdoorsParksNational Parks Journal: Review These 10 Must-Know Essentials Before Your Next Trip
by Jon D. B.Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s (GRSM) Dana Soehn emphasizes the importance of NPS’ “10 Essentials”…
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OutdoorsParksNational Parks Journal: How to ‘Recreate Responsibly’ in the Great Smoky Mountains with NPS’ Dana Soehn
by Jon D. B.Amidst record-breaking visitation, Great Smoky Mountains National Park‘s Dana Soehn talks cultivating a new generation…
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OutdoorsNational Parks Journal: Sacred California Condors Finally Returning to Redwood National and State Parks in 2022
by Jon D. B.Redwood National and State Parks Ranger Steven Krause speaks to Outsider on the long-overdue reintroduction…
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OutdoorsNational Parks Journal: Ranger Steven Krause on ‘Must Sees’ and ‘Hidden Gems’ of Redwood National and State Parks
by Jon D. B.There’s nothing on Earth quite like basking in the ancient quiet of Redwood National and…
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OutdoorsNational Parks Journal: Yellowstone Ranger Tara Ross on Best Time to Visit the Park
by Jon D. B.As our national parks become overcrowded with record attendance, Ranger Tara Ross reveals the absolute…
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OutdoorsNational Parks Journal: Ranger Cheryl Spencer on the ‘Must-Do’s of Katmai National Park
by Jon D. B.Speaking exclusively to Outsider, Katmai National Park & Preserve’s Ranger Cheryl Spencer details the lesser-knowns,…
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OutdoorsNational Parks Journal: Katmai Ranger Cheryl Spencer Explains the Difference Between Brown and Grizzly Bears
by Jon D. B.Few animals capture our imaginations like the great brown and grizzly bears of North America.…
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OutdoorsNational Parks Journal: 4-Time Fat Bear Week Champion, Otis, Is ‘One of the Oldest Brown Bears on the Planet’
by Jon D. B.In this chunk-centric tell-all, Katmai National Park & Preserve‘s Ranger Cheryl Spencer dishes on the…
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OutdoorsNational Parks Journal: Ranger Cheryl Spencer Reveals Rigorous Process of Choosing Katmai’s Fat Bear Week Contenders
by Jon D. B.As Ranger Cheryl Spencer will tell you, there’s a whole lot of fat bears to…
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OutdoorsNational Parks Journal: Katmai Ranger Cheryl Spencer on the ‘Must-See’ Elements of Fat Bear Week
by Jon D. B.After a record-breaking summer and a slew of new bear contenders, Katmai National Park &…
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OutdoorsNational Parks Journal: Yellowstone Ranger Tara Ross on the ‘Unreal Danger’ of Rut and Calving Season
by Jon D. B.“I’ve jumped in the back of stranger’s pickup trucks to avoid being trampled by an…
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OutdoorsNational Parks Journal: Ranger Tara Ross Remembers the Historic 1988 Yellowstone Fires
by Jon D. B.“It was like the equivalent of what we’re seeing now.” Alongside incredible archival photographs, National…
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OutdoorsNational Parks Journal: Ranger Tara Ross Talks Yellowstone’s Most Incredible ‘Bison Stories’
by Jon D. B.“Everything about the whole cycle of life, I think is so amazing. And in Yellowstone…