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2020
Winter Vol 94 No 1	Cover: Nancy Davis and Eliza Ridgely (l), circa 1863. Davis, who was born into slavery, was freed about five years before this photo was taken Hampton National Historic Site/NPS President's Outlook Theresa Pierno Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Of Cats and Men Katherine McKinney Degroff Trail Mix: Mussel Power Rona Kobell Trail Mix: Branching Out Nicolas Brulliard Trail Mix: On the Trail Again Rona Marech Trail Mix: If a Cactus Falls ... Nicolas Brulliard Denizens: Long Live the King Nicolas Brulliard Findings: Harlequin Hardships Nick Lund Hush .. Dorian Fox 'An Honest Reckoning' Julie Scharper Capturing Acadia Jennifer Lawson Backstory: Accidental Hero Nicolas Brulliard That Was Then
Spring Vol 94 No 2	Cover: HOPLITIS FULGIDA, a bee found in Yosemite National Park, California Anders Croft / USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab President's Outlook Theresa Pierno Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: A National Park Is Born Nicolas Brulliard Trail Mix: A New View Laura Allen Trail Mix: In Other Words Todd Christopher Trail Mix: Nature's Landscapers Denizens: The Otter Explosion Ben Goldfarb Findings: A Liking for Lichens Nicolas Brulliard Homecoming Daniel Howe Seeing the Light Melanie D.G. Kaplan Say Bees! Nicolas Brulliard Backstory: In the Heart of Darkness Julie Scharper That Was Then
Summer Vol 94 No 3	Cover: LAKE CRESCENT, Olympic National Park, Oct. 13, 1968 Josef Scaylea/The Seattle Times President's Outlook Theresa Pierno Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: The Voice of Glacier Amy Leinbach Marquis Trail Mix: Early Birds and Night Owls Nick Lund Trail Mix: The Retirement Cure Katherine McKinney Degroff Denizens: The Old Man of the Lake Kevin Grange Sketching the Smokies Walt Taylor Reflections of a Man in His Wilderness Rona Marech, Stu Coleman, Glen Alsworth Sr., Chris Degernes, Tom Betts, Patty Brown The View From Below Kate Siber Reflections: The Space Between Things Kate Siber Backstory: Renaissance Man Scott Kirkwood That Was Then
Fall Vol 94 No 4	Cover: A BLACK LIVES MATTER protester at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. Stephen Voss President's Outlook Theresa Pierno Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Parks in Peril Angeline Bandong Trail Mix: A Big Boon for Parks Editors Trail Mix: Call of Duty Karuna Eberl Trail Mix: Wild Run Rona Marech Trail Mix: Free Flowing Melanie D.G. Kaplan Denizens: A Speedy Comeback? Ben Goldfarb Final Words Kate Siber The DIY Desert Julia Busiek and Ian Shive Lands of Protest Reflections: Constancy Amid Chaos David Brill Backstory: Promised Land Jacob Baynham That Was Then
2021
Winter Vol 95 No 1	Cover: The view from Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, California Philip Pacheco President's Outlook Theresa Pierno Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: 'I Do' With a View Julie Scharper Trail Mix: Wranglers of the West Brianna Randall Trail Mix: Welcome to the Family! Katherine DeGroff Trail Mix: The Long Way Melanie D.G. Kaplan Findings: As the Robin Flies Nicolas Brulliard Circling the Mountain Michael P. Branch Park Palette Heather Heckel The Farthest Edge Dorian Fox Backstory: Hidden Names, Hidden Stories Michael Ray Taylor That Was Then
Spring Vol 95 No 2	Cover: The petroglyph in Basin and Range National Monument is known as the electric deer. Stephen Alvarez President's Outlook Theresa Pierno Editor's Note Letters Echoes The Big Park Picture Trail Mix: Man of Letters Dorian Fox Trail Mix: Fossil Tails Katherine DeGroff Trail Mix: Landing the Moonshot Katherine DeGroff Trail Mix: Musical Mountaineering Kevin Grange Denizens: Like Clockwork Todd Christopher Findings: Pines in Peril Ben Goldfarb A Change of Scenery Melanie D.G. Kaplan Lest We Forget Katherine DeGroff w/Leonardo Santamaria The Writing on the Wall Kate Siber w/Stephen Alvarez Backstory: A Chance for Freedom Mike Bezemek That Was Then
Summer Vol 95 No 3	Cover: A kite flier soaks up the last rays of sun at San Francisco's Ocean Beach, part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Philip Pacheco President's Outlook Theresa Pierno Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Safe Passages Katherine DeGroff Trail Mix: A (Driverless) Drive in the Park Nicolas Brulliard Trail Mix: Getting Some Distance Dorian Fox Trail Mix: Overrated Katherine DeGroff Trail Mix: Tune In, Bliss Out Rona Marech Denizens: Mossing Around Jacob Baynham Findings: A Chilly Refuge Ben Goldfarb Call in the Wild Kevin Grange Heading for the Hills Julia Busiek w/Philip Pacheco Tourist Time Capsule Katherine DeGroff Backstory: Miners' Angel Nicolas Brulliard That Was Then
Fall Vol 95 No 4	Cover: Brown bear walking along the shore of Crescent Lake in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Nate Luebbe President's Outlook Theresa Pierno Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Protecting the Homeland Melanie D.G. Kaplan Trail Mix: Coral Calamity Katherine DeGroff Trail Mix: Whales of the Deep Tod McLeish Findings: The Wild Road Nicolas Brulliard Over the River and Through the Woods Nick Lund and Jerry Monkman Parks, Interrupted Katherine DeGroff Out of the Wild Ken Ilgunas NPCA at Work on Alaska's Bear Coast Katherine DeGroff Backstory: Cabin Revival Nicolas Brulliard That Was Then
2022
Winter Vol 96 No 1	Cover: An open page in a national park passport book contains a haphazard assortment of stamps. Chandler O'Leary President's Outlook Theresa Pierno Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Creative Access Dorian Fox Trail Mix: Angling for Cash Katherine DeGroff Trail Mix: Whole Again Editors Trail Mix: A New Leader On the Horizon Trail Mix: Revolution Revisited Julia Busiek Findings: Finders, Weepers Jacob Baynham Denizens: Isle of Cats Ben Goldfarb A Fruitful Mission Katherine DeGroff The Land of the Giants Evan Turk Park Ink Katherine DeGroff and Rebecca Drobis Backstory: Out with the Old, In with the New Julia Busiek That Was Then
Spring Vol 96 No 2	Cover: Members of Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps’ Crew 642. Steve Alberts President's Outlook Theresa Pierno Editor's Note Echoes Trail Mix: Charley Harper's World Katherine DeGroff Trail Mix: On Thin Ice Stephanie Pearson Trail Mix: A River Spectacle Katherine DeGroff Denizens: Turtle Troubles Julia Busiek Findings: Park Protein Jacob Baynham Lofty Heights Ernie Atencio Full Circle Karuna Eberl Obed Refuge David Brill Reflections: Loss & Legacy Katherine DeGroff That Was Then
Summer Vol 96 No 3	Cover: The Four Spirits memorial in Birmingham’s Kelly Ingram Park preserves the memory of the four young girls killed in the 1963 bombing at the nearby 16th Street Baptist Church: Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley. Rory Doyle President's Outlook Theresa Pierno Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: A Retirement for the Ages Michelle Fitzhugh-Craig Trail Mix: Glass Half Full Kate Siber Trail Mix: Censored No More Katherine DeGroff Trail Mix: Recognition for Amache Denizens: The Enemy Within Todd Christopher Findings: Are You Talking to Me? Julia Busiek Trailing Justice Kathryn Miles An Alabama Album Rory Doyle Troubled Waters Ben Goldfarb Backstory: Unburying the Past Rachel Monroe That Was Then
Fall Vol 96 No 4	Cover: A Linocut print of Blue Basin in John Day Fossil Beds Amy Berenbeim President's Outlook Theresa Pierno Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Ditching Disposables Katherine DeGroff Trail Mix: Naming Right Nicolas Brulliard Trail Mix: Following the Flood Katherine DeGroff Trail Mix: A Hoof Too Far Katherine DeGroff Trail Mix: Breaking Ground Rona Marech Denizens: Lizards on the Lam Jacob Baynham Findings: To Collect or Not to Collect Julia Busiek Your Park Stories Time Travel: Journey Through John Day Fossil Beds Amy Berenbeim 'First, Tell The Truth' Janisse Ray and Rory Doyle Backstory: Paradise Found? Nicolas Brulliard That Was Then
2023
Winter Vol 97 No 1	Cover: "Beauty in Purple," oil on canvas, 2020 Del Curfman President's Outlook Theresa Pierno Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: California to Colorado Matthew Kirby Trail Mix: Case Reopened Nicolas Brulliard Trail Mix: Victory Lap Katherine DeGroff Trail Mix: Desert Deluge Trail Mix: Tunnel Top Triumph Julia Busiek Denizens: A Thorny Question Nicolas Brulliard From Peak to Sea Craig Wolfrom We're Still Here Katherine DeGroff Land of Steam Shane Doyle/Del Curfman Reflections: Electrifying Parks Elizabeth Kwak-Hefferan Backstory: Blazes and Colors Greg M. Peters That Was Then
Spring Vol 97 No 2	Cover: The Northern Lights in Denali National Park and Preserve Jacob W. Frank President's Outlook Theresa Pierno Editor's Note Letters Echoes Flavors of Acadia Casey Barber Trail Mix: An Unexpected Find Katherine DeGroff Trail Mix: Coprolite Happens Melanie D.G. Kaplan Denizens: Comeback Bears Nicolas Brulliard Yellowstone Family Nicolas Brulliard Reaching for the Sky Rona Marech/Jacob W. Frank Into the Wind Ben Goldfarb/Kenny Braun Reflections: Reservations Required? Katherine DeGroff Backstory: Home, Home on the 'Āina Julie Busiek That Was Then
Summer Vol 97 No 3	Cover: Students posing in front of the Jefferson Jacob School in Prospect, Kentucky, circa 1920. Carridder Jones Photograph Collection/Filson Historical Society President's Outlook Theresa Pierno Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: A Rodent Reappearance Katherine DeGroff Trail Mix: 'A Very, Very Long and Vast Rabbit Hole' Katherine DeGroff Trail Mix: Righting a Wrong Katherine DeGroff Trail Mix: A Greenway for the People Rona Marech Denizens: Bird's Best Friend Julia Busiek Findings: Pristine No More Nicolas Brulliard Remembering Rosenwald Rona Kobell Offshore Escape Dorian Fox A Monumental Effort Kristin Henderson Backstory: Second Take Nicolas Brulliard That Was Then
Fall Vol 97 No 4	Cover: A Tree Swallow at Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia. Eric Lee President's Outlook Theresa Pierno Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: 'How We Heal' Michael Jamison Trail Mix: Lead Proof Katherine DeGroff Trail Mix: A Stitch in Time Erika Zambello Trail Mix: Watered Down> Findings: A Clam Conundrum Ben Goldfarb Denizens: Buzz Kill Julia Busiek On the Brink Melanie D.G. Kaplan 'Peace, Life & Tingly Happiness' Matt Brass Battle Lines Katherine DeGroff Reflections: Killer on the Road Ben Goldfarb That Was Then
2024
Winter Vol 98 No 1	Cover: Teen members of the Capital Juniors Rowing team skim across Anacostia River. Tyrone Turner President's Outlook Theresa Pierno Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: 'In My Country' Jacob Baynham Trail Mix: A Mammoth Homecoming Katherine DeGroff Trail Mix: Cause for Hope Trail Mix: Old Timey All the Timey Kinsey Gidick Legal Lifeline Denizens: A Little Fish That Could Nicolas Brulliard The Long Haul Nicolas Brulliard From Rim to River Ben Goldfarb and Dave Showalter The Long and Winding Recovery Rona Marech and Tyrone Turner Reflections: A Land Liberated Michael Jamison Backstory: A Rebellion Reappraised Rona Kobell Photo Finish
Spring Vol 98 No 2	Cover: A moss wall created by artist Kate Shooltz in honor of Akela Glacier, a rock glacier in Olympic National Park. NPS President's Outlook Theresa Pierno Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Weary Traveler Rona Marech Trail Mix: A Muted Morning Katherine DeGroff Trail Mix: A Diamond in the Desert Jacob Baynham Denizens: One Animal’s Trash... Nicolas Brulliard Reflections: The Swiss Model Nicolas Brulliard Rocky Days Katherine DeGroff Requiem For Melting Ice Kate Siber Chasing a Troubled River Rona Marech Backstory: The Women Behind the Brotherhood Katherine DeGroff Photo Finish
Summer Vol 98 No 3	Cover: Rafting the Colorado River, Grand Canyon National Park. ©Canyon Florey/Cavan President's Outlook Theresa Pierno Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Tour de Greg Jacob Baynham Trail Mix: Code Red Trail Mix: A Building of Trust Dorian Fox Culture In Peril Katherine DeGroff Findings: Vanishing Sea Meadows Jeremy Miller Reflections: A Badge of Wonder Joe Mullich Four Walks in the Park Nicolas Brulliard Do or Die? Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan Weeding the Grand Canyon Melissa L. Sevigny Backstory: The Dog Trainers of Cat Island Jacob Baynham Photo Finish
Fall Vol 98 No 4	Cover: Sunset over Horn Island, Gulf Islands National Seashore. ©Rory Doyle President's Outlook Theresa Pierno Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Songs of Freedom Vanessa Hua Trail Mix: Justice Served? Katherine DeGroff Trail Mix: Prometheus Found Madison Sankovitz Trail Mix: La Bouée de Floride Nicolas Brulliard Trail Mix: Poetry in Place Dorian Fox Culture In Peril Katherine DeGroff Denizens: Odd Bird Rescue Nicolas Brulliard Findings: Strange Bedfellows Nicolas Brulliard So Close Yet So Far Rory Doyle Peak Parenting Julia Busiek w/Philip Pacheco The Real Housewives of Brooks River Kevin Grange Reflections: The Charisma Premium Ben Goldfarb Photo Finish

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