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NATIONAL PARKS Magazine
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In the summer of 1920, Robert Sterling Yard published The Nation's Parks, a richly illustrated 16-page booklet. It was, as Yard wrote, "issued by an association of citizens which seeks the finest possible upbuilding of a system destined to become one of our most valuable economic assets, and to promote the widest possible uses of the parks by all the people."
During the course of the next two decades, Yard irregularly published the National Parks Bulletin (click on link to access an electronic archive of selected issues).
Yard's successor was Devereux Butcher — a writer, photographer and conservationist. In 1942, Butcher began publishing the National Parks Magazine on a quarterly basis, becoming a monthly publication in January 1959.
Starting with the April 1970 issue the name was changed to National Parks & Conservation Magazine: The Environmental Journal, in part to reflect the organization's subsequent name change from the National Parks Association to the National Parks and Conservation Association (in the summer of that year). Starting with the January 1981 issue, the magazine was renamed once again simply as National Parks, becoming a bi-monthly publication in July 1981 and quarterly starting in 2004.
Over the years, the aim of National Parks has always been the same — to educate and inspire park supporters.
Here's a list of editors who have created the National Parks magazine.
Editor(s) First Issue Last Issue Devereux Butcher July-September 1942 July-September 1957 Bruce M. Kilgore October-December 1957 June 1960 Paul M. Tilden August 1960 June 1969 James G. Deane July 1969 July 1969 Eugenia Horstman Connally August 1969 November-December 1983 Marjorie Corbett/Michele Strutin January-February 1984 November-December 1984 Michele Strutin January-February 1985 September-October 1990 Sue E. Dodge November-December 1990 September-October 1996 Leslie Happ November-December 1996 September-October 1997 Linda M. Rancourt November-December 1997 Fall 2006 Scott Kirkwood Winter 2007 Summer 2015 Rona Marech Fall 2015 ——— Below is an archive of back issues; to view, simply click on the magazine cover. An index of the Table of Contents for each issue can also be viewed by clicking on the Table of Contents listing (above each decade), as well as on the year (at left). The most current issue is also available on NPCA's Website.
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Date: 01-Jan-2025