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View from L'Auberge Ensoleillee (Les Terrasses), Ecrins National Park, France.

“Dark skies” movement booming at European parks

December 3, 2024

On October 12, parks authorities in France organized their latest “Le Jour de la Nuit” or “The Day of Darkness,” a celebration of night skies gracing France’s national park network. Launched in 2008, the dark […]

Microplastics are contaminating national parks’ alpine lakes

November 5, 2024

Microplastics can be found literally everywhere, including in the highest lakes far removed from major urban centers and industrial zones. That’s the conclusion to draw from new research out of a national park in Poland. […]