Heather Bergeson, Author at National Park Explorer - Page 11 of 22

Great Sand Dunes National Park often experiences a snowfall each week during the winter months.

Snow turns Great Sand Dunes National Park into “ethereal world”

by Heather Bergeson February 6, 2025February 6, 2025

Short-tailed weasel on the ground

Meet the weasel: The world’s smallest carnivore

by Heather Bergeson February 5, 2025February 5, 2025

Little remains of the Dalton Wells Internment Camp in Utahraptor State Park.

Utahraptor State Park just outside Moab set to open this spring

by Heather Bergeson February 3, 2025February 4, 2025

Photos of Ann Houghton provided by the NPS.

Missing hiker found dead at Great Smoky Mountain National Park

by Heather Bergeson February 3, 2025February 3, 2025

Grizzly bears were first granted federal protections in 1975.

Future of grizzly bear conservation in question once again as USFWS cancels public hearings

by Heather Bergeson January 31, 2025February 1, 2025

Jackie and her eggs from the Big Bear Valley eagle cam

A second chance at bald eagle triplets for Jackie and Shadow

by Heather Bergeson January 31, 2025February 5, 2025

Still from Jason Miller's trail cam footage of a jaguar captured on Dec. 20, 2023

New jaguar spotted on trail cam footage in southern Arizona

by Heather Bergeson January 30, 2025January 30, 2025

Alexandra Glass was visiting the park with her husband when it started to snow.

Rare high-desert snowstorm blankets Joshua Tree National Park

by Heather Bergeson January 30, 2025January 30, 2025

Hellbenders spend most of their lives under rocks in cool, fast-moving streams.

Conservation, Wildlife

New research sets out to study hellbenders in the Smoky Mountains

by Heather Bergeson January 30, 2025January 30, 2025

View of part of the Norris Geyser Basin, where Tuesday's earthquake occured.

Minor earthquake shakes Yellowstone

by Heather Bergeson January 29, 2025January 29, 2025