Need something new to stream? Watch the latest Traveling Kansas episode from @SmokyHillsPTV that features The Nature Conservancy's Smoky Valley Ranch. Watch > bit.ly/smokyvalleyran…

#BearCam is back! 🐻🐟 Watch bears Katmai National Park fish for salmon live → explore.org/bears Video: explore.org

We're in Homer, Alaska this week talking to folks about their visits to Katmai National Park and Lake Clark NPS. It's going to be a great summer of data collection!

Grad students getting ready to check on equipment in Grand Canyon NPS. Field work is fun, but we're even more excited to see what we find out about visitor use in the park.

The lab at K-State is out there collecting baseline data to understand what happens when a brand new park opens to the public. It's a spectacular place, and we're lucky for the opportunity to help The Nature Conservancy in Kansas with the development of this unique park! #Kansas #parkresearch x.com/nature_kansas/…

Have you watched the Katmai National Park bear cams yet? It's not easy to get to Brooks Camp in person, but you can enjoy the magic from anywhere! Check it here: explore.org/livecams #bearcam #katmaibears

It may seem like we travel far and wide for this work, but the lab at K-State has ongoing research right here in the state!

Dr. Sharp and Brownlee discuss the project at Katmai and Lake Clark: kbbi.org/post/kachemak-…

This past fall, students from K-State talked to over a thousand visitors at ShenandoahNPS in a two week period. It's hard work, but we get beautiful views and fresh air while we work! #SocialSciences #FindYourPark

Economist Dr. John Loomis found that bear viewing via Katmai National Park #bearcams yields a benefit of $27 million annually! That's over 2x the benefit of on-site viewing. What do you think: Should live cams be a big part of park experiences moving forward? Paper: bit.ly/2yZPHa4

We've got students in the field this summer talking to folks at Katmai National Park and Lake Clark NPS. The views flying out to the Katmai coast aren't too shabby! #SocialScience #NationalParks

Given how remote Katmai National Park is, webcams can give people an otherwise impossible wildlife viewing experience! In this study, we're asking whether watching #Katmai's #bearcams makes folks care about conservation. h/t The Wildlife Society Dana (Kobilinsky) Bespolka wildlife.org/new-live-cam-t…

Can’t get much better than handing out surveys on a rare bluebird day in Lake Clark NPS!

Since this was published, legislation was approved designating our newest state park: Little Jerusalem Badlands. The K-State research team is collecting baseline data to better understand what happens when land newly opens to the public kansas.com/sports/outdoor… h/t The Nature Conservancy in Kansas

PMC graduate student, Kristen Sikorsky, receiving a scholarship to attend the National Recreation and Parks Association conference in Annapolis, MD.