Explore Your World

Let's Explore

National parks contain many of our nation's most treasured landscapes, from the majestic mountain ranges of Alaska to the vast prairies of the Everglades.

We encourage nature lovers to get outside and track, explore, discover, and preserve nature.

In addition to the individual benefits gained by being connected to nature, there is a collective benefit shared by everyone. People who love nature tend to take on the stewardship of the environment. In doing so, it is essential that we train and educate ourselves in what needs to be done and how to pass it on to future generations. This is a huge task. At a minimum, we must follow the maxim "Think globally. Act locally." So, get out and explore. Explore your local area, your state, everywhere you can. Enjoy and learn.

You can help preserve these treasures for generations to come by getting out and exploring nature, appreciating the world around us and helping do whatever you can to ensure it survives.

Below are some items we recommend to help you Explore Your World!

Kowa TSN-550 Prominar Spotting Scopes The Kowa Prominar TSN-550 spotting scopes are the first smaller than the TSN-880 scopes to feature pure fluorite crystal objective lenses. The TSN-550 scopes are waterproof and nitrogen purged, have a permanent 15-45x zoom eyepiece. Close focus is 9.8'.	Zeiss Victory SF Binoculars The Zeiss Victory SF binoculars are the ultimate in nature watching binoculars. Made with Zeiss' new proprietary Ultra-FL glass, these binoculars are lightweight and rebalanced to push the center of that weight towards the ocular end, so they feel lighter than their published weight.

Meopta MeoPro HD Binoculars Meopta MeoPro HD binoculars feature fluoride objective lenses, MeoBright fully multi-coated lenses, and phase-corrected BaK-4 prisms in a water- and fogproof, lightweight magnesium alloy chassis. MeoShield coating protects the outer lens surface from scratches.	Swarovski Modular Objective 30-70x115 (Arca Swiss Foot) The Swarovski Modular Spotting Scope System is their top-of-the-line series. It consists of four interchangeable objective lens (light-gathering front) modules, three interchangeable ocular lens (eyepiece) modules, and one teleconverter (magnification enhancer) module. The newest module is the 115mm objective module which delivers 30x to 70x magnification when used with either the ATX (angled zoom) or STX (straight zoom) ocular module or 35x with the BTX (angled, fixed power binocular) ocular module.