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Out of War and Corruption, Beauty: The National Park System Turns 100
In 1916, as the United States prepared to fight World War I, Congress created the National Park Service to administer the growing national park system. Turbulent times in United States history seem to spur preservation movements: somehow, in 1864, during the...
All Roads Lead to NPS
The National Park Service (NPS) celebrates its centennial anniversary in the month of August! NPS has served as a valuable resource for many of our authors, both professionally and recreationally. To commemorate the occasion, our authors have taken to the blog...
Recovering our Maritime Heritage at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site
The National Park Service (NPS) celebrates its centennial anniversary in the month of August! NPS has served as a valuable resource for many of our authors, both professionally and recreationally. To commemorate the occasion, our authors have taken to the blog...
Danger and Romance in America: A US National Park Profile
If you could explore another world, would you? Last year, a staggering 307 million people hiked, paddled, skied and meandered through our 58 US National Parks - the highest number of annual visits in history. The National Parks Service is in charge of...
Beyond Yosemite
The National Park Service (NPS) celebrates its centennial anniversary in the month of August! NPS has served as a valuable resource for many of our authors, both professionally and recreationally. To commemorate the occasion, our authors have taken to the blog...
Fifty Years of Fond Memories
The National Park Service (NPS) celebrates its centennial anniversary in the month of August! NPS has served as a valuable resource for many of our authors, both professionally and recreationally. To commemorate the occasion, our authors have taken to the blog...
Are our National Parks for animals or people?
The National Park Service (NPS) celebrates its centennial anniversary in the month of August! NPS has served as a valuable resource for many of our authors, both professionally and recreationally. To commemorate the occasion, our authors have taken to the blog...
Filled With Gratitude for Our Parks
The National Park Service (NPS) celebrates its centennial anniversary in the month of August! NPS has served as a valuable resource for many of our authors, both professionally and recreationally. To commemorate the occasion, our authors have taken to the blog...
Stephen T. Mather and His Legacy with the National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) celebrates its centennial anniversary in the month of August! NPS has served as a valuable resource for many of our authors, both professionally and recreationally. To commemorate the occasion, our authors have taken to the blog...
How Many Parks?
We just stopped, and looked. That such a thing existed, and to see it with our own eyes, was enough to make the 2000-mile trip worthwhile. Our first glimpse at a giant sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum, left us both speechless. “Wow,” my wife let out in almost...