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Denali National Park & Preserve
What to Do About Number Two? Insights from Decades of Human Waste Research and Management on Denali
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Backcountry waste management poses unique challenges on glaciers at over 14,000 feet. Mountaineering on Denali has a long history, including decades of human waste buried on the most popular climbing route--Kahiltna Glacier. As much as 88 metric tons of human waste is estimated to have been generated by mountaineers on the West Buttress climbing route since it was first climbed in 1951. What happens to this waste and what are the impacts? Alaska Park Science, 2025
César E. Chávez National Monument
Marching for Justice in the Fields
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The farm workers who marched from Delano to Sacramento represented the large, seasonal labor force, composed overwhelmingly of people of color, whose labor made California’s thriving agricultural industry possible. Although their labor produced fortunes from the soil, they were subjected to poor wages and working conditions. This article is an introduction to the issues that motivated the Delano Grape Strike and the 1966 march.
César E. Chávez National Monument
A New Era of Farmworker Organizing
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This article explores changes in farm work and farmworker organizing that took place in the 1960s. The end of the Bracero Program, a strike wave, and the emergence of the Black Freedom Movement, all played a role in expanding the opportunities for farmworker organizing. So too did the emergence of a new organization, the National Farm Workers Association.
César E. Chávez National Monument
A Continuing Struggle
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As the 1966 march by farmworkers from Delano to Sacramento neared its conclusion, the workers won an important victory. Schenley Industries agreed to negotiate a contract. However, the struggle to bring other growers to the bargaining table continued.
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A zine exploring the emergence of punk in the aftermath of the Summer in the Parks Series of the late 1960s, the importance of Neighborhood Planning Councils to the development of punk, the activism that occurred on NPS land during the 1980s and 1990s, and the NPS's contradictory stance towards punk.
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
The Port Royal Experiment
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A few weeks after the Battle of Port Royal, US soldiers and sailors came ashore around Beaufort and found thousands of now formerly enslaved people in control of the region. The military had no real plan yet for what to do with these people or even their legal status.
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
Series: The Port Royal Experiment
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In the fall of 1861 after the Battle of Port Royal, the US military came ashore around Beaufort and found thousands of now formerly enslaved people in control of the region. The military had no real plan yet for what to do with these people or even their legal status. Newly freed Black South Carolinians were active participants. They demanded access to programs to support labor reforms, land redistribution, quality education, and military service.
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Definitions underpin everything people do, and agreeing on them is essential for joint action. But how we define our nation’s forests is especially important because of their global and cultural significance.
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In a world where excess light is wiping out our views of the stars at a startling pace, parks can protect natural darkness. But do nighttime visitors support the changes parks must make to bring back dark night skies? We didn’t know until we asked them.
Blue Ridge Parkway
Humpback Rocks Trailhead
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The short, strenuous climb to enjoy the view from the Humpback Rocks has drawn hikers for hundreds of years, across all seasons. There is much to see and do in the area beyond the hike to ‘the Rocks’ including access to the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Glass Hollow Overlook, Old Howardsville Turnpike, Jack Albright Loop over Dobie Mountain, and true summit of Humpback Mountain. Along the way keep a sharp eye out for cultural resources and wildlife.
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
Proactive Protection of Natural Resources on the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
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Although NPS staff do not directly manage the land and resources along the Trail, we are able to positively impact land management through collaboration with partners and participation in planning efforts.
Wildland Fire Program
Wildland Fire: Junior Ranger Program
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Do you want to become a junior wildland firefighter? Download the wildland firefighter activity booklet, complete the activities, and print your online badge. Congratulations! If you want to learn more, find parks near you with a junior firefighter program. Explore other NPS junior ranger program activities!
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By the mid-1880s, Shaw was establishing herself as an advocate for temperance, a cause she took in part because of her time doing medical work in Boston. She first worked as a paid lecturer with the Massachusetts Women Suffrage Association, a position she secured through her connections with the prominent suffragist Lucy Stone. Moving up the ranks, Shaw was subsequently hired to work with the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, or WCTU, a national organization.
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This Pathway, "Everyone Has a History," provides a look at how historians and archeologists investigate the past and what you can do to tell all Americans' stories.
Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
Oral History Interview with Harry Butowsky
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Mr. Harry Butowsky describes how he first started working for the National Park Service in 1977 doing Section 106 compliance reviews. From there, he moved on to writing for the Park History Division, including doing planning studies, investigating and reporting on adverse uses of park facilities and how the National Park Service spent its funds.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Latinx Experiences at Hanford: Magdaleno Gamboa
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Listen to clips from an oral history interview with Magdaleno Gamboa as he shares memories from his experiences in the Army, where he was stationed in Germany and trained as a mechanic. After serving in the Army, Magdaleno eventually found work at Hanford, doing overhauls on buses, trucks, and large vehicles. Magdaleno spent about twenty years as a mechanic at Hanford from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s.
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
Commemorative Garden
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The Commemorative Garden, adjacent to both the visitor center on South Park Street and the north side of Little Rock Central High School, documents a photographic history, inlaid on brick and concrete arches, as a reminder of the bravery of the Little Rock Nine and a legacy of Central High School. Within this space are nine benches and nine trees to provide seating and shade for a visitor to sit and reflect in this tranquil landscape.
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
The Enduring Aramai
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VIEW FROM WAYSIDE: The wayside is set in a corner of the boardwalk. Behind the wayside is the wooden fence of the boardwalk and the flat scrubby grassland that leads up to the rolling hills in the distance. Depending on the time of year, the grassland can be covered in brightly colored wildflowers. In the dryer, winter season, the landscape is more browns and greens.
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John and Delores Moaney played an indispensable role in the lives of Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower. Explore the story of how the Moaney family became intertwined with the Eisenhowers here.
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Have you ever wondered how to respond when you are told that you cannot do something? Have you seen someone else being excluded or left out? In this learning activity using the Suffrage in 60 Seconds video about Ida B. Wells, students discuss the experience of being excluded unfairly. What responsibility do we have to stand up and speak out when others are excluded or mistreated?