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Shenandoah National Park

Series: Ranger Activity Reports

Type: Article

Visitor and resource protection is responsible for law enforcement, emergency medical services, fire management, and search and rescue. If you have an incident to report in Shenandoah National Park, contact dispatch at (540) 999-3422.

Gates Of The Arctic National Park & Preserve

Why Snowshoe Hares Use Mineral Licks

Type: Article

After nearly 20 years, the snowshoe hare population in the central Brooks Range on the eastern boundary of Gates of the Arctic National Park is building toward a peak in the population. Traditional ecological knowledge of the area tells us that the coming peak should be considerably larger than the small population increase we saw in 2008-2010. Based on the report: Snowshoe hare population trends at mineral and non-mineral sites in the central Brooks Range, Alaska.

Post Trader's Store (1849) and Complex

Type: Place

Collaboration reduces wildland fire risk in Texas panhandle

Type: Article

Firefighters use drip torches to treat vegetation between a fence and Highway 207 in Carson County, Texas.

Moores Creek National Battlefield

A Stunning Defeat Wayside Exhibit

Type: Place

Chesapeake Bay

Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and Historic Park

Type: Place

Explore the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum, the first built on the Potomac River. Discover captivating exhibits on local maritime history, WWII naval presence, and the iconic lighthouse itself. Climb to the top for breathtaking views of the Potomac and its rich ecosystem. Immerse yourself in the beauty and heritage of the Chesapeake Bay watershed while uncovering the stories that shaped this remarkable area.

Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park

Winston Churchill

Type: Person

His fame grew to the point that in 1899, the British Winston Churchill wrote to the American writer of the same name, praising his novel and promising to always use “Spencer” as his middle name to help prevent confusion going forward.

Species Spotlight - Tree and Plant Communication

Type: Article

From underground mycorrhizal networks to ultrasonic sound emissions and chemical signaling through the air. The plants and trees of the forest have a language and ability to communicate that science is only beginning to understand.

Lowell National Historical Park

Patrick J Mogan Cultural Center

Type: Place

Greenwich Village Historic District

Type: Place

Greenwich Village Historic District’s reputation for dynamism can be attributed to its history of emerging artists and writers as well as the political unrest and activism of its inhabitants. With the rise of the counterculture movement during the 1960s, Greenwich Village’s Washington Square Park became a hub for writers and musicians. In 1969, LGB residents of Greenwich Village pushed back against police harassment at the Stonewall Inn.

Funding Granted for Much-needed Monarch Conservation Efforts in Marin County

Type: Article

Working within the structure of the One Tamalpais Collaborative, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy received $400,000 in funding through the California Wildlife Conservation Board’s pollinator rescue program to invest in protection of monarch butterflies in Marin County.

Collaboration between NPS Alaska Region Fire Management staff and BLM Alaska Fire Service bolsters national fire response, provides staff opportunities

Type: Article

Successful management of wildland fire is a team effort. National Park Service (NPS) staff in Alaska have formed a unique partnership with the Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (AFS), which has helped to turn challenges into opportunities, and increased operational efficiency in utilization of helicopters for fire suppression. This partnership has benefited not only Alaska, but also the wildland firefighting effort in several western states.

Lessons Learned from Parkwide Visitor Use Modeling

Type: Article

Estimates of visitor use levels are important for informing park management decisions. The spatial and temporal extent and resolution of visitor use estimates can limit how they can be incorporated into management decisions, research, or paired with ecological data. This article recommends how visitor use monitoring can be approached more systematically and then used in parkwide predictive models of visitor use. NPS Intermountain Park Science, 2025

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Appalachian Clubhouse

Type: Place

A large restored clubhouse rebuilt in 1934 and now available for daytime rental.

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site

Unita Zelma Blackwell (1933-2019)

Type: Person

Born to sharecroppers in the Mississippi Delta, Blackwell rose from humble beginnings to become one of many unsung Black female heroines of the modern Civil Rights Movement. Blackwell was an outspoken critic of racial and economic inequality and the first Black female mayor elected in the state of Mississippi. We honor her as an ancestor for reminding us of the power to change the circumstances we were born into.

Boston National Historical Park

Frances Winifred Williams

Type: Person

Frances Williams worked as a welder in the Charlestown Navy Yard and South Boston Annex during World War II. Her oral history provides a unique perspective as to what it was like working at the Yard during World War II.

Grand Canyon National Park

Yavapai Lodge

Type: Place

Located at Market Plaza, the South Rim's business center, the main lodge has a cafeteria style restaurant, coffee shop/cafe, gift shop and an outdoor patio tavern with a food menu. Pet friendly rooms are available. it's a short walk across the parking lot to Canyon Village Market (General Store and Deli), and the U.S. Post Office. From the lodge, it averages around a one mile (1.6 km) walk, along paved footpaths, to the edge of Grand Canyon.

Acadia National Park

Access: Compass Harbor Parking Lot

Type: Place

An accessible description and transcript of the Compass Harbor Parking Lot in Acadia National Park. (February 2025)