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Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park
Volunteer Spotlight: Peg Sullivan
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Wearing a bright yellow vest and cap for visibility, Peg Sullivan hits the trails of Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park.
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
FDR, Horses, & Health
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Historically, horses were an essential means of transportation and farmwork. But for the Roosevelt family, they were so much more. Through physical rehabilitation, political efficacy, emotional connection, and even innovative wheelchair design, horses played a prominent role in shaping FDR's experiences with disability.
Chesapeake Bay
Essex County Museum & Historical Society
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The Essex County Museum tells the story of the Rappahannock River and Essex County’s rich history. Explore exhibits on early American exploration, the Revolutionary War, local river traditions, and the Pirates of the Chesapeake. See a scale model of Fort Lowry, boat models, and a 16-foot pictorial map of the river. Visitors can also enjoy the charming courtyard with a NASA Moon Tree and find unique artifacts from the steamboat era.
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
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The Battle of Baltimore, fought September 12-14, 1814, was the defining moment in the War of 1812. Following the burning of Washington D.C., British forces came to Baltimore, the third largest city in the United States. American forces, fighting against the great military force in the world at the time, held their ground. The epic event inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words that would become the U.S. national anthem.
Rock Creek Park
Request for Proposals to Lease Little House in Rock Creek Park
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The National Park Service (NPS) is offering a long-term competitive lease opportunity for Little House, a residential building located at 3131 Nebraska Avenue NW in Rock Creek Park.
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At Cuyahoga Valley National Park, an inventory of streams and their inhabitants is helping park managers understand and protect these vital waterways. The study revealed that most streams in the park are in good condition with minimal habitat damage. For the few streams facing challenges, conservation and restoration initiatives will help restore them to high ecological quality.
Pony Express National Historic Trail
Pikes Peak Stables, Pony Express National Museum
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On April 3, William (Billie) Richardson left this stable, rode the short distance to the Patee House, picked up the waiting mochila, and headed west on the first Pony Express run to Sacramento, California, nearly 2,000 miles away. The original wooden structure was replaced by a brick building in 1888, but some of the original posts and beams were reused. In 1950, the Goetz Foundation restored the building to its 1888 brick appearance and established a museum.
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Guide to the NPS Paleontology Program Records, part of the NPS History Collection.
Grand Portage National Monument
Potatoes to Feed the Fur Trade
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Nearly every North West Company post from Grand Portage on Lake Superior to Fort George on the Pacific coast grew potatoes. The potatoes grown at Grand Portage were likely brought from Montreal, Michilimackinac, or possibly England as seed potatoes.
Fort Stanwix National Monument
Sgt. William Jones
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William Jones joined the Continental Army at the outset of the American Revolution. He was stationed at the American Fort Schuyler/Stanwix during the Siege of 1777 and saw combat at the 1779 Battle of New Town. Despite having served well for three years, Jones eventually left the new United States for Canada, never returning to the original nation he sided with.
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Today's visitors know the Georgia-style home on Capitol Hill as the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument. The National Woman's Party knew it as a symbol of their proximity to political power and their perseverance as an organization. The NWP spent 40 years fighting Congress to keep their headquarters. As fierce protectors of the Belmont House, the NWP carried on a tradition of women as historic preservationists.
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
Volunteer Spotlight: Bob Gauvin
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After traveling the world with the U.S. Coast Guard, Bob Gauvin retired his sea-legs and settled in Spotsylvania County. For the past five years, he’s spent his Wednesday mornings waking up early to care for the lawn and handle general maintenance at Ellwood– part of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park.
Grand Portage National Monument
Expanding the Ojibwe Art Collection at Grand Portage National Monument
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In February 2025, Grand Portage National Monument added a new painting to its collection. Gichi-Onigaming Amik / Grand Portage Beaver is the title of a painting by Zhaawanoogiishik / Sam Zimmerman. Sam explains his inspiration behind this piece.
Grand Portage National Monument
Historic Garden at Grand Portage
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The Grand Portage historic kitchen garden is located inside the palisade behind the kitchen. The North West Company operated its post here from 1778 to 1803. Many vegetable varieties grown in the garden now date back to the 1700s and early 1800s. Vegetable varieties from 200 years ago and earlier are still available today because Native American and early settler families saved seeds from their harvests to plant in the following year. The seeds saved were handed down.
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
Volunteer Spotlight: Mike Di Salvo
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For the past four years, Mike has shared his expertise as a dedicated volunteer at Chatham Gardens.
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It’s officially that time of year when the young coho, chinook, and steelhead have started emerging from their gravel nests (redds) in the streams monitored by the San Francisco Bay Area Network in Marin County, California. We’ve seen some of these little fry doing well during special winter surveys in Muir Woods National Monument. Hopefully, our summer surveys will show high survival despite challenges like big winter storms.
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Less than 4% of the tallgrass prairie that once covered 170 million acres of North America remains today. Park managers use fire and grazing treatments to maintain tallgrass prairie ecosystems at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. The Heartland Inventory and Monitoring Network monitors these park prairies to evaluate the effectiveness of management treatments and help parks protect these vanishing ecosystems.
Gateway Arch National Park
Old Courthouse
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The Old Courthouse is the location of the first two trials the Dred Scott Case. Dred and Harriet Scott and over 300 enslaved persons sought their freedom here through the legal system.
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The Plateau Postcard is the official newsletter of the Southern Colorado Plateau Inventory and Monitoring Network. In this issue, we highlight the exciting and new scientific journal put out by Petrified Forest National Park, interview our newest partner about their efforts to track white-nose syndrome in regional bat populations, discuss special food diets while working in the field, and share our latest publications and 2025 field schedule.
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At Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, staff are developing a plan that will help restore the park’s degraded prairies, wetlands, dunes, and coastal forests. To better tailor this ongoing restoration effort, they needed to know more about the species that reside in the park, including bryophytes and lichens.