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Palo Alto Battlefield: History Stands Tall, Thanks to the Great American Outdoors Act
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By using the expertise of a MAT team, Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park maximized the impact of GAOA funding, demonstrating how specialized teams efficiently address critical needs in parks across the country. Learn how Palo Alto Battlefield stands ready to continue sharing its stories of courage and sacrifice, thanks to this vital project.

Weekly Elephant Seal Monitoring Update: March 7, 2025
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Only 16 cows and 14 nursing pups remain at the Seashore! There are still 112 males scattered around, looking for their last chance to mate. This year’s weaned pup counts are higher than average. A total of 1063 weanlings were counted on 3/6.

Boston National Historical Park

Walter Budd Wimley
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Walt Wimley enlisted in the US Navy on September 11, 1942. He served aboard USS CASSIN YOUNG in the ship's engineering department as a Machinist Mate 1st Class in 1944 and 1945. He died in action aboard Cassin Young off the coast of Okinawa on July 30, 1945.

Boston National Historical Park

John Kappa
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At age 20, John Kappa enlisted into the U.S. Navy. He worked as a machinist's mate, maintaining and testing different components of the ship. During World War II he served on the USS Colorado before joining the USS Cassin Young. Kappa was killed in action from a kamikaze attack on the Cassin Young.

Caesar Ferrit
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Caesar Ferrit, a Caribbean immigrant who fought at Lexington, Massachusetts alongside Patriot militia on April 19, 1775. Caesar settled in Natick, Ma and was said to have "the blood of four nations," African, Indigenous, French, and Dutch.

Boston National Historical Park

David Stewart Johnson
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Born March 17, 1921, David Stewart Johnson grew up in Newbury, Massachusetts. While attending Middlebury College, Johnson decided to enlist in the Navy. He trained to become a torpedoman and achieved a rating of torpedoman’s mate 1st class. In 1944 he joined the crew of the USS Cassin Young. On July 30, 1945, Johnson was at his battle station when a kamikaze crashed into the main deck below him. He succumbed to his injuries the following day.

Boston National Historical Park

Site of the MA Branch Office of the National Woman's Party
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Focused on public protest, the Massachusetts Branch of the National Woman’s Party is most well-known for organizing a demonstration against President Woodrow Wilson during his visit to Boston in February 1919.

Inventario y Monitoreo
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El Programa de Inventario y Monitoreo está dedicado a aportar la información necesaria para que los directores de los parques tomen decisiones acertadas con base científica. Estas decisiones ayudarán a apoyar la misión del National Park Service, que es conservar los recursos de los espacios más especiales y valorados de América para las generaciones futuras.

Podcast 069: Bringing Cultural Landscapes into the 21st Century
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Maggie O’Neill speaks with Stephanie Nelson and Leah Edwards at the Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation in Boston, MA. Ms. Nelson and Ms. Edwards discuss their work with the National Park Service’s Cultural Landscapes Program and their past internships at NCPTT.

World War II Memorial

Richmond Tripp Interview
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Richmond J. Tripp was an Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class during World War II. He worked on the USS Ranger and USS Mission Bay, mostly in the Atlantic Theater. He was on a date when he heard about the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Tripp enlisted in the Navy shortly thereafter and was placed on the aircraft carrier USS Ranger with about 5,000 other people. Listen to his interview to learn about his World War II experience.

Scientists Describe Surprising New Male Elephant Seal Behavior
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When they come ashore to breed each winter, male northern elephant seals usually show off a predictable, mating-focused behavioral repertoire. Heroic or even helpful acts are basically not in there. It's not just them; helping others is quite rare among male marine mammals in general. So Marine Ecologist Dr. Sarah Allen and Wildlife Biologist Matt Lau could hardly believe their eyes as they watched a bull rescue a pup on January 27, 2022, at Point Reyes National Seashore.

National Historic Landmarks Program

McDowell County Courthouse
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The shootout at the McDowell County Courthouse in August of 1921 was one of the most violent and shocking episodes of the West Virginia mine wars and resulted in the murder of lawmen Sid Hatfield and Ed Chambers by members of the Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency. The murders at the courthouse sent a shockwave throughout the state and intensified the already dangerous situation in the coalfields of southwestern West Virginia.

National Historic Landmarks Program

Matewan Massacre
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The violence that erupted in the small West Virginia coal town of Matewan between local lawmen and mine guards was a rallying point in the West Virginia mine wars. Immortalized in film and cultural memory, the deadly shootout at Matewan triggered a series of events that sparked labor unrest throughout the state in the early 1920s.

Minute Man National Historical Park

Grave of Thaddeus Blood
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Thaddeus Blood took part in the fighting at North Bridge in Concord, MA, on April 19, 1775, as part of Nathan Barret’s Company. Blood is buried in New Hill Burying Ground later a part of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, Ma.

Carlsbad Caverns: Preserving History, Building Futures
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Through the GAOA Maintenance Action Team (MAT) program, Carlsbad Caverns National Parkrecently repaired and rehabilitated the historic westbound masonry guardrail along the 1934 entrance road as well as sections of the batflight amphitheater.

Series: Youth Maintenance Action Team Projects
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How can youth and young adults be the next generation of public land stewards? One way is through the Maintenance Action Teams (MAT). These projects are funded by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). Check out this series to hear from these amazing individuals on their experiences with these projects and get involved!

NPS Geodiversity Atlas—Appalachian National Scenic Trail, CT, GA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, TN, VA, VT, and WV
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Each park-specific page in the NPS Geodiversity Atlas provides basic information on the significant geologic features and processes occurring in the park.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

JFK Birthplace
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On May 29, 1917, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy gave birth to her second son, future president John F. Kennedy, in an upstairs bedroom of her family home at 83 Beals Street, Brookline, MA.

Ninety Six National Historic Site

National Park Service Maintenance Action Teams, A Revolutionary Approach to Trail Rehabilitation
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The impact of MAT projects extends far beyond immediate maintenance needs at parks. A project at Ninety Six National Historic Site addressed critical facility needs and improved accessibility and recreational opportunities at the park.

Padre Island National Seashore

Stop 2: Scarlet Pea (Indigofera miniata)
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This plant has beautiful salmon-rose to light red flower petals and curved pea pods. This species is beneficial as the larval food plant for the Gray hairstreak, Southern dogface, and Reakirt’s blue butterflies. It is also a popular species in wildflower gardens as a ground cover due to its mat-like growth pattern. Deer and livestock also commonly consume this plant as a food source.