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Pullman National Historical Park

Rosina Corrothers Tucker

Type: Person

A prominent advocate for labor and civil rights, Rosina Corrothers Tucker played an integral role in the creation of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and its International Ladies Auxiliary. She served as a leader in the Auxiliary for several decades and played a role in planning the March on Washington movement in the 1940s.

Independence National Historical Park

A City Response to Yellow Fever

Type: Article

As Yellow Fever spread through Philadelphia, the mayor formed a committee to plan a response to the epidemic.

Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park

Elizabeth Billings

Type: Person

When even the sharpest female minds were denied ranks above "amateur”, Elizabeth Billings (1871-1944) nonetheless achieved enough to impress a modern-day botanist. Her accomplishments included cultivating various gardens, experimenting in farming, managing the family estate, and cataloging hundreds of plants.

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park

Plan Your Trip

Type: Article

You can visit four public sites at Hopewell Culture National Historical Park! Let us help you plan your time for the best experience.

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park

Pollinator Garden

Type: Place

The pollinator garden at Resaca de la Palma Battlefield helps provide plants for use by local wildlife in a landscape where their habitat is highly fragmented.

Grand Teton National Park

Jenny Lake & Park Orientation

Type: Place

Plan your Jenny Lake and park experience by reading these informational signs.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Battling Invasive Plants in Cuyahoga Valley

Type: Article

Throughout the growing season, volunteers and staff improve park habitats by removing invasive plants. Cut, pull, dig, or spray—and repeat! Learn which ones are the biggest problem and how you can help.

From Furniture to Families—A Volunteer’s View of Hampton National Historic Site

Type: Article

Margaret is one of Hampton’s longest serving volunteers and has seen nearly 40 years of change in the park, its visitation, and how the site’s collection of historic structures and over 45,000-object collection are used to interpret the stories of those who lived and labored at the once 25,000-acre plantation.

Denali National Park & Preserve

Inclusive Conservation in the Denali Region of Alaska: Scenario planning with local communities

Type: Article

Public land management requires reflexive engagement, negotiation, and compromise among people who differ in how and why they value nature. The process of balancing visitor and resident interests while sustaining ecosystems is increasingly complicated by global environmental change and the range of relationships that people have with nature. This model of public engagement uses scenario planning throughout the decision-making process. Alaska Park Science, 2025

Historic Sotterley

Type: Place

Historic Sotterley, a National Historic Landmark and UNESCO Site of Memory, preserves over 300 years of history, offering powerful stories of the past alongside scenic trails, gardens, and views of the Patuxent River.

Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program

Shaping Tomorrow's Trails: Denali Borough's Visionary Outdoor Recreation Plan

Type: Article

To enhance outdoor recreation opportunities across a region the size of Vermont and Delaware combined, the Denali Borough has crafted a comprehensive Community and Outdoor Recreation Plan designed to transform how residents connect with their spectacular surroundings.

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.

Big Thicket National Preserve

Sundew Trail

Type: Place

0.3 to 1 mile roundtrip | Search for tiny red carnivorous plants known as sundews on an easy loop hike through a lush wetland pine savannah.

Big Thicket National Preserve

Pitcher Plant Trail

Type: Place

1 mile roundtrip | Follow an easy loop that leads to a boardwalk through a pitcher plant bog where you can look for carnivorous plants in spring and summer.

Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park

Signal Knob

Type: Place

Rising 1,500 feet above the Valley floor and marking the northern end of Massanutten Mountain is Signal Knob.

The Mission Continues at Florissant Fossil Beds

Type: Article

The Mission Continues volunteered at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in 2018 through a partnership with the National Park Foundation. Members of the Colorado Springs and Denver platoons helped with non native plant eradication and trail maintenance.

Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park

Thoburn's Redoubt

Type: Place

The Confederate surprise attack in the pre-dawn fog of October 19, 1864 struck here against the 8th Corps first, then drove the rest of the Federal troops from their camps around Belle Grove Plantation.

Wanna See a Show? Do it Yourself: Punk Music at DC-Area National Parks

Type: Article

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.

Manhattan Project National Historical Park

K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant

Type: Place

The K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant was the largest building in the world during the Manhattan Project, longer than two Empire State Buildings laid side by side. The plant used the gaseous diffusion method, one of three methods the Manhattan Project used to produce enriched uranium. K-25 no longer exists. Visitors to the K-25 History Center are able to view the location where it once stood.

Fossil Butte National Monument

Fossil Plants Exhibit

Type: Place

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