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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.

Surf Ballroom

Type: Place

The Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa was the site of the last concert performed by Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "the Big Bopper" Richardson hours before a tragic plane accident claimed their lives in February 1959. The performance at the Surf Ballroom has entered American cultural memory and played a major role on the early development of rock 'n' roll music.

Chesapeake Bay

Woodend Nature Sanctuary

Type: Place

Woodend Nature Sanctuary offers 40 acres of restored forests, meadows, and streams in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it features nature trails, interactive exhibits, a nature playground and an historic mansion. Visitors can explore diverse habitats, learn about conservation efforts, and experience the connections between people and nature. Engaging signage and hands-on programs make it a welcoming destination for all ages.

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.

Return of the Coho! 2024-2025 Spawner Surveys Exceed Expectations

Type: Article

As the San Francisco Bay Area Network coho and steelhead monitoring crew wraps up the 2024-2025 spawner season, we are looking back at one of the busiest winters since the beginning of this monitoring program! We observed increased coho spawning in all three creeks we monitor—Olema, Pine Gulch, and Redwood Creeks. Olema took the cake with the strongest cohort of all.

Grand Teton National Park

Jenny Lake & Park Orientation

Type: Place

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

Investing in Our Future – The Great American Outdoors Act and Youth Corps Make a Difference at César E. Chávez National Monument

Type: Article

César E. Chávez National Monument is undergoing significant rehabilitation work made possible by several funding sources including the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). The project addresses deferred maintenance, such as replacing the irrigation system, repairing cracked and missing stucco surfaces of site walls and columns, and painting all site walls and columns. and more.

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

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.

Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River

Skinners Falls River Access

Type: Place

The Skinners Falls River Access is a public river access for the Delaware River located near Milanville, PA adjacent to the Skinners Falls Bridge. It is owned by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. This is a canoe/kayak access only. Please note the Skinners Falls Bridge is closed to all traffic at this time.

Katmai National Park & Preserve

Pelagia Melgenak

Type: Person

To learn the story of Pelagia (also spelled Palakia) Melgenak is to learn the sanctity of shared traditions, the loving bonds of kinship and the reverence of a spiritual connection to the land around you. Born in the late 1870s in the remote village of Savonoski in Alaska, Pelagia grew up learning about hunting, gathering, navigating and guiding in the area. That all changed in 1912 with the hot ash falling like a blanket covering the region with the eruption of Novarupta.

César E. Chávez National Monument

A New Era of Farmworker Organizing

Type: Article

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.

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.

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

The JN-4 Jenny: The Plane that Taught America to Fly

Type: Article

The Curtiss JN-4 Jenny is synonymous with the “barn storming” era of aviation, and is truly the airplane that taught American pilots of the 1916-1925 era how to fly. This training airplane, designed by a team working for the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company in 1914-1915, was built in the thousands in during World War I to train US servicemen how to fly.

Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park

Maria Oakey Dewing

Type: Person

When playwright Oscar Wilde asked, “Why don’t you go into decoration & wipe them all out?”, she responded by saying, “Because I must paint pictures or die”.

Vegetation Production and Phenology at Curecanti National Recreation Area

Type: Article

Northern Colorado Plateau Network’s scientists use satellite observations of vegetation condition in Curecanti National Recreation Area with climate data over time to reveal how climate influences plant production and phenology. Knowing which of the wide range of 16 vegetation assemblages found in Curecanti are more or less sensitive to climate change can help managers understand what to expect over the next few decades, and plan for the changes coming their way.

Nicodemus National Historic Site

Nicodemus Newsletter March 2025

Type: Article

This is the March 2025 edition of Nicodemus National Historic Site's newsletter, highlighting 2024 accomplishments and events and sharing plans for 2025.

Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail

St. Francois County Jail Museum

Type: Place

The St. Francois County Jail Museum is located in Historic Downtown Farmington, Missouri, along the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. It was constructed in 1870 and used as a jail until the early 1990's. The building is now used as a history museum and houses artifacts from the Farmington area, as well as interpreting the history of the trail. Find more information on how to plan a visit.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive

Type: Place

No visit to Sleeping Bear Dunes is complete without spending time on the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive. Enjoy spectacular views of Glen Lake, undulating sand dunes, and breathtaking views of the grandest of all dunes, with shimmering Lake Michigan as the backdrop. Stopping at all twelve points on the 7.4-mile Scenic Drive will take about two hours.

Blue Ridge Parkway

Stanley Abbott

Type: Person

Stanley Abbott was the lead designer of the Blue Ridge Parkway. His vision of an environmentally sensitive design plan that preserved the cultural history of the route, guided the creation of a parkway that remains one of the most significant examples of landscape architecture in the country.

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