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Fort Necessity National Battlefield park staff aimed to find out if Appalachian cottontail inhabited the park, so they collaborated with the Inventory and Monitoring Division to survey for their scat.
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The Winter 2025 Community Volunteer Ambassadors cohort gathered at Klondike Gold Rush – Seattle Unit National Historical Park for National Early Service Training.
National Mall and Memorial Parks
Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II
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Honoring Japanese Americans who were sent to incarceration camps during World War II, the memorial features a zen garden-like design and a powerful sculpture of cranes entangled in barbed wire.
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Finishing Touches and the Future of Vancouver Barracks
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With much of the rehabilitation complete – utilities replaced, buildings upgraded, parking and walkways enhanced, and overhead electrical lighting removed – the team at Vancouver Barracks can continue to focus on the details that bring history to life.
California National Historic Trail
Jim Beckwourth Cabin Museum
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Jim Beckwourth, the African-American mountain man, scion of British nobility, great medicine and warrior chief in the Crow Indian Nation, US Army scout and courier, and discoverer of Beckwourth Pass and trail, settled here on his road for 7 years. He created several things we still have: Beckwourth Pass and Trail, located by Trails West markers, this cabin, and a national best seller biography, The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, 1856.
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Visiting Vancouver Barracks
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From the beginning of the National Park Service’s custody of Vancouver Barracks, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site staff envisioned a place of recreation and learning for the public. After years of work, and with improved, accessible routes and programming, they finally welcomed visitors to parts of the site that were previously difficult to reach.
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At Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area, long-term vegetation monitoring provides park managers with useful information for decision making on topics including changes in climate, grazing, and fire management. A recent report summarizes monitoring from 2011 to 2022 of vegetation and soil conditions provides management recommendations for their conservation.
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Post to Park Transfer
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In 2012, the US Army transferred the east and south portions of Vancouver Barracks to the National Park Service.
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center
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Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Developing the Master Plan
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The Post-to-Park transfer of the East and South Barracks to the National Park Service didn’t take place overnight – planning began over a decade earlier with thorough public involvement and community input. In 2012, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site released its Draft Master Plan for the site, with the goal of establishing a vision for public use and providing guidance for park managers for the next 20 years.
Independence National Historical Park
“The London Coffee House” During the Colonial Era – 1830
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In 1830, lithographer William Breton created a colonial-era street scene of the London Coffee House, a center of social and economic activity in early Philadelphia. Breton’s depiction includes an auction of five enslaved African people and an African American woman walking by with a basket on her head.
Assateague Island National Seashore
Outside Science (inside parks): Bird Health at Assateague Island
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Assateague Island, way out on the Maryland coast, may be famous for its wild horses, but it’s also a great spot for birds. In this episode of Outside Science (inside parks), park scientists and interns are giving birds a health check-up to make sure they’re doing okay.
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Invasive exotic plants are one of the most significant threats to natural resources in the national parks today. To provide early warning of weed invasions, the Northern Colorado Plateau Network monitors target plants in park areas where they are likely to first establish: along roads, trails, and waterways. Find out what we've learned at Curecanti National Recreation Area.
Hampton National Historic Site
Ann's story at Hampton
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Ann is with our friend's group Historic Hampton Inc (HHI). She has played a role in supporting and helping Hampton for decades! It all started when her friend invited her to a meeting. She told us all about her experience with Hampton, click to learn more!
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At Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site in Arkansas, exhibits tell the story of those times, and interactive oral history stations give you a chance to hear the people who were there tell the story in their own words.
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Valles Caldera Announces 2025 Artists in Residence
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Valles Caldera National Preserve has selected five artists to take part in its inaugural Artist in Residence (AiR) program during the 2025 summer season. Through the AiR program, selected artists will immerse themselves in the park’s natural and cultural landscapes to create original artistic works inspired by the setting. During their residencies, they will also share their work with the public through presentations and interactive workshops. Meet this year's artists!
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Eruption Viewing from Wahinekapu
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Experience the heat from nearby steam vents as you take in the breathtaking views of the eruption, with unobstructed, panoramic views of the entire cinder cone. Located on Crater Rim Drive West, 1 mile (4 minutes) from entrance station. A popular, but congested spot due to being the first overlook you encounter upon entering the park.
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The National Park Service (NPS) is on a mission to deepen its understanding of the bees living in parks. Traditional survey methods require significant time, specialized expertise, and the collection of specimens from their natural habitats for species-level identification. With limited bee specialists available and a growing need for efficient, cost-effective methods, the NPS sought an alternative approach.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Manhattan Project Scientists: Louis Alexander Slotin
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Louis Slotin was a Manhattan Project physicist who witnessed both CP-1 and X-10 reach criticality. In May 1946, Slotin received a lethal dose of radiation during a criticality experiment at Los Alamos, dying nine days later. Read more about his life and death at the link.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Manhattan Project Scientists: Ernest Orlando Lawrence
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Ernest Lawrence was the inventor of the cyclotron, one of the most important contributions to the success of the Manhattan Project. Learn more about this Nobel Prize-winning physicist at the link.