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The Plateau Postcard: Spring 2025

Type: Article

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.

Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site

Kilinoe Muraki-Burns: UH Hilo Intern Shaping the Pili Grass Revival at Puʻukoholā Heiau

Type: Article

Kilinoe Muraki-Burns brought a deep connection to her Hawaiian heritage to her internship at Puʻukoholā Heiau, contributing significantly to the pili grasslands restoration. Hear more about her experience in this interview.

Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site

Dylan Velez: UH Hilo Intern Shaping the Pili Grass Revival at Puʻukoholā Heiau

Type: Article

Dylan's passion for ecosystem restoration and indigenous land management made him a valuable asset to the Puʻukoholā Heiau pili grasslands project. Learn more from our interview with him.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Charles Robinson

Type: Person

Charles Robinson was the third Keeper stationed at the Sleeping Bear Point Life-Saving Station. He had ancestral ties to the Odawa people, as his grandparents were of Odawa heritage.

A Lifelong Connection to National Parks

Type: Article

Interview with retired park ranger and volunteer Paul Plamann.

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.

Diane Judith Nash (b. 1938)

Type: Person

Using the Greek word agape, meaning brotherly love, Nash coined the term agapic energy describe this comprehensive phenomenon. This unconditional love for humanity was the driving force behind the movement in the 1960s and can be a driving force among today’s movements, according to Nash. We honor Diane Judith Nash for reminding us of the power of love.

Boston National Historical Park

Frances Winifred Williams

Type: Person

Frances Williams worked as a welder in the Charlestown Navy Yard and South Boston Annex during World War II. Her oral history provides a unique perspective as to what it was like working at the Yard during World War II.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Katie Shepard

Type: Person

Katie Shepard owned "The Beeches" hotel on North Manitou Island.

War In The Pacific National Historical Park

Rapid Ethnographic Assessment Project: Asan Beach and Agat Beach Units

Type: Article

The Rapid Ethnographic Assessment Project (REAP) for the Asan Beach and Agat units of the park documented the mythic landscape, traditional practices, and ethnographic resources of the CHamoru and other traditionally associated people. It included interviews with eight individuals and incorporated existing archival and published information relevant to summarizing traditional cultural practices and cultural resources within the Asan and Agat units of the park.

Manhattan Project National Historical Park

Latinx Experiences at Hanford: Frank Armijo

Type: Article

Listen to clips from an oral history interview with Frank Armijo as he shares memories growing up in Pasco, his joy and passion in the work that he accomplished at Hanford, and advice for youth. Frank Armijo’s parents were initially migrant farm workers from Texas who had met in Walla Walla. On one of the family’s work trips to the state, Frank’s dad, Rosalio, picked up additional work with a construction company that brought the family to Tri-Cities around the early-1960s.

Harry S Truman National Historic Site

Jennifer A. Hayes Oral History Interview

Type: Article

Jennifer Hayes was one of the first employees of a new National Park in Independence, Missouri, called Harry S Truman National Historic Site. She tells the wonderful story of our earliest days.

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial: Honoring the President

Type: Place

On the left side of the memorial core, the bronze heroic-sized statue of Eisenhower as 34th President of the United States places him at the center of the White House Oval Office flanked by sculptures of civilian and military advisors, symbolizing the balance Eisenhower struck between conflicting demands of national security and peaceful progress. The bas-relief global background depicts a map of the world symbolizing Eisenhower's role as a world statesman and preeminent inte

Stonewall National Monument

Stormé DeLarverie

Type: Person

Stormé DeLarverie was a butch lesbian with zero tolerance for discrimination, or as she called it, “ugliness.” She was born in New Orleans on Christmas Eve to a Black mother and white father. She had a beautiful baritone voice and discovered a love for jazz at a very early age. She started singing in New Orleans clubs at 15, and soon after began touring around Europe, eventually landing in New York City.

Expressions as Diverse as the Landscape: Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, IN

Type: Article

Indiana University zoologist and sex researcher Alfred Kinsey conducted pioneering research to challenge ideas of normativity and discriminatory laws regarding sexual behavior. Kinsey collected as broad and complete a sample of individual American sexual histories as possible through a rigorous interviewing process. The resulting research is arguably the most comprehensive, detailed, and sophisticated sex study ever conducted.

Santa Fe National Historic Trail

Cathay Williams

Type: Person

Cathay Williams became the first African American woman to enlist in the U.S. Army; she posed as a man, enlisting under the pseudonym William Cathay.

Oíste? Podcast: Connecting People to Place and Space One Salsa Story at a Time

Type: Article

The Oíste? Podcast explores salsa through captivating stories of contributors, covering dance, personal tales, oral history, and culture. Hosted by Melissa Hurtado and Hermán Luis Chávez, it features interviews with dancers, park rangers, journalists, and historians, giving listeners insights into salsa's impact on people's lives. Whether a salsa enthusiast or newcomer, the series immerses listeners in infectious rhythms and melodies while honoring salsa's enduring legacy.

Johnstown Flood National Memorial

Victor Heiser

Type: Person

Victor Heiser was a flood survivor who went on to become a doctor helping to cure many diseases.

Congressional Cemetery

Type: Place

The Congressional Cemetery stands out for its beauty and its famous interments. There are perhaps more early historical figures buried within this unique "American Westminster Abbey" than in any other cemetery in the country. Within the gates of Congressional Cemetery, notable burials serve as touchstones sending visitors back into key episodes of America’s past by memorializing its actors.