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Grand Canyon National Park

South Kaibab Trail
  • Type: Place

This well-maintained dirt trail offering wonderful expansive views. This is a great trail for short day hiking trips into the canyon of half a day or less. During winter months foot traction and hiking poles are advised when trail surfaces are icy. There is no public parking at the South Kaibab Trailhead. Please park at the Visitor Center, then take the Kaibab (Orange) Route shuttle bus to the trailhead. It is a 9-minute ride from the Visitor Center to the Trailhead.

Grand Canyon National Park

Bright Angel Trail
  • Type: Place

Bright Angel Trail lets hikers walk in the footsteps of the canyon's Indigenous Peoples, miners, and early tourists, as they descend into the canyon's depths. Offering big views, morning and afternoon shade, resthouses, vault toilets, and water stations during the summer. The water is OFF at 1.5- and 3-mile resthouses. Portions of Bright Angel Trail are closed for waterline construction, Visit the link for a list of trail closures.

Astronomy
  • Type: Article

Did you know white lights from cell phones and flashlights can harm your night vision? A red light is much better for stargazing because it won't impact your (and others) night vision as much.

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.

Acadia National Park

Access: Bass Harbor Head Light Station
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An accessible description and transcript of Bas Harbor Head Light Station in Acadia National Park. (February 2025)

Strong Visitor Support for Steps to Limit Light Pollution
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In a world where excess light is wiping out our views of the stars at a startling pace, parks can protect natural darkness. But do nighttime visitors support the changes parks must make to bring back dark night skies? We didn’t know until we asked them.

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.

Presidio of San Francisco

Dr. Margaret "Mom" Chung
  • Type: Person

Dr. Margaret “Mom” Chung was the first Chinese American woman to become a physician. She founded one of the first Western medical clinics in San Francisco’s Chinatown in the 1920s. During World War II, she and her widespread network of “adopted sons,” most of them American soldiers, sailors, and airmen who called her “Mom,” became famous. Although she faced prejudice because of her race, gender, and sexuality, Dr. Chung forged a distinctive path throughout her life.

Youth Conservation Corps in Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
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Walking the scenic trails of Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, one might wonder who is responsible for maintaining and enhancing these pathways. The answer often lies with the dedicated members of the LEWI Youth Conservation Corps. This program, designed for individuals aged 15 to 18, offers a unique opportunity to work with a national park and gain invaluable experience over a summer. Learn more about the LEWI Corps.

Grand Portage National Monument

Fingerweaving
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Fingerweaving is the art of making material with the fingers instead of a loom. Prior to European contact Indigenous peoples in North America wove and twined with plants and animal fibers for a multitude of purposes. We know the beautiful, dense, warp-faced arrow and lightning motif sashes created by changing the weft that we associate with the Fur Trade are uniquely tied to North America.

Fire Island National Seashore

Fire Island Light Station Fresnel Lens Building
  • Type: Place

An exciting piece of history, this building houses the original first order Fresnel Lens which once illuminated the Fire Island Lighthouse

Joshua Tree National Park

Hemingway
  • Type: Place

A popular rock formation along Park Boulevard.

Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

Volunteer Spotlight: Mike Redding
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Meet Mike Redding, one of our invaluable interpretive volunteers. A retired engineer and Civil War history buff from North Carolina, Mike lights up our park with his warm smile and fun facts.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Hatteras Light Station Restoration Update- September 2024
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During the last months of summer 2024, paint removal of the daymark was begun and completed, oil house restoration was begun, and further investigation into some of the metal features was completed.

Grand Canyon National Park

North Kaibab Trail
  • Type: Place

North Kaibab Trail is the least visited and most difficult of the major inner canyon trails. The trail is challenging for day hikers as well as rim-to-rim hikers. As of October 17, 2024, North Kaibab TRAILHEAD water has been shut off for the winter. Always carry a way to filter or treat creek water, in the event the water stations at Manzanita and Cottonwood Campground are not working.

Teaching Suffrage: Forward Into Light
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How have signs and banners been used for change? In this learning activity designed for fifth grade, students examine a suffrage banner and compare it to signs used by other protest movements. They analyze how words and slogans have been used as strategies in the history of protest and imagine how they can take a stand in their everyday lives.

Dark Night, Safe Flight
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At night, birds use the stars to find their way (pretty cool, right?). But bright lights from buildings, towers, and houses can confuse them. That's why national parks are so important - they're like bird hotels! They give birds safe places to rest and eat, especially after flying across the ocean.

Cowpens National Battlefield

Washington Light Infantry Monument
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Washington Light Infantry Monument

Petrified Forest National Park

PEFO Audio Tour North Stop 15 and South Stop 18
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Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area

Lovells Island Range Lights
  • Type: Place

Amidst the rock-strewn shoreline and the drumlin meadows of Lovells Island resides a unique history that is part of the kaleidoscopic makeup of the Boston Harbor Islands. The remains of an oil shed are the only fragments from the time the island housed the Lovells Island Range Lights. These lights served as beacons for marine vessels traveling in the South Channel to reach Boston.