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At Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, staff are developing a plan that will help restore the park’s degraded prairies, wetlands, dunes, and coastal forests. To better tailor this ongoing restoration effort, they needed to know more about the species that reside in the park, including bryophytes and lichens.
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The NPS Inventory and Monitoring Division partnered with New River Gorge National Park and Preserve to study how bats use cliff habitats that overlap with climbing routes, aiming to understand whether recreation might unintentionally disturb sensitive wildlife.
Yellowstone National Park
Bear Aware (Canyon)
- Type: Place
Bear spray is available for rent at the Bear Aware rental kiosk at the northwest corner of the visitor center plaza, 20 yards from the main entrance.
Yellowstone National Park
Bear Aware (Old Faithful)
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Bear spray is available for rent at the Yurt near the Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center at Old Faithful.
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Park Science is the flagship science magazine of the National Park Service. It covers research and stewardship related to our national parks. Discover the advances in science and technology that help us preserve, understand, and enjoy our public lands. Check out some of our "Greatest Hits" — Park Science stories that really resonated with readers.
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National parks are offer the opportunity for awe-inspiring experiences in the natural world. From dark night skies to geologic wonders, wetlands and wildlife—there is so much to explore and discover. Spark your sense of wonder with these "tours" of science and nature in parks and beyond!
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Perdido Key Discovery Trail
- Type: Place
Take a hike around the 0.36 mile accessible boardwalk and discover a variety of habitats and wildlife.
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You can be a Heartland Inventory and Monitoring Network Junior Scientist! Explore what it is like to be a scientist that monitors plants, animals, and their habitats national parks. You will explore the 15 parks of the Heartland Network, make observations, identify animals and plants, and learn why scientists use scientific names for organisms. Visit a Heartland Network Park to complete the activities in the booklet or download the booklet here.
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National parks offer so many unique experiences to see wildlife in their natural habitats. Learn seven ways to safely watch wildlife. And see just a few of our favorite places to watch wildlife in parks around the country. Can't visit a park? Check out a few wildlife watching webcams, too!
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
May We Pray?
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This poem is part of a series by Ellen Murray, a co-founder of the Penn School on St. Helena Island, SC. "May We Pray?" was first published in the National Anti-Slavery Standard on January 11, 1862.
Isle Royale National Park
Resilience in Ecosystems
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Recent research from the NPS and the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, examined the impacts of wolf reintroduction, revealing insights into the persistence of species who must adapt to change within an isolated island ecosystem. THE GREENSTONE (2025) Article by Johnathan Pauli
Grand Canyon National Park
Bright Angel Trail
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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. As of April 13, 2025, the water is ON at 1.5- and 3-mile resthouses and Havasupai Gardens. Portions of Bright Angel Trail are closed for waterline construction, Visit the link for a list of trail closures.
Assateague Island National Seashore
2025 Annual Horse Population Update for Assateague Island National Seashore
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2025 Update! Horses at Assateague Island National Seashore are managed as a wildlife population. Regular monitoring of population dynamics is necessary to support the long-term fertility control program that was initiated in 1994 to reduce the numbers of the Maryland herd, and now, management of the population close to the goal range of 80-100 individuals.
Grand Canyon National Park
North Kaibab Trail
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North Kaibab Trail is the least visited and most difficult of the major inner canyon corridor trails. It is challenging for day hikers as well as rim-to-rim hikers. Water at the North Kaibab TRAILHEAD water has been shut off for the winter and is expected to be turned back on May 15, when the roads open. Always carry a way to filter or treat creek water, in the event the water stations at Manzanita and Cottonwood Campground are not working.
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Liberty Theatre
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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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Read a summary and get a link to a published journal article on denning duration of bears in the Brooks Range of Alaska: Deacy, W., M. S. Sorum, M. D. Cameron, G. V. Hilderbrand, D. D. Gustine, and K. Joly. 2025. Denning chronology in an Arctic brown bear population. Wildlife Biology e01420.
Nicodemus National Historic Site
A.M.E. Church
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The A.M.E. (African Methodist Episcopal) Church formed in Nicodemus in 1879 and met in different buildings until they obtained this building from the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in 1910, which had built it in 1885. The A.M.E. Church worshipped here until around the 1950s when it closed due to a declining congregation. The restored building is open to the public during site business hours.
Nicodemus National Historic Site
Township Hall
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Built from 1937-1939 as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project with local limestone, the Nicodemus Township Hall has served as a central meeting place for the community for decades. Representing the pillar of self-determination in African American communities, this building hosted everything from voting and township meetings to dances and roller-skating. It currently houses the site's visitor center.
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Highland River Access
- Type: Place
The Highland River Access is a public river access for the Delaware River located in Minisink Ford, in between Lackawaxen, PA and Barryville, NY. It is owned by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. This is a canoe/kayak access only.