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Reconstruction Era National Historical Park

The Legacy of the Port Royal Experiment

Type: Article

The Port Royal Experiment was not intended to be a re-envisioning of America, but it evolved as a model for how to transition away from slavery during Reconstruction. Historian Willie Lee Rose termed it a “Rehearsal for Reconstruction.”

Teaching Suffrage: She's Good Enough

Type: Article

How can popular culture be used to advocate for change? In this learning activity for sixth-eighth grade, students examine a suffrage illustration modeled on a popular cartoon circulated during Teddy Roosevelt's re-election campaign. They will analyze the use of cultural touchstones to change public perception about an issue and evaluate when they have been influenced by popular culture.

Dr. Anna Julia Cooper (1859-1964) and "A Voice from the South"

Type: Article

Born into slavery in 1859, Cooper would become a distinguished author, activist, educator, and scholar. She lived a life that redefined society’s limitations and opportunities for Black women. Despite her enduring legacy, she has yet to become a household name. We honor Dr. Anna Julia Cooper as an ancestor for her tireless work to re-center and uplift the voices of Black women in a pursuit of a more just society for everyone.

Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park

Torrence and Fellows Expedition - 1901

Type: Article

William Torrence, Abraham Lincoln Fellows, and their expedition crew successfully navigated the turbulent, dangerous waters of Black Canyon to continue surveying for a tunnel.

Repeat fires tip the scale on near-surface permafrost in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve

Type: Article

In July 2024, fire ecologists re-visited a study area an in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve that burned twice in rapid series. The 2009 Chakina Fire burned ~ 56,000 acres in the Chitina River Valley. A mere seven years later, a third of the Chakina fire area reburned in the 2016 Steamboat Fire.

Grand Portage National Monument

Anishinaabe Oodena (Ojibwe Village) Re-creation

Type: Place

Fur traders constructed their posts near Native villages for survival and convenience. This re-creation of a small village at the NWCo Depot exemplifies the economic partnership between the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) and the Northwest Company.

Promoting post-fire recovery of western Joshua tree habitat

Type: Article

The human-caused Geology fire started on June 10, 2023, along the Berdoo Canyon Road, one of Joshua Tree National Park’s designated backcountry routes. The Burned Area Recovery plan promotes recovery of native vegetation, establishing restoration islands within the burned area to promote re-establishment of native perennial vegetation, including Joshua trees.

Yellowstone National Park

Soda Butte Creek

Type: Place

Canyonlands National Park

Orange Cliffs Overlook: Protecting Wilderness

Type: Place

Blue Ridge Parkway

Mt. Lyn Lowry Overlook

Type: Place

Located along the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Mt. Lyn Lowry Overlook provides scenic views of Mt. Lyn Lowry, the Woodfin Cascades, and the 60-foot cross erected in Lyn Lowry’s honor. In 1962, this mountain was re-named for Lowry, a fifteen-year-old who died of leukemia.

Dinosaur National Monument

Echo Park Overlook

Type: Place

Echo Park Overlook peers across the wild landscapes of Dinosaur National Monument.

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

Filene Center

Type: Place

The Filene Center is the primary performance venue at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. This iconic, open-air amphitheater theater includes the covered seating area which can accommodate up to 3,868 persons. The original Filene Center opened in 1971, but was destroyed by a fire in 1982. This structure re-opened for the 1984 performance season.

8 Things You Might Not Know About the Federal Historic Tax Credit

Type: Article

The Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program, commonly referred to as the federal Historic Tax Credit (HTC), encourages private sector investment in the rehabilitation and re-use of historic buildings. It creates jobs and is one of the nation's most successful and cost-effective community revitalization programs.

Spectacle Island

Type: Place

One of the Boston Harbor Islands, Spectacle Island has served various purposes -- from a home to resort hotels to the city dump. The island is also featured in the 1846 Maritime Underground Railroad story of the freedom seeker George.

Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area

Fort Winthrop

Type: Place

One of the older forts in Boston Harbor, Fort Winthrop defended Governors Island from 1808 until its abandonment in 1905.

Project Profile: Assess Climate Change Effects on Colorado River National Parks to Inform River Management Planning

Type: Article

Climate change is rapidly impacting National Park Service (NPS) units on the Colorado River, necessitating proactive planning to safeguard vital resources. The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) is initiating a planning process post-2026, which will reevaluate dam operations, directly impacting the rivers and reservoirs in multiple parks. To inform these decisions, NPS will quantify the impacts on priority park resources through Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments (CCVAs).

Project Profile: Manage Invasive Plants and Re-Seed Degraded Lands to Maintain Healthy Rangelands in Intermountain Region Park Units

Type: Article

The National Park Service will improve rangeland conditions and climate resilience across parks in Arizona, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. This will include rangeland ecosystem assessments, the monitoring of forage availability and vegetation conditions, the restoration of rangeland infrastructure and grazing allotments, and adding staff capacity in parks.

Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park

Frederick Billings

Type: Person

Frederick Billings made a career as a lawyer, real estate developer, and later, head of the Northern Pacific Railroad. In 1861, he married Julia Parmly, and shortly after purchased the home and farm on the site of the birthplace of George Perkins Marsh in Woodstock, VT. Soon he had established a scientifically managed herd of Jersey cows and began a forest revitalization project on the adjacent Mount Tom. After his death, his estate was passed to his wife and daughters.

Indiana Dunes National Park

Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk Trail

Type: Place

This popular location is a great place to view the ever-changing seasons along Lake Michigan and watch dramatic weather and clouds build over the lake. It's an easy location to watch for migrating birds in the spring and summer, and observe shelf ice that forms along the beach edge in the winter. Visitors can enjoy easy access to the lakefront and trails that highlight dune succession.