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With generous support from the Friends of Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters, Inc., the National Park Service proudly announces the completion of a suite of museum collection conservation projects in the Longfellow House study. This historic room is the heart of the Longfellow House; it served as General George Washington's meeting/dining room in the early days of the American Revolution and later as poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s creative workspace, where he penned many of his best-known works.

On July 12 at 6 pm, Cuyahoga Valley National Park will host the 24th U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón for a special event. Seven national parks, including Cuyahoga Valley, were selected by Limón to be part of her signature project “You are Here: Poetry in Parks.” In each park, a picnic table transformed into a work of public art will be unveiled.

The National Park Service announces the 2024 public season at Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, a free destination for groundbreaking history, contemporary poetry and music, and family activities.

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park invites the public to attend a free nature hike to celebrate both National Poetry Month and National Junior Ranger Day on Saturday April 27 at 11 am. The program will begin at Darrah Hall and last around 1-hour, and cover approximately 1-mile of walking.

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National parks from coast to coast will host special events this year with Ada Limón, the nation’s 24th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. In partnership with the Library of Congress and the Poetry Society of America, Limon’s “You Are Here: Poetry in Parks” initiative will feature site-specific poetry installations in seven national parks.

MARTINEZ, CA — Today, the National Park Service (NPS) released the Mt. Wanda Comprehensive Site Management Plan (CSMP) and the associated Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). The 370-acre planning area at John Muir National Historic Site is an important part of the ranch where John Muir lived. Prior to Muir's time, the site was owned by Ygnacio Martinez as part of the Mexican era Rancho El Pinole, and earlier was home to the Karkin Ohlone Indians. At Mt. Wanda, visitors can walk in John Muir's footsteps as they explore, research, and appreciate the wildness of this inspirational landscape.

Martinez, Calif. – Join the National Park Service for a free campfire program on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at John Muir National Historic Site (NHS) in Martinez, California. The program begins at 5:00 p.m. and lasts roughly 2 hours.  This special campfire program will be hosted by rangers from the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail. Step back into early California, when the Martinez Adobe was the heart of Rancho Pinole. The musical group Los Arribeños de San Francisco, led by Lance Beeson – a descendant of the Anza Expedition’s Second in Command Jose Joaquin Moraga – will share the songs, dances, and games of the Spanish and Mexican eras of Alta California.

James A. Garfield National Historic Site is excited to announce that its popular “An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe” event will return in October. Baltimore-based actor David Keltz, the nation’s foremost Poe presenter, will again take the stage as one of President and Mrs. James A. Garfield’s favorite fiction authors: Edgar Allan Poe.

MARTINEZ, Calif. — The National Park Service (NPS) is pleased to start the 30-day public review and comment period for the Mt. Wanda unit at John Muir National Historic Site’s Comprehensive Site Management Plan (CSMP)/Environmental Assessment (EA). The 370-acre planning area is an important part of the ranch where John Muir lived. Prior to Muir's time, the site was owned by Ygnacio Martinez as part of the Mexican era Rancho El Pinole, and earlier was home to the Karkin Ohlone Indians. At Mt. Wanda, visitors can walk in John Muir's footsteps as they explore, research, and appreciate the wildness of this inspirational landscape.