Connecting Students with Nature and History in Baltimore: How Crowdfunding Can Help
By Laura Bankey, Director of Conservation at the National Aquarium Fort McHenry is a source of fierce pride for the residents of Baltimore. It is here that our citizens stopped the British Navy from attacking the city during the Battle of Baltimore in September of 1814. The flag that flew over the fort the morning after the battle not only [...]
The Stonewall Inn: Why the Site of This Iconic Rebellion Should Be Part of the National Park System
By Alexander Brash, Senior Director, Northeast Regional Office On a bus in Montgomery, a lone woman refused to be sent to the rear. In the dry desert east of Yosemite lie the foundations of an internment camp where thousands of Americans were imprisoned simply because of their ancestry. In a small, drab bar on Christopher Street in New York City, [...]
The Best of America, Free: It’s National Parks Week
“This land was made for you and me,” Woody Guthrie famously sang, and this is the week to prove him right. Acadia, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon, Gettysburg, Olympic, Rocky Mountain—all of these iconic places and hundreds more are all FREE to enter, now through April 28 as part of National Parks Week. This annual Earth Week celebration serves as a [...]
Best of the ‘Net: A Roundup of Fun Park Stuff Online–the Week Before National Park Week Edition
As we approach National Park Week, April 20-28, we have discovered some great lists, challenges, and pages to follow on Facebook. People love their top ten lists! This week I discovered a few of these resources to help you make your park plans. Don’t forget our national parks are FEE-FREE April 22-26. National parks are amazing destinations to pack up the [...]
“How Did They Let This Happen?” Reflections on the Deepwater Horizon Disaster Three Years Later
By Edward Stierli, Steve & Roberta Denning Land Conservation Fellow Many of us remember the images from the tragic Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that left 11 people dead. The disaster opened a gushing wellhead that emptied 5,000 barrels of oil per day into the ocean off the coast of Louisiana. I worked as a teacher in Louisiana as these [...]
» Read More
SEARCH
GET INVOLVED
