Don’t Just See the Movie! Honor Lincoln’s Memory by Helping to Preserve More of Gettysburg
Today is the 149th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. President Abraham Lincoln’s short but masterful affirmation of freedom and human equality still endures as one of the most famous and moving speeches in all of American history. It’s no wonder our 16th president continues to capture our imagination. Like millions of people around the country, I saw the new Steven [...]
Five Ways to Celebrate Veterans Day–Free–at a National Park
This weekend, the Department of the Interior will waive entrance fees throughout the National Park System from November 10-12 to celebrate Veterans Day. That means we can plan a bargain getaway to any of these 398 inspirational destinations over the next three days and get in free. Not sure where to go? Here are five of the many parks that honor veterans around the country and share different parts of our military history: [...]
Preserving National Parks: It’s Not Just Popular, It’s Patriotic
By Jennifer Errick, Editor of Online Communications at the National Parks Conservation Association Note: This is NPCA’s third and final story in our series on the upcoming presidential election. You can sign NPCA’s petition urging the candidates to pledge their support for national parks. By day, I work as an editor for NPCA on issues that affect our national parks. Then, when I [...]
Going Beyond Boundaries: Preservation and National Parks
By Priya Chhaya, Online Content Coordinator for the National Trust for Historic Preservation For historic preservationists, the conservation of American cultural and natural history often begins in our national parks. This is where millions of Americans come every year to make connections between past and present. The brand-new Cesar E. Chavez National Monument designation is an excellent example of a [...]
Sí Lo Hicimos: We’ve Finally Honored One of My Greatest Heroes, César Chávez
By Ron Sundergill, Senior Director of NPCA’s Pacific Regional Office A sea of more than 6,000 school children, politicians, farm workers, National Park Service rangers, community members, journalists, and celebrities flooded the National Chávez Center at Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz, or “La Paz,” on Monday, October 8. My NPCA colleagues and I had also traveled to the Central [...]
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