Think Pink: Washington’s Historic Cherry Blossoms, Then and Now
Washington, D.C., can be a partisan, opinionated, contentious place. Each spring, however, area residents and hundreds of thousands of tourists come together to show bipartisan support for one of the few things just about everyone here can agree on—the beauty of the city’s cherry blossoms. The Japanese government gave more than three thousand flowering cherry trees to the people of the United States as a gift of friendship back in 1912, and the annual blossoming [...]
President Obama Preserves Three Important Sites in America’s History, Honors Civil War Hero Harriet Tubman
By Alan Spears, Legislative Representative Today the country celebrates an important milestone in preserving its history. After years of advocacy and study, President Obama has finally named three new national monuments as part of the National Park System, including a new national park site on Maryland’s Eastern Shore honoring Harriet Tubman. This new national monument encompasses several sites in Dorchester [...]
VIDEO: New Park Service Series Explores White-Nose Syndrome and the Threat to Bats
Over the last several weeks, Park Service officials have made two sad discoveries affecting some of the most vulnerable animals in their care: bats. White-nose syndrome, a disease fatal to many bats, has now been documented in two new parts of the park system, Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky and Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. [...]
Vote in the Super Bowl Park Poll: A 49ers Fan and a Ravens Fan Defend Their Cities
What City Has the Most Super National Parks? This Sunday, many national park supporters will keep their hiking boots in the closet and get their blood pumping in a different way: by cheering their favorite teams to victory when the San Francisco 49ers face the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl. With national parks—as well as NPCA staff—based in both [...]
The Folly and the Ivy: Make an Easy New Year’s Resolution That Can Help Parks
By Todd Christopher, Senior Director of Online Communications At the peak of the fall season, the trees along the George Washington Memorial Parkway are alive with color. This scenic roadway is one of the most-visited parts of the National Park System, and an autumn drive along this stretch of the Potomac River in the Mid-Atlantic is a joy for tourists [...]
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Good advice.
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South Dakota Badlands
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Good tips on building a campfire. Remember not to bring in your own firewood if it's prohibited--it can worsen insect infestations that devastate park trees.
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Walter's Wiggles in Zion National Park!
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A rainbow emerges from the mist of Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California...
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