Want to Feel Happy and Appreciated? Help Out at a National Park
It’s a joyful, even goofy grin that I’ve learned to look for on the faces of National Park Service staff managing volunteer service projects. It’s a look that says, “You didn’t have to be here today, but you came anyway, and I’m so happy that you did.” I got to see that look first-hand when I joined 11 other staff [...]
Florida Students Discover the Beauty of the Everglades by Reviving a Long-Lost Community Park
By Kahlil Kettering, Biscayne Restoration Program Analyst Too often when we think of national parks, we think of distant places enjoyed by tourists—yet millions of people in cities across the country are just a bus ride or a quick car trip away from these inspirational places. Part of what I do is help connect people—especially kids and young adults—to the [...]
Focus on Water: Celebrating the Clean Water Act’s 40th Anniversary
By Sarah Gaines Barmeyer, Great Waters Program Manager Forty years ago today, Congress overrode a veto from President Nixon to officially make the Clean Water Act the nation’s law for protecting one of our most precious and irreplaceable resources. This landmark legislation is the reason why we are able to enjoy the many activities that we do today on our [...]
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 [...]
Friday Photo: Four Tons of Buffelgrass No Match for Hard-Working Volunteers
Last weekend, thousands of people around the country turned out to participate in National Public Lands Day, including about 60 volunteers who helped pull an invasive plant known as buffelgrass from areas around Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona. It was a hot day. Soaring temperatures meant we had to start early in the morning and quit around 11 a.m.–but even in that short window, [...]
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