President Biden Establishes the Springfield Race Riot National Monument By Lindsey Botts August 16, 2024 New NPS site will commemorate the 1908 Illinois tragedy that marked a turning point in American race relations In this story: monuments, racial justice, social justice, social justice, America's National Parks
How I Learned to Calm Down and Love Camping By Jenny Qi August 14, 2024 My immigrant mom taught me the necessity of hustling; camping taught me the joy of slowing down In this story: camping, America's National Parks
The National Park Service Is Getting Serious About Mental Health Care By Margret Grebowicz May 28, 2024 Visitor fatalities, remoteness, and frequent transfers to new facilities all take a toll on rangers In this story: national parks, America's National Parks, health, hiking, camping
Acadia National Park Confronts a Rising Tide By Kyle Paoletta May 21, 2024 Rangers are caught between preparing for the annual crush of summer tourists and responding to the climate crisis In this story: climate change, America's National Parks, national parks, hiking, camping
President Biden Designates Two National Monuments in Nevada and Texas By Lindsey Botts March 21, 2023 Avi Kwa Ame and Castner Range receive new protections In this story: monuments, indigenous communities, public lands, America's National Parks, Policy
America’s Largest Land Protection Law Is Under Threat By Lindsey Botts February 21, 2023 How a land swap in Alaska could ruin 40 years of conservation and subsistence practices In this story: wilderness, Alaska, America's National Parks, saving wild places, public lands
Stories to Be Told By S. Ali February 20, 2022 Unearthing the Black history in America’s national parks In this story: America's National Parks
What You Don’t Know About Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks By Jill K. Robinson February 24, 2021 Inside the movement to enhance this aspect of interpretive cultural history In this story: America's National Parks, racial justice
The Shutdown Is Proof: Everyone Thinks Their Dog Is Special By Heather Smith January 11, 2019 Keeping the national parks open has consequences, political and otherwise In this story: America's National Parks, politics, public lands, camping, dept. of the interior
How Can Parks Attract More POC Youth? By Casey O'Brien August 11, 2018 This hackathon starts by asking them In this story: America's National Parks, national parks, technology, children, environmental justice