Search results for “Frederick Douglass National Historic Site”
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Park Lincoln Home National Historic Site The Lincoln Home National Historical Site preserves the only home Abraham Lincoln ever actually owned. The Lincoln family lived in the 12-room Greek Revival house at Eighth and Jackson in Springfield for 17 years before departing in 1861 for the White House. Not only can visitors see the home, they can also stroll around the four blocks surrounding the house—all restored to their 1860 appearance.
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Park Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park This national park protects the sites of four major Civil War battles, each of which has its own separate significance. Commemorating 85,000 injured and 15,000 dead soldiers, these sites are known collectively as “The Bloodiest Landscape in America.”
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Park Nez Perce National Historical Park The 38 sites of Nez Perce National Historical Park are scattered across the states of Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Montana and have been designated to commemorate the stories and history of the Nimiipuu, or Nez Perce people, and their interaction with explorers, fur traders, missionaries, soldiers, settlers, gold miners, and farmers who moved through or into the area.
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Park Waco Mammoth National Monument What began as a search by two men in 1978 for snakes near the Bosque River became the first and only recorded discovery of a nursery herd of Pleistocene mammoths in the United States. Since its discovery, researchers have unearthed the remains of at least 24 Columbian mammoths, including a large male mammoth as well as the remains of a camel and the tooth of a juvenile saber-toothed cat. The 107-acre site is now an educational and tourism destination, attracting 20,000 visitors a year, including large groups of schoolchildren.
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Park Lewis & Clark National Historical Park The Park encompasses sites along the Columbia River (between Oregon and Washington) and the Pacific Coast. Follow the explorer's footsteps and have an adventure in history, including kayak tours and ranger talks about Lewis and Clark’s early days of survival!
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Policy Update Position on the Pebble Mine Project NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources & Environment ahead of a hearing scheduled for October 23, 2019.
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Blog Post The Top Six Ways to Discover New Places in the National Park System Enjoy history, culture, natural beauty, and scientific exploration at our national parks this vacation season. National parks not only protect some of America’s most iconic treasures, but they also tell diverse stories and teach valuable lessons about our shared heritage.
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Blog Post Transmission Lines in Everglades National Park? No Thanks! Victory for Everglades National Park: Massive transmission lines will NOT be built within park boundaries.
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Blog Post 5 Ways Zinke Can ‘Pivot’ for Parks Last May, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke told environmental leaders that he would make a “grand pivot” to prioritize conservation over energy development, but we’re still waiting to see him follow through. NPCA’s president and CEO offers 5 concrete steps he can take right now to make a measurable difference for our national parks.
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Blog Post There Is No Precedent We must learn from the grave injustices of Manzanar and other World War II incarceration camps — not doom ourselves to repeat one of America’s darkest mistakes.
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Blog Post It's the Best Year to Enjoy National Parks: 10 Reasons Why It's the 100th birthday of the National Park Service, with opportunities to celebrate the parks throughout 2016. From planting a “Centennial Forest” in Texas to counting species of plants and animals on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., here are 10 ways to take your appreciation for national parks to historic levels in 2016.
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Blog Post “See America” Campaign Is About Connecting and Reconnecting Americans to Our National Parks More than 75 years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt launched a New Deal program called the Federal Art Project to help put the nation’s artists to work. The program created thousands of poster designs, many of which showcased our great national parks, from Petrified Forest to Yellowstone, along with other treasured landscapes.
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Blog Post Water You Waiting For? 10 Perfect Parks for Paddling Go beyond the hiking trail and enjoy parks from a refreshing vantage point: water. Rivers and lakes offer adventurous routes through some of the country’s most remarkable landscapes, including views you just can’t see from land. From lazy float trips to exhilarating whitewater, national parks have fun options for visitors of every experience level—sometimes even on different stretches of the same river.
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Blog Post Tule Springs Could Be Our Newest National Monument, Thanks in Part to One Dedicated Volunteer When Jill DeStefano moved from Florida to Las Vegas in 2006, she pictured leisurely mornings, afternoons of mahjong or bridge, and quiet evenings on the patio, watching the sun set. Little did she know she would take on a campaign to make the area near her home a new national monument, managed by the National Park Service.
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Magazine Article Below Biscayne The search for a pirate slave ship — and the stories that disappeared with it.
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Magazine Article Out with the Old, In with the New A generation ago, thousands of people gathered in a remote corner of New Mexico to usher in a gentler, kinder age. Did it work?
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Blog Post Travelodge Joins NPCA in Engaging National Park Advocates There are some companies that live their mission and understand the importance of giving back. Travelodge is one of them.
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Magazine Article An Uncertain Future As climate change shapes the Southwest, Mesa Verde National Park strives to protect both ancient forests and vulnerable cliff dwellings.
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Blog Post Why Aren’t More Women Outdoors? How one enthusiast is getting more women out of the city and onto the trails.
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Magazine Article Dog Years Who builds those thousands of miles of park trails and how do they do it?
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Magazine Article Say Bees! Sam Droege’s stunning photos of national park insects are the bee’s knees. (And all the other parts, too.)
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Policy Update Position on Reauthorization of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Magazine Article A Mammoth Discovery The lucky find that led to the creation of a monument.
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Blog Post A New Model for Parks Could Help Revitalize Texas’ Gulf Coast A new national park could provide more than recreation and conservation opportunities. It could actually help lessen the devastation from natural disasters.
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Press Release Air Permit Issued for Proposed Refinery Near Theodore Roosevelt National Park More than 10,000 people opposed the refinery, citing negative impacts to the park's air quality in written comments
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Blog Post Finding Patriotism in National Parks A veteran shares his ideals with his daughters through his love of public lands
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Blog Post Old School Meets New Design A Q&A with “See America” artist Brixton Doyle
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Press Release National Park Leaders Honored with Stephen T. Mather Award NPCA presented its annual Stephen T. Mather award to Mojave National Preserve Chief of Resources Debra Hughson and the late Frank Hays, who most recently served in the Park Service’s Northeast Regional Office. The Mather award is named after the first director of the National Park Service, and given to individuals who have shown steadfast leadership and persistent dedication to our national parks.
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Blog Post Preserving the Stories of Atomic City: A Q&A with Denise Kiernan A new book shares some of the fascinating history behind the young women who unknowingly helped build the first atomic bomb at what could soon become the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
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Policy Update Position on S. 924, S. 1059 & S. 1097 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 21, 2023.
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Magazine Article The Wild Road Brent Steury and his collaborators have had a field day at an unlikely biodiversity hotspot: a park along a highway outside the nation’s capital where they have discovered dozens of new species.
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Policy Update Position on S.32, California Desert Protection and Recreation Act NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Press Release Breckenridge Brewery Benefits National Parks Conservation Association for Third Year with ‘In Good CO.’ Campaign One percent of proceeds from all beer sold across the U.S. will benefit NPCA, and fans are invited to participate in '1% In A Tent' sweepstakes.
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Press Release Final Dog Rule Improves Conservation and Recreation at 2nd Most Visited National Park The final rule creates zones for where on-leash, off-leash, and no dogs are allowed, allowing the public to choose the experience they want to enjoy.
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Blog Post 10 Under 40 Members of NPCA’s Next Generation Advisory Council shine a spotlight on young leaders around the country who are making a difference in conservation.
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