Search results for “Christiansted National Historic Site”
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Park Manzanar National Historic Site Manzanar preserves one of the sites where the U.S. government incarcerated innocent civilians during World War II.
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Park Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site Born to former slaves a decade after the end of the Civil War, educator and political leader Mary McLeod Bethune grew up in South Carolina as the 15th of 17 children. Despite a childhood of poverty and hard work, she walked for miles each day to attend the one-room schoolhouse established for African-American children in her community. She became the only child in her family to receive an education and began working as a teacher early in her career, eventually founding a school for African-American girls in Daytona, Florida, and serving as president of the National Association of Colored Women. In 1935, she became an adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt on minority affairs and founded her own civil rights organization, the National Council of Negro Women. It is the former headquarters of her organization that is now preserved at the historic site, along with details of her extraordinary life and achievements.
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Park Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site This ranch was once the home of “Montana’s Cattle King,” Conrad Kohrs, who purchased the property from its original owner, Canadian Johnny Grant, and went on to graze some 50,000 cows on these pastures. The site is maintained today as a working ranch on 1,500 acres of land with 90 historic structures.
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Park New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park An entire park site devoted to jazz, right in the heart of the French Quarter, where even the park rangers serenade you? It’s a dream come true for music lovers who want to learn more about this distinctly American art form fused from the roots of the blues, swing, ragtime, and gospel traditions. Though relatively few national park sites are devoted to the arts, visitors to New Orleans can learn about pivotal figures like Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton and enjoy live performances and ranger-led educational programs five days a week. The park’s four main sites include a jazz museum and a performing arts center at the Old U.S. Mint building, a National Historic Landmark in the French Quarter.
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Park Harpers Ferry National Historical Park As a vital early American town, Harpers Ferry has been the site of a number of historical events. It was a point of supply for Meriwether Lewis’s Corps of Discovery, the site of John Brown’s abolitionist raid in 1859, a key Civil War battlefield, and the meeting place for the Niagara Movement, a 1906 gathering of civil rights leaders. Its position at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers not only set the stage for such historic events but also makes the park a haven for rare native plants.
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Press Release President Preserves Iconic Canyon Country with Bears Ears National Monument Shares Landscape with Canyonlands National Park, Other Protected Areas
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Magazine Article When Your Toddler Meets a Crocodile How wise is it to bring a kid on a canoe trip through the watery wilds of the Everglades?
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Press Release Fact: Dismantling the Stream Protection Rule Endangers National Park Waterways A resolution introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to dismantle the Stream Protection Rule, which safeguards streams from pollution created by mountaintop removal and surface coal mining.
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Press Release Havasupai Tribe, Conservation Coalition Will Defend Grand Canyon from Uranium Industry Appeal Uranium companies appeal ruling that banned new mining claims on 1 million acres near iconic park
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Press Release New Report: One of America’s Most Visited National Parks Only Accessible for Some Parks group identifies transportation improvements for Gateway, including ferry, bus and bicycle options.
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Press Release Oil, Gas Exploration to Begin Within Big Cypress National Preserve Despite ongoing lawsuit, destructive seismic exploration set to start in Big Cypress’ sensitive wetlands.
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Blog Post The Art, Science and Economics of Cherry Blossom Forecasting A highly unusual year for D.C.'s famous cherry trees forces festival organizers to scramble and may leave thousands of travelers disappointed.
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Magazine Article Jazzed After some tough times, a national park in the Big Easy is hitting some high notes.
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Policy Update Letter Regarding Recent Park Police Activities NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following letter to the Secretary of the Interior in response to recent Park Police events in Lafayette Park.
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Magazine Article A Rare Tuft Can grass nerds save an extremely rare grass that lives high in the mountains of Big Bend National Park?
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 799 and H.R. 3683 NPCA submitted the following positions to the Federal Lands subcommittee of the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a hearing on November 30, 2016
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Press Release Senate Democrats Propose $5 Billion for Park Repairs Infrastructure proposal includes investments in land acquisition, historic preservation
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Press Release Court Upholds Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Ban Havasupai Tribe, conservation coalition celebrate key win for protecting water, wildlife, and sacred lands
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Blog Post 4 Ways President Obama Can Create a Lasting National Park Legacy Last month, President Obama took the podium at Everglades National Park to publicly address the seriousness of climate change. That he chose the world-famous River of Grass as the setting for his Earth Day speech was no accident: Rising ocean levels and other effects of climate change threaten the very existence of this landmark park.
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Magazine Article Seeing the Light The discovery of a rare blind catfish in Texas could have far-ranging implications for water and land use.
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Press Release Coalition of Public Health, Environmental and Conservation Groups Speak Up to Protect National Park Waterways Dismantling the Stream Protection Rule threatens clean water protections and puts communities at risk
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Press Release Plan for Energy Development in Southwest Colorado Moves Forward Collaborative Planning Will Help Mesa Verde National Park
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Press Release Parks Group Files Opposition Brief in Lawsuit Over Illegally-Permitted Dominion Transmission Line at Historic Jamestown Dominion Energy has played loose and fast with the courts and prioritized irresponsible development over historic Jamestown and nearby national parks.
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Press Release Gettysburg National Military Park Safe from a Casino – For Now In a victory for national park and historic preservation, an ill-advised proposal for a racetrack and casino near Gettysburg National Military Park was cancelled.
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Blog Post In Baltimore, the Red and the Blue Wave Together as One The flag at Fort McHenry reminds us what America stands for and how our nation has endured through decades of challenges.
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Blog Post 5 Inspirational Stories from the Parks Through their spectacular landscapes, magnificent wildlife and rich history, national parks have inspired generations of visitors. But often, it is the people within those parks who move us most. Here are five personal stories of determination, selflessness and healing that show how parks can bring out the best in people.
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Blog Post America's National Parks: An Insider's Guide to Unforgettable Places and Experiences Dream up your next national park adventure as you flip through this stunning new photo book. Read about some of the work that went into creating it and where to get your own copy.
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Magazine Article Waiting for a Baby Boom Are decades of work to save Kemp’s ridley sea turtles paying off yet?
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Blog Post 2017 in Review: The Trump Administration’s 10 Worst Actions for Parks It's been a brutal year for public lands.
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Press Release Trump Administration Green Lights Dominion Transmission Line That Would Irreparably Mar Historic Jamestown in Virginia With 400 years of American history at risk, parks group urges Army Corps to complete thorough assessment of project’s impacts to keep damaging project out of Jamestown.
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Blog Post Can Volunteers Build a Bigger Thicket? Dedicated Texans will put on their work gloves this winter to help a tree we’ve been loving to death
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Press Release National Parks Boast a $34 Billion Boom as Budget Cuts Loom Record visitation pumps billions into national, local economies in 2016.
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Magazine Article At Rest in Yellowstone A husband scatters his wife’s ashes in five wild landscapes they knew and loved, bringing the journey to an end in the Lamar Valley.
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Blog Post Grand Teton Gets $16 Million to Preserve Threatened State Lands—Just in the Nick of Time Late last month, NPCA helped secure a significant down-to-the-wire victory for Grand Teton National Park. After years of pressure from NPCA, the federal government allotted $8 million toward a total of $16 million to purchase 86 acres along the Snake River from the state of Wyoming and incorporate these lands into the national park.
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Magazine Article A Mission to Grow Reviving ancient farming practices — and feeding the hungry — at San Antonio Missions.
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