Search results for “Minidoka National Historic Site”
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Park Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site The Vanderbilt Mansion is a American expression and celebration of the era of the English country house estate. These grand estates thrived in the United States after post-Civil War industrialization, in the early 1900s through the 1930s. As a visitor you can tour the historic home or explore the estate grounds, open from dawn through dusk.
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Park Shiloh National Military Park Shiloh National Military Site is a stark reminder of the terrible cost of war. A total of 23,746 men were wounded, captured, or killed during the two-day Civil War battle of Shiloh in April 1862—more than were lost during the Revolutionary War, The War of 1812, and the Mexican-American war combined. At the time, it was the worst battle in U.S. history. Yet eight costlier battles were yet to come in the war. The park encompasses the 5,000-acre battlefield, as well as 21 acres surrounding a railroad junction in Corinth, Mississippi, the site of a later siege. A 12.9-mile driving tour highlights 20 key sites; visitors can also watch films about the conflicts and explore exhibits about the implements of war.
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Park Vicksburg National Military Park More than 100,000 troops waged battle on this Civil War site from March 29 until July 4, 1863 in a campaign that proved crucial to the Union victory. High atop the Mississippi River, Jefferson Davis referred to Vicksburg as “the nail head that held the South’s two halves together.” After a 41-day siege and Confederate surrender at Vicksburg, the town would not celebrate the Fourth of July for 81 years. Today, the park includes a 16-mile auto tour around the battlefield, the restored ironclad ship USS Cairo, and Vicksburg National Cemetery, the final resting place of 17,000 Civil War soldiers.
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Park Tule Lake National Monument Tule Lake is one of four incarceration camps in the National Park System that the federal government used during World War II to imprison people in the name of military defense. The military overwhelmingly used this power against Japanese and Japanese Americans for having what it called “foreign enemy ancestry.”
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Blog Post 20 Years of “Helping Hands for Public Lands” Celebrate National Public Lands Day this month by helping out at a park you love
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Blog Post 5 Reasons the ‘Lower Energy Costs Act’ Is a Bad Idea A proposed new energy bill expands mining and fossil fuel production at the expense of our public lands, hurting our national parks and some of the most irreplaceable resources they protect. Let’s not let it become law – the long-term price is too great.
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Press Release New Poll of Likely Voters Finds Unity in Public Support for National Parks Strong bipartisan support for park funding
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Blog Post Got Milkweed? Crowdfunding Creates a Butterfly Effect for National Parks An innovative new website helps people help the causes they care about.
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Press Release Biden Administration Defends Desert Water, Sacred Lands and Wildlife from Cadiz Mining Proposal Administration moves to invalidate key permit for controversial Cadiz pipeline rushed through in final days of the previous administration
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Blog Post National Parks Play Vital Role in Restoring Great Lakes The national parks of the Great Lakes provide valuable economic benefits for the region. Now, an important source of federal funding will help protect what makes these places so special.
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Magazine Article A Park-Loving Justice? Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland has a soft spot for national parks.
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Press Release National Parks Group Applauds $16 million Payment Towards the Purchase of Critical lands within Grand Teton to Protect Them from Development Statement by Sharon Mader, Grand Teton Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post Congress: Fund Hurricane Sandy Relief Struggling communities in New York and New Jersey need a relief funding bill that will help both people and parks.
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Press Release National Park Economic Report at Odds with Congressional Proposals to Slash Funding National park visitors supported record-setting economic benefits in 2022. Why are some members of Congress proposing budget cuts?
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Blog Post 5 Reasons the EPA’s New ‘Roadmap’ Could Harm Parks Rolling back clean air protections would be bad for human health and the environment.
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Press Release Trump’s Interior Pick Must Protect Parks and Public Lands Should embrace and uphold values of our national parks
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Blog Post Protecting Our Underwater Wonders An important victory at Point Reyes reminds us to keep fighting for native fish and corals at Biscayne in Florida.
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Blog Post 9 Perfect Parks for a Winter Workout Are you determined to get outside, even if the air is brisk? These nine parks allow you to stay active outdoors and work up a healthy sweat, even — or especially — with a winter chill in the air.
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Press Release NPCA Applauds Senate Passage of Key National Park Bills that Tell More of America's Stories Senate package includes significant national park bills
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Press Release Parks Group Hails New and Diverse National Park System Advisory Board “We look forward to working with this group to ensure that we are doing everything we can to preserve and protect our nation’s most inspirational places." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Blog Post See a Sky Full of Stars at These Certified Dark-Sky Parks Lay out a blanket after the sun goes down and see a clearer view of the galaxy at these designated dark-sky parks.
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Blog Post Summer Home of the ‘Denim King’ What’s one of the most popular stops along the Blue Ridge Parkway? Moses H. Cone Memorial Park and its Flat Top Manor — a 23-room mansion built as a country gentleman’s estate in 1901 by the world’s leading manufacturer of denim.
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Blog Post 3 Reasons to Be Concerned About Congress’s Budget Negotiations The clock is ticking as another budget deadline approaches. Here is what’s at stake for national parks.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 21, the Strategic Petroleum Response Act NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives ahead of expected floor votes the week of January 23, 2023
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Magazine Article Yellowstone Family Five decades ago, they spent their summers working at Yellowstone National Park’s Old Faithful Inn. The experience transformed them — and bonded them for life.
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Blog Post Are You Heading for Eclipse Chaos? Me, Too John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Oregon — one of the best spots in the country to view the solar eclipse on Monday — is expecting a quarter of its annual visitors in just one day. Should I brave the crowds?
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Press Release Diverse Interests Challenge Federal Licensing of FPL's Proposed New Turkey Point Nuclear Reactors Utility's plan poses great risks to public, environment and economy
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Magazine Article Reaching For The Sky A photographer and Yellowstone staffer on the art of taking nighttime pictures
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Magazine Article If a Tree Falls, They’ll Hear it An innovative tool calculates the level of noise pollution across the country.
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Blog Post Trivia Challenge: Guess This Park-Inspired Poet Q: What famed 19th century poet was inspired to serve as a nurse during the Civil War after spending time at Chatham Manor at what is now the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park?
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Blog Post ‘Hiking America’s National Parks’ – a Q&A with the Author From half-mile nature walks on accessible boardwalks to strenuous full-day hikes and backpacking adventures, this new book has information for all skill levels. Or, you can just sit back and enjoy the pictures.
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Magazine Article A Whaling Tale A quarter-mile-long painting from a bygone era makes its 21st century debut.
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Blog Post The Votes are In: A Crowdsourced Adventure in the Smokies What happens when social media followers select where to send two park adventurers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park? The couple enjoys an awesome itinerary — one you might want to replicate someday.
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Magazine Article The Census Taker Alex Mintzer has been counting ant colonies at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument for more than 30 years.
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