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Blog Post How the CCC’s Work Lives On in National Parks Nov 2024 | By Linda Coutant Both beautiful and functional, projects built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s endure at national parks ... and we can thank Frances Perkins for getting the CCC started.
An Insider's Guide to the Four Corners
Situated on the Colorado Plateau amid ancient volcanic mountains, statuesque buttes and sharp canyons, the Four Corners region where New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona meet is rich in cultural and geological wonders. A thousand years ago, …
How National Parks and Monuments Are Designated
Jul 26, 2023 · Yellowstone National Park became the world’s first national park in 1872, with 2.2 million acres of geothermal and geological wonders. Soon afterward, the U.S. Congress soon began designating wilderness areas and historic sites to be administered by the Department of the Interior, such as Wind Cave’s prairieland and massive cave system in South Dakota, the forests and wildlife of Mount ...
Welcome · National Parks Conservation Association
As the independent voice for America’s national parks, the National Parks Conservation Association works to protect and preserve our nation’s most significant and beloved places by connecting parks, policy and people.
5 Facts You Might Not Know About Harriet Tubman
Feb 8, 2022 · Tubman is best known as a conductor for the Underground Railroad, and her legacy is awe-inspiring. She liberated about 70 people on more than a dozen dangerous missions to slave-holding states in the decade prior to the Civil War, and she assisted many others with her knowledge of safe spaces and escape routes.
This Land Is Their Land - National Parks Conservation Association
Oct 8, 2020 · Everglades National Park is known for its fragile ecosystems, from mangroves to freshwater prairies, and for its unique wildlife such as crocodiles and Florida panthers, but the park’s lands and waters have long been home to people, too.
What Is a National Monument? - National Parks Conservation …
Nov 9, 2022 · A brief explanation of what these important public lands are and how they differ from national parks and other sites managed by the federal government.
See a Sky Full of Stars at These Certified Dark-Sky Parks
Mar 26, 2024 · Dozens of national parks around the country have earned designations as International Dark Sky Parks and Sanctuaries. These distinctions by DarkSky International recognize exceptional or distinguished quality of starry nights and a nocturnal environment that is specifically protected for its scientific, natural, educational, cultural heritage, and/or public …
National Parks Are Native Lands
Tribal Co-Management and Leadership. In 2021, Chuck Sams became the National Park Service’s first Indigenous leader in the agency’s 105-year history, and Deb Haaland became the first Native American Cabinet Secretary in U.S. history …
Mount Rushmore · National Parks Conservation Association
This colossal sculpture showcases the iconic faces of four former U.S. presidents intricately carved into a mountain in South Dakota's Black Hills. The 60-foot-tall profiles of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln were intended to represent the first 150 years of America's history and cultural heritage.