A Call to Action -

The National Park Service turns 100 on August 25, 2016. To us, it's not about cakes and candles — it's about being an organization ready to take on the challenges of our second century. Our blueprint to get there — A Call to Action — outlines the innovative work we want to accomplish. Every partner, program, and park plays a dynamic role in realizing that vision. Take a look at what we're doing and get involved!

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Hampton National Historic Site

U.S. Navy Families Conducted a Community Service Project at Hampton NHS

U.S. Navy connducted a community service project at Hampton NHS site to paint 450 feet of wooden fence at the farm property. Forty Eight volunteers donated a total of 192 volunteer hours. Read more
Cane River Creole National Historical Park

Cloutierville Kids Get Creative With Photography

Local students use photos to commemorate class trip. Read more
Cane River Creole National Historical Park

Park Hosts 4th Annual Music Festival

Park celebrates Cane River's musical legacy. Read more
Cane River Creole National Historical Park

Park Hosts Junior Ranger Day

Park celebrates National Park Week with annual Junior Ranger Day Read more
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine

Fort McHenry Supports Chesapeake Events Celebrating the Bicentennial of War of 1812

The local newspapers reported that as many as 6,000 to 10,000 people attended the May 3-5 weekend event at Havre de Grace Maryland. Read more
Niagara Falls National Heritage Area

Niagara Falls NHA To Be Highlighted As An International Travel Destination

Brand USA, the nation's only international tourism marketing organization, will begin highlighting the Niagara Falls NHA and the surrounding Greater Niagara Region as a major international tourism destination. The NHA will work with local partners to help Brand USA promote the region through a variety of methods and will help build a trip itinerary for the organization's Destination America website. Read more
Lowell National Historical Park

2013 Excellence Awards Recognition For Five Community Contributors

Lowell, Massachusetts. During National Preservation Month, Lowell National Historical Park and the Lowell Heritage Partnership celebrate community efforts in the realms of historic preservation and cultural heritage Read more
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

We'll Never Turn Back: Voices of the Civil Rights Movement

Teachers and librarians joined Civil Rights Movement activists and award winning children's authors for a day of learning, discussion and discovery about teaching the Civil Rights Movement in a conference for teachers and librarians of grades 3-8 sponsored by the John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic site and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Read more
Cane River Creole National Historical Park

Cloutierville Kids Go "Rolling on the River"

Cane River Creole NHP, Cane River National Heritage Area, National Park Foundation, Louisiana State Parks, and the Army Corps of Engineers work together to provide a field trip for local fifth graders. Read more
Dinosaur National Monument

Studying the Green and Yampa Rivers

Dinosaur National Monument hosted a river science symposium to bring together numerous researchers studying the Green and Yampa Rivers. Read more
Cane River Creole National Historical Park

N’oubliez Pas: Preservation & Advancement of the Louisiana French Language

Park staff member works to preserve Creole language. Read more
Timpanogos Cave National Monument

The Underground meets Online

Timpanogos Cave has embraced social media to better serve park visitors with pre- and post- visit information and civic engagement. While technology often insulates people from the natural world, it can also be an inexpensive and efficient way to communicate important park mesages to our visitors and neighbors. Read more
Rivers Of Steel National Heritage Area

Old Steel Sites Go Solar in the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area

Thanks to a large state grant, the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area is continuing its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and improve visitor experiences through the installation of solar panels at a number of its sites. The greening effort began in 2012 with solar-powered safety and interpretive lighting at the Carrie Furnace site and is now expanding to include even more culturally significant sites in the region. Read more
Catoctin Mountain Park

Kids in Parks TRACK Trail in Catoctin Mountain Park

TRACK Trail established in Catoctin Mountain Park at the Brown’s Farm Trail in Owens Creek Picnic Area as part of the Kids in Parks program. Read more
Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park

Employee Driven Safety & Resource Programs

employees of Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park have completed Operational Leadership training with 100% participation. There has not been a lost-time accident in the park for over three years. Read more
Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park

Protecting the Hill Country Night Skies

Lyndon B. Johnson is a founding signatory on a pledge to the Hill Country Alliance to protect and promote night sky resources. Read more
Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park

New Experiences Like Never Before

Park interpreters, partnering with the Friends of LBJ National Historical Park and Western National Parks Association(WNPA), are meeting the Johnsons desire to “not let the ranch become a sterile relic of the past.” Read more
Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park

Witnesses and Researchers

Interpretive rangers at Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park involve professors, researchers, and individuals who lived through events of the ‘60’s into educational programs. Read more
Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of LBJ Achievements

With hundreds of legislative accomplishments to his credit, President Lyndon B. Johnson is recognized by historians as a major contributor to the nations social and societal improvements. Read more
Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park

Teaming Up Locally

The students and teachers at Johnson City High School have traditionally participated in educational programs, but this year they became involved in the LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour. Reaction to working with the park staff and other volunteers resulting in school administrators asking for more opportunities to participate. Read more