A Call to Action: Success Stories
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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Cape Krusenstern National Monument
Learning to Camp - Alongside the Arctic Ocean
Kids learn about wilderness ethics, backpacking and the National Park Service during a two-day hiking and camping trip in the Western Arctic. Read more
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Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve
Healthy History Program
Through a grant from the National Park Foundation students experienced history while also learning to engage in healthy physical activity. Read more
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Curecanti National Recreation Area
Reducing Our Impact
Curecanti and Black Canyon have implemented an ISWAP plan (Integrated Solid Waste Alternatives Program Plan) to help identify and guide park staff in the process and requirements of solid waste management. Read more
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Curecanti National Recreation Area
State of the Parks Report
A State of the Parks report is underway at both Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area. Read more
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Curecanti National Recreation Area
Founder’s Day at Curecanti
In celebration of Founder's Day 2012, the 96th birthday of the National Park Service, Curecanti National Recreation Area invited families to create personal expressions of their park experience through chalk art and batik painting. Read more
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Curecanti National Recreation Area
Recruiting For the Future
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area recruited and hired 18 college students within the Division of Interpretation during the summers of 2011-2013. Read more
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Curecanti National Recreation Area
Providing Deep Connections Through Summer Camps
The Advanced Junior Ranger Program at Curecanti and Black Canyon provides students entering grades three and four with an immersive, week-long summer camp experience. Read more
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Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
Providing Deep Connections Through Summer Camps
The Advanced Junior Ranger Program at Curecanti and Black Canyon provides students entering grades three and four with an immersive, week-long summer camp experience. Read more
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Interpretation and Education
NPS Joins State Department in Distance Learning Collaboration
NPS partners with the Department of State and twelve other agencies in developing virtual learning resources. Read more
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Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
Recruiting For the Future
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area recruited and hired 18 college students within the Division of Interpretation during the summers of 2011-2013. Read more
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Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
Founder’s Day at Curecanti
In celebration of Founder's Day 2012, the 96th birthday of the National Park Service, Curecanti National Recreation Area invited families to create personal expressions of their park experience through chalk art and batik painting Read more
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Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
State of the Parks Report
A State of the Parks report is underway at both Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area. Read more
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Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
Updating Our Waysides
Curecanti and Black Canyon are currently undergoing a wayside exhibit planning process in which over 50 wayside exhibits will be replaced. Read more
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Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
Social Media & the Web
Active webpages, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter sites feature the resources, issues, and beauty of the park. Read more
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Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
Reducing Our Impact
Curecanti and Black Canyon have implemented an ISWAP plan (Integrated Solid Waste Alternatives Program Plan) to help identify and guide park staff in the process and requirements of solid waste management. Read more
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Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
Cimarron Train Restoration
Engine 278 and its tender, key components of the historic interpretive display at the Cimarron area of Curecanti National Recreation Area, were restored over the winter and summer of 2011-2012. Read more
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Saguaro National Park
Parks in Focus: Connecting Youth to Science and Nature through Photography
Since 2010, Saguaro National Park has partnered with the Udall Foundation’s Parks in Focus program and the Boys and Girls Clubs to bring youth to the park to learn about and photograph the park. In 2012, the partnership was expanded, with the help of an America’s Best Idea grant from the National Park Foundation, with program participants on a backpacking trip into the park’s wilderness. Photos from the program have been exhibited in the park’s Visitors Center. Read more
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Saguaro National Park
Second Annual BEYOND Social Run
This 5 mile run is part of a community-wide initiative to get more people outside recreating, enjoying the area’s open spaces, and making a commitment to improve our collective physical and mental health. Read more
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Saguaro National Park
Saguaro National Park Work Unit Surveys (W.U.S.)
Saguaro National Park developed a metric to stimulate discussion about overall culture and track successes and areas for improvement. Read more
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Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site
Panel Discussion with Children of the Movement
a panel discussion that highlighted the experiences as seen through the eyes of the children that were either actively involved or witnessed the Movement first-hand thus becoming first generation benefactors of their parent's tireless work within the Civil Rights struggle. Read more
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Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Palo Alto Battlefield 2.0
Park using social media to connect people and place. Read more
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Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Dial in History
Park uses cellphone technology to enhance the visitor experience. Read more