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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Saguaro National Park
Children’s Hiking Club
The Children’s Hiking Club was formed in October, 2012, to introduce children from Summit View Elementary School to the joys and health benefits of hiking. Monthly after school club meetings and monthly Saturday morning hikes in Saguaro National Park have provided educational opportunities to learn about resource preservation, Leave No Trace hiking ethics, healthy eating habits and the benefits of physical activity. Read more
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Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Riparian Restoration
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site is located within the middle of one of the largest superfund complexes in the country. The heavy metals (Cadmium, Copper, Zinc, and Lead) and arsenic in the Clark Fork River are from historic mining, milling and smelting processes linked to the Anaconda Company operations in Butte and Anaconda. Read more
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Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Horse Sense
Draft and saddle horses are used at Grant-Kohrs Ranch on a near daily basis for ranch work and visitor programs. Operation Leadership (OL) attendance by all permanent and returning seasonal staff gave new tools for re-invigorated safety around horses. Using OL tools, activities around horses were looked at by both those using the horses and those managing the programs. Read more
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Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Local School Teachers Participate in an Outdoor Classroom Experience
Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS hosts a week long teacher workshop for local educators to learn about the natural and cultural resources at the site and incorporate that information into educational curricula. Our goals are to help educators and students understand the fundamental features of the natural environment and how that contributed to the historic use (and contemporary issues) of the area as a working cattle ranch. Read more
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Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Montana Range Days
More than 178 K-12 students from Montana and Wyoming learned about rangeland ecology at the 36th annual Montana Range Days Program held in June 2012. The Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic site served as the practice site for the Program hosted by the Deer Lodge Valley Conservation District. Read more
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Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Youth Conservation Corp
Following in the footsteps of her two older siblings, Theresa Lombardi was hired at Grant-Kohrs Ranch through the Youth Conservation Corp in 2009. That summer she demonstrated her hard work ethic, natural skills, and knowledge of agriculture attained through involvement in Future Farmers of America. Read more
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Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Summer Youth Camps Engage Local Underserved Youth
The Grant-Kohrs Ranch summer youth camps engage local underserved youth with the natural and cultural resources of the park. Every Tuesday for 8 weeks in the summer kids from local communties have an opportunity to come out to the ranch and participate in hands-on activities that help them understand and enjoy all the ranch has to offer. 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