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
Barriers to the Wilderness Next Door: Hispanic Community Focus Groups Project
In order to inform Saguaro National Park’s community engagement initiatives, in cooperation with the University of Idaho’s Park Studies Unit, a series of 8 bilingual focus groups were conducted in the greater metropolitan Tucson area with 43 members of the local Hispanic community participating. The results of this research have provided insight to Saguaro National Park about how to more effectively engage the significantly underrepresented local Hispanic community. Read more
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Glacier National Park
Half the Park Happens After Dark
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Saguaro National Park
Rincon Mountain Visitor Center Exhibit Project
In 2012 Saguaro National Park began the process of overhauling the In 2012 Saguaro National Park began the process of overhauling the Rincon Mountain Visitor Center public space, with the generous help of the Friends of Saguaro National Park. Interior renovations to the building were finished in the fall of 2012 and work to design the new exhibits went into contract at the start of FY13. We anticipate installation of the final exhibit collection in the summer of 2014. Read more
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Glacier National Park
Crown of the Continent
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Glacier National Park
Expand Opportunities for Students to Directly Experience National Parks
Glacier provides transportation support for 100,000 students each year to visit national parks through collaboration with the National Park Foundation and other park fundraising partners. Read more
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Glacier National Park
Reaching Visitors Through Poetry and Art
Glacier replaces outdated interpretive panels with new exhibits featuring original artwork and poetry. Read more
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Glacier National Park
Create Deep Connections Between a Younger Generation and Parks
Education interns get on-the-job-experience working with local school groups. Read more
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Heritage Areas
Looking for Lincoln National Heritage Area
Visiting Springfield you will enjoy a wide array of free interpretive experiences at multiple Lincoln historic sites. In addition, costumed interpreters hosted a variety of programs throughout the summer. Read more
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Aztec Ruins National Monument
Dedicated Recycling Committee Encourages Big Changes
Aztec Ruins National Monument has made an effort to be a community example for sustainable practices. A new employee recycling committee increases awareness among the staff and hauls dozens of different materials to various recycling centers. Major annual event such as Earth Day and America Recycles Day encourage local families to reduce their impact on the environment. Read more
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Saguaro National Park
Saguaro National Park Tourism Creates $21.9 Million in Local Economic Benefit
A new National Park Service (NPS) report for 2011 shows that the 610,045 visitors to Saguaro National Park spent $21.9 million in communities surrounding the park. This spending supported 294 jobs in the local area. Read more
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Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Parks to People
Palo Alto is using Distance Learning to connect visitors to the park to other NPS site across the country. Read more
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Fossil Butte National Monument
Twenty-two Year Old Fossil Exhibits Updated for 40th Anniversary Celebration
Five 22-year old exhibits at Fossil Butte National Monument were updated in October 2013. Content was revised by monument staff with attention to professional look and quality. The update corrected several scientific inaccuracies, added 54 fossils to the exhibits and introduced interpretive themes that were previously lacking including fry and fingerlings, traces fossils and predator-prey, to name a few. Read more
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Saguaro National Park
BioBlitz 2011
On October 21-22, 2011, Saguaro National Park became the fifth park to host the annual BioBlitz. Starting in 2006 and continuing until the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service in 2016, the National Geographic Society and the National Park Service are sponsoring ten annual BioBlitzes, each a 24-hour scientific inventory and celebration of the diversity of life in a selected premier national park. These events are designed to make connections between parks, science, a Read more
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Fossil Butte National Monument
Students Discover Southwest Wyoming's "Aquarium in Stone"
Two hundred and five pre-school, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and eighth grade students participated in several activities during fall field trips to Fossil Butte National Monument, and fifty two second grade students were visited in their classrooms. The fossilization game, fossil relay, fossil preparation demonstrations and ranger led tours and hikes introduced these students to the amazing fossil story told here. Read more
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Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Let's Move Junior Ranger
Palo Alto's Junior Ranger Adventure gets kids up and outside. Read more
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Saguaro National Park
Reduce, Reuse and REFILL
Saguaro National Park joined a growing number of parks and universities no longer using vending machines to sell disposable bottled water or soda on site. Read more
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Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Flat Ranger: Exploring National Parks
Connecting South Texas youth to the NPS through the Flat Ranger program. Read more
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Saguaro National Park
Healthy Awards Program
Saguaro National Park has implemented a self-motivation based Healthy Awards incentive program to help employees improve their health and wellness, which may ultimately save lives as well as reduce costs. Read more
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Saguaro National Park
Student Scholars in Action at the Saguaro National Park BioBlitz
The Western National Parks Association supported scholarships for four graduate student projects as part of the 2011 BioBlitz at Saguaro National Park. Read more
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Saguaro National Park
Wildlife Cameras at Saguaro National Park
Saguaro National Park has teamed up with the Friends of Saguaro National Park to create a website of literally thousands of wildlife photographs from the park taken during a recent wildlife camera study. Read more