http://www.nps.gov/heho News releases from Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. en-us http://www.nps.gov/heho/parknews/2009-artists-in-residence-donate-works.htm Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:06:44 EST The 2009 Artist-in-Residence program at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site featured writer Laura Madeline Wiseman and painter Patricia Rottino Cummins. Each artist donated work created during their residencies this summer. http://www.nps.gov/heho/parknews/teacher-ranger-helps-kids-teach-kids-about-national-parks.htm Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:05:23 EST This fall, after her second summer as an interpretive ranger at Herbert Hoover NHS, teacher Kristen Bergren returned to her third grade classroom in Moline, Illinois. As the park’s Teacher-Ranger, she will continue sharing her love for national parks with her students. http://www.nps.gov/heho/parknews/prescribed-fire-planned-fall-2009.htm Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:14:47 EST The National Park Service will burn half of the 81-acre tallgrass prairie at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site sometime in October or November of 2009. http://www.nps.gov/heho/parknews/recovery-act-funds-rehabilitation-of-historic-wright-house.htm Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:11:57 EST Rehabilitation of the historic Wright House, one of the restored buildings at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, will begin in October. http://www.nps.gov/heho/parknews/replanting-prairie-trails.htm Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:57:43 EST Two and a half miles of prairie trails are being reduced to seven feet wide from 10 to 14 feet wide. The trails will require less frequent mowing and, as a result, less fossil fuel use by the park. http://www.nps.gov/heho/parknews/door-to-freedom.htm Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:52:08 EST “Cedar County, Iowa: A Door to Freedom”, an exhibit on the Underground Railroad, is on display at the Visitor Center of Herbert Hoover National Historic Site.