October 28, 2009
2009 Artists-in-Residence Donate Works
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.
October 28, 2009
Teacher-Ranger Helps Kids Teach Kids about National Parks
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.
October 07, 2009
Prescribed Fire Planned in Fall 2009
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.
October 05, 2009
Underground Railroad Exhibit Will Be Displayed at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
“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.
October 01, 2009
Recovery Act Funds Rehabilitation of Historic Wright House
Rehabilitation of the historic Wright House, one of the restored buildings at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, will begin in October.
September 30, 2009
Replanting of Prairie Trails Will Reduce Park's Carbon Footprint and Add Two Acres of Native Plants
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.
