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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Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor John Muir National Historic Site Johnstown Flood National Memorial Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail Kenai Fjords National Park Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Kobuk Valley National Park Lake Clark National Park & Preserve Lake Mead National Recreation Area Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area Lava Beds National Monument Learning and Development Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Lowell National Historical Park Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park Maggie L Walker National Historic Site Mammoth Cave National Park Manhattan Project National Historical Park Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site Martin Van Buren National Historic Site Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site Minidoka National Historic Site Minute Man National Historical Park Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Mojave National Preserve Montezuma Castle National Monument Morristown National Historical Park Mount Rainier National Park National Capital Parks-East National Mall and Memorial Parks National Park of American Samoa National Parks of New York Harbor Natural Bridges National Monument Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Directorate New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park New England National Scenic Trail New River Gorge National River Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Noatak National Preserve North Cascades National Park NPS Archeology Program Ocmulgee National Monument Office of Risk Management Oil Region National Heritage Area Olympic National Park Operational Leadership Padre Island National Seashore Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park Petrified Forest National Park Petroglyph National Monument Pinnacles National Park Point Reyes National Seashore Pony Express National Historic Trail Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial President's Park (White House) Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Richmond National Battlefield Park River Raisin National Battlefield Park Rivers Of Steel National Heritage Area Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program Rock Creek Park Rocky Mountain National Park Roger Williams National Memorial Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park Sagamore Hill National Historic Site Saguaro National Park Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway Salem Maritime National Historic Site San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Santa Fe National Historic Trail Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks Shenandoah National Park Sitka National Historical Park Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Steamtown National Historic Site Stones River National Battlefield Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Theodore Roosevelt National Park Thomas Stone National Historic Site Timpanogos Cave National Monument Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail Tumacácori National Historical Park Tuzigoot National Monument Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River Valley Forge National Historical Park Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site Vicksburg National Military Park Walnut Canyon National Monument War In The Pacific National Historical Park Weir Farm National Historic Site Wheeling National Heritage Area Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Wind Cave National Park Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts Women's Rights National Historical Park Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve Wupatki National Monument Yellowstone National Park Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park Yosemite National Park Youth Programs Division

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• Independence National Historical Park

  Independence NHP Pilots STEAM Programming with St. Mary’s Interparochial School

  

  St. Mary’s students (grades 5-8) participating in their afterschool STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics) program visited Independence National Historical Park several times throughout the 2015-2016 school year for a STEAM lesson inspired by a visit to a park site. The combination of history and hands-on science provided a unique experience for the students, and proved to be a great opportunity for the park to explore science programming. Read more

• Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve

  2016 National Parks BioBlitz – Fort Caroline Insects

  

  The Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve hosted our first biodiversity discovery day at Fort Caroline during the 2016 National Parks BioBlitz. Read more

• Fire and Aviation Management

  Dance Performance Captivates Young Boise Audience

  

  The Division of Fire and Aviation sponsored a dance performance focused on wildland fire in honor of the NPS Centennial, as wildland fire management is integral to the mission of the National Park Service. Called Fire Speaks the Land, The CoMotion Dance Project from the University of Montana performed in Boise on April 7 and 8, 2016. Over the course of the two days, over 800 students in K-5th grade came to the interactive performances. Read more

• Saguaro National Park

  Park Prescription Day 2016

  

  On April 24, 2016, the public was invited to join Saguaro National Park staff, state and local officials, health care providers, military veterans and Jefferson Park neighbors to walk, bike, or run 1.75-miles along a proposed Health and History Loop Trail connecting Banner-University Medical Center to the historic Jefferson Park neighborhood. The proposed trail will be the first public-private wellness trail in Arizona, designed so that doctors can prescribe a walk in nature Read more

• Saguaro National Park

  Tourism to Saguaro National Park creates $66.5 million in Economic Benefit for Tucson

  

  A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 753,440 visitors to Saguaro National Park in 2015 spent nearly $47.5 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 691 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $66.5 million. Read more

• Lowell National Historical Park

  Bringing the Park to the People Debuts during Cambodian New Year in Lowell

  

  In celebration of the National Park Service's 100 Birthday, Lowell National Historical Park is Bringing the Park to the People. We will co-host a series of community outreach events at neighborhood parks. Read more

• Urban Archeology Corps

  

  The NPS Archeology Program and Groundwork Anacostia River DC piloted the Urban Archeology Corps at National Capital Parks-East in 2012. This youth work experience provides a model for engaging young people in urban national parks through archeology. Read more

• Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

  Students Fly to Glacier Bay for Every Kid in a Park Celebration

  

  Fourth-grade students from across the region flew into Glacier Bay to celebrate the NPS Centennial and discover an national park treasure in their backyard. Read more

• Minute Man National Historical Park

  The Wayside is subject of a new movie.

  

  The Wayside, Home of Authors, is subject of a new film in the "Half the History" film series. The film is made in cooperation with students from Tufts University. Read more

• Tumacácori National Historical Park

  Tumacácori, Tubac, and the Anza Trail Team Up for Health

  

  This spring Tumacácori National Historical Park offered not one, but two occasions for visitors to hike a portion of the historic Juan Bautista Anza Trail that runs between Tumacácori and the historic Tubac Presidio. Read more

• Tumacácori National Historical Park

  Art in the Park Celebration at Tumacácori

  

  On Saturday, February 13, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Tumacácori celebrated artistic expression of all kinds with a day of activities for families, neighbors, and visitors from across the world. Visitors got in touch with their creative sides by joining some of the many demonstrations, workshops, and programs offered. Read more

• Tumacácori National Historical Park

  Naturalization Ceremony Welcomes New Citizens to National Parks

  

  For the fifth year in a row Tumacacori commemorated Constitution Day and Citizenship Day by hosting a naturalization ceremony on September 17th. Temporarily designated a U.S. Courtroom for the event, the ceremony was held inside the historic Tumacacori Mission Church. Read more

• Tumacácori National Historical Park

  Ticket to Ride Drives Significant Increase in Curriculum-Based Programs

  

  The $5,000 set aside to subsidize buses will, by the end of the school year, have delivered more than 1,000 students to Tumacácori for curriculum-based field trips. That is nearly 500 more visits than the previous fiscal year –an increase of almost 45%. Read more

• Tumacácori National Historical Park

  Tumacácori Partners With State Park to Find Your Park and Play!

  

  Children of all ages from Santa Cruz and Pima Counties enjoyed a combined event for National Junior Ranger Day at Tumacácori National Historical Park and Tubac Presidio State Historic Park on Saturday, April 16, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Both parks simultaneously offered a wide variety of activities and crafts for the young and the young at heart. Read more

• Tumacácori National Historical Park

  Tumacácori Hosts Cross-Border Earthen Architecture Workshop

  

  From March 14-18, Tumacácori National Historical Park hosted over 100 participants in the 2016 Taller Internacional de Conservación y Restauración de Arquitectura de Tierra (TICRAT), a bi-national, hands-on workshop focused on learning the traditional techniques and materials of conserving earthen architecture, adobe, lime plaster, and painted plaster. Read more

• Cape Cod National Seashore

  AmeriCorps’ Dedicates Week to “Protect, Preserve and Prepare” for Centennial

  

  During the week of April 11th Barnstable County AmeriCorps Cape Cod and Cape Cod National Seashore teamed up for National Volunteer Week with the common goal to “protect, preserve, and prepare our park” for the National Park Service centennial year. Read more

• Grand Canyon National Park

  Building Cultural Competence at Grand Canyon

  

  In celebration of National Native American Heritage Month, Grand Canyon National Park’s Diversity Council sponsored a free ‘Cultural Competence’ workshop led by Dr. Katherine Campbell of the Bureau of Indian Education. Read more

• Grand Canyon National Park

  Diversifying the Outdoors with Jose Gonzáles

  

  On Tuesday October 27th and 28th,2015, Jose González, founder and director of Latino Outdoors, led two community workshop on ‘Diversifying the Outdoors’ at Northern Arizona University (NAU) and Grand Canyon National Park. Read more

• Aztec Ruins National Monument

  Centennial Partnership Celebrates New Horizons for Class of 2016 and NPS

  

  The four-year Centennial partnership between Bloomfield High School Class of 2016 and Aztec Ruins National Monument culminated in a unique stewardship opportunity hosted by Salmon Ruins. Read more

• Aztec Ruins National Monument

  American Indian Cultural Arts Festival - Engaging the Power of Relevancy

  

  The first inaugural American Indian Cultural Arts Festival shared modern relevancy opportunities (tribal, regional and national) with about 200 visitors during National Parks Week. Read more

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