https://www.nps.gov/thst News releases from Thomas Stone National Historic Site. en-us https://www.nps.gov/cato/learn/news/reducing-deer-numbers-and-removing-invasive-plants-are-key-to-long-term-forest-health.htm Tue, 04 Apr 2023 07:20:00 EST Most forests in eastern United States national parks are at risk due to browsing by overabundant white-tailed deer and crowding by invasive plants, according to a National Park Service (NPS) study published in the journal Ecological Applications. https://www.nps.gov/cato/learn/news/reducing-deer-numbers-and-removing-invasive-plants-are-key-to-long-term-forest-health.htm https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1465/national-park-tourism-in-maryland-creates-344-3-million-in-economic-benefit.htm Wed, 13 Jul 2022 10:36:00 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 6,675,119 visitors to national parks in Maryland spent $246.6 million in the state in 2021. That spending resulted in 2,940 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of $344.3 million. https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1465/national-park-tourism-in-maryland-creates-344-3-million-in-economic-benefit.htm https://www.nps.gov/thst/learn/news/visitor-center-open-2021-07-01.htm Thu, 01 Jul 2021 10:15:00 EST The Thomas Stone Visitor Center is open. https://www.nps.gov/thst/learn/news/visitor-center-open-2021-07-01.htm https://www.nps.gov/thst/learn/news/stargazing-at-thomas-stone-nhs.htm Thu, 02 Aug 2018 10:21:00 EST Explore the night sky through telescopes https://www.nps.gov/thst/learn/news/stargazing-at-thomas-stone-nhs.htm https://www.nps.gov/thst/learn/news/astronomy-party.htm Wed, 01 Aug 2018 11:16:00 EST Explore the night sky with telescopes https://www.nps.gov/thst/learn/news/astronomy-party.htm https://www.nps.gov/thst/learn/news/thst-colonial-christmas-2018.htm Tue, 31 Jul 2018 11:02:00 EST THST hosts its annual Colonial Christmas celebration on Saturday December 8, 2018. https://www.nps.gov/thst/learn/news/thst-colonial-christmas-2018.htm https://www.nps.gov/thst/learn/news/-on-death-dying-in-the-1700s.htm Tue, 31 Jul 2018 06:25:00 EST On October 1, 2018, Thomas Stone NHS will open a new temporary exhibit entitled, “On Death & Dying in the 1700s”. This exhibit will explore how the inevitable act of death impacted the lives of Americans in the 1700s and will focus much of the exhibit on the lives of the Stone family. https://www.nps.gov/thst/learn/news/-on-death-dying-in-the-1700s.htm