A Call to Action: Success Stories

The National Park Service turned 100 on August 25, 2016. To us, it wasn't about cakes and candles — it was about preparing the NPS to take on the challenges of our second century. A Call to Action was our blueprint to get us there. Every partner, program, and park played a dynamic role in realizing that vision. The stories below are examples of that work, and a final report on the centennial summarizes the success of this collaboration.

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By Park/Program Acadia National Park African Burial Ground National Monument Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site Anacostia Park Andersonville National Historic Site Andrew Johnson National Historic Site Arches National Park Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial Assateague Island National Seashore Aztec Ruins National Monument Baltimore National Heritage Area Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site Bering Land Bridge National Preserve Big Bend National Park Big Cypress National Preserve Biological Resources Division Biscayne National Park Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Blue Ridge Parkway Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site Cabrillo National Monument Cane River Creole National Historical Park Canyonlands National Park Cape Cod National Seashore Cape Krusenstern National Monument Capitol Reef National Park Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site Carlsbad Caverns National Park Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Catoctin Mountain Park Cedar Breaks National Monument Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park Chaco Culture National Historical Park Channel Islands National Park Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park Chesapeake Bay Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park City Of Rocks National Reserve Colorado National Monument Cowpens National Battlefield Craters Of The Moon National Monument & Preserve Cultural Resources, Partnerships, and Science Directorate Curecanti National Recreation Area Cuyahoga Valley National Park Death Valley National Park Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Denali National Park & Preserve Denver Service Center Devils Postpile National Monument Dinosaur National Monument Director Eisenhower National Historic Site El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail El Malpais National Monument El Morro National Monument Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Essex National Heritage Area Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site Fire and Aviation Management Fire Island National Seashore First State National Historical Park Flight 93 National Memorial Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Fort Davis National Historic Site Fort Donelson National Battlefield Fort Dupont Park Fort Frederica National Monument Fort Larned National Historic Site Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine Fort Monroe National Monument Fort Necessity National Battlefield Fort Scott National Historic Site Fort Stanwix National Monument Fossil Butte National Monument Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park Friendship Hill National Historic Site Gateway Arch National Park Gateway National Recreation Area George Rogers Clark National Historical Park George Washington Birthplace National Monument Gettysburg National Military Park Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve Glacier National Park Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Golden Gate National Recreation Area Governors Island National Monument Grand Canyon National Park Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site Great Smoky Mountains National Park Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Gulf Islands National Seashore Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument Hampton National Historic Site Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Harry S Truman National Historic Site Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site Homestead National Monument of America Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Hovenweep National Monument Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Independence National Historical Park Interpretation, Education, and Volunteers Directorate Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Jimmy Carter National Historic Site John Day Fossil Beds National Monument John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site John H. 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 Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park 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 Historical Park 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) 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 Shiloh National Military Park Sitka National Historical Park Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Steamtown National Historic Site Stones River National Battlefield Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor 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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• Harry S Truman National Historic Site

  Middle School Band from Tennessee Comes to Wish Harry Truman a Happy Birthday.

  

  Through words and music, the Inman Middle School Band of Paris, TN, came to Independence, Missouri, to wish Harry Truman a happy 134th birthday. The program was held at and in partnership with the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. The highlight of the show was the sharing of some of Harry's love letters to Bess Wallace, music from the WWI era, and a new arrangement of Harry and Bess Truman's love song, "They Didn't Believe Me." Read more

• Minute Man National Historical Park

  Willard Buttrick's Power Horn comes home

  

  Minute Man National Historical Park accepts the powder horn of Willard Buttrick which was used on April 19, 1775. Read more

• Minute Man National Historical Park

  BioBlitz at Minute Man National Historical Park a Success

  

  Two local and internationally known naturalists, Peter Alden and Dr. Edward O. Wilson came out to Minute Man National Historical Park's Bio Blitz on September 22, 2018. Read more

• Lowell National Historical Park

  Park(ing) Day Lowell 2018

  

  PARK(ing) Day returned to downtown Lowell Friday, September 21, 2018, with two park installations themed around "LoWellness.” Read more

• Lowell National Historical Park

  Portuguese community comes out for new exhibit

  

  Members of the Portuguese community come out for the opening of a Community Exhibit on the Portuguese in Lowell, Massachusetts, titled “Immigration from the Atlantic Islands to Lowell, Massachusetts: Continuity and Change in the Mill City’s Portuguese Community,” on Wednesday, August 29th at 5:30pm Read more

• Lowell National Historical Park

  32nd Annual Lowell Folk Festival

  

  32nd Annual Lowell Folk Festival Read more

• First State National Historical Park

  Field Trips in the First State

  

  Over the course of five days in April and May, the park hosted more than 1,700 Delaware 4th grade students to experience ArCH (Arts, Culture and Heritage) Preservation Field Days on The Dover Green, and Make A Splash at the John Dickinson Plantation and St. Jones Reserve and Delaware National Estuarine in Dover. More than 37 state, federal, and non-profit partners are involved in presenting hands-on educational activities that meet various Delaware State curriculum standards. Read more

• Fort Scott National Historic Site

  Fort Scott NHS Sells Out Audience Centered Candlelight Tour

  

  On December 1 and 2 of this year, Fort Scott National Historic Site capped off its 175th Anniversary celebration with its 36th Annual Candlelight Tour. The candlelight tour is held annually the first Friday and Saturday evening of December. The site is enchanted by the ambience of over 800 candle lanterns. Read more

• Gulf Islands National Seashore

  Civil War on Ship Island

  

  Commemorating through living history, the Civil War story of soldiers, sailors, and marines at Ship Island, Mississippi from 1861 to 1865. Read more

• Fort Scott National Historic Site

  Youth Attend Overnight Program at Fort Scott NHS in Commemoration of the Fort’s 175th

  

  This summer at Fort Scott National Historic Site, 29 young people, aged 11-15, answered a call to service by joining the site’s first ever Camp of Instruction. The Camp of Instruction is an overnight program where youth stay overnight in the barracks or tents at the historic site. The program gives youth an idea of what life is like in the 1840s army.The camp was held in commemoration of the 175th anniversary of the fort's establishment. Read more

• Padre Island National Seashore

  Centennial Student Art Contest

  

  Students find their park through art with a Centennial Student Art Contest hosted by Padre Island National Seashore. Read more

• Director

  Sing Across America

  

  “Sing Across America” brought young people together to express the human connection to nature through song, and to celebrate national parks and special places in their communities. The project was coordinated by artist Louise Phillips, who wrote the lyrics to the “Children’s Earth Anthem.” Charles Eversole, Artistic Director for the Singing Angels, composed the music. Read more

• Gulf Islands National Seashore

  A Musket on His Shoulder

  

  Celebrating the history of African American soldiers on Ship Island, Mississippi from 1863 to 1870. Read more

• 1840s Are Alive Again: 2015 Fur Trade Symposium at Bent’s Fort

  

  Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in partnership with many other sponsors presented the 2015 Fur Trade Symposium from September 23 to September 26, 2015. More than 175 registered participants took part in this year’s event which also included period music presentations in the evening, field trips to area fur trade sites, and a performance by the Koshare Dancers of La Junta. The symposium culminated with a banquet and fandango in the fort plaza attended by 300. Read more

• Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

  NPS Historicorps

  

  The National Park Service, through Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site, in partnership with Lamar Community College and the non-profit group HistoriCorps, sponsored a hands-on field school for students this summer.  From July 14 to August 14, 2014, students from the college’s Historic Preservation Program worked with NPS staff to complete on-going preservation work on the fort. Read more

• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

  Special Hiking Programs

  

  During the centennial, the NPS long-standing tradition of ranger hikes and tours continued and expanded to include special guest speakers such as researchers, scientists, and staff experts. Read more

• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

  Social Media Photo Contest and Art Exhibit

  

  Twitter user @sydneymadisonnn won the Social Media Photo Contest with a combined 146 Facebook and Twitter likes! Read more

• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

  Night Sky Programs

  

  The rural area of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument has some of the lowest light pollution in the continental United States and allows some of the darkest skies in the nation! Read more

• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

  Artist-in-Residence Paint Along

  

  This centennial year, Artist-in-Residence Daniel Crowe lead a class of beginning and advanced art enthusiasts to paint at the historic Cant Ranch. Read more

• Shiloh National Military Park

  Shiloh Celebrates the Centennial in Unique Fashion

  

  Shiloh celebrated the NPS Centennial with a Summer Concert Series on the battlefield. Read more

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