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 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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• Gettysburg National Military Park

  New Cannon Carriage Restoration Shop

  

  A partnership with the Gettysburg Foundation to create a new cannon carriage restoration shop in Gettysburg’s historic Armory complex is progressing well. The rehab of the three-car garage at the Armory complex is expected to be completed this summer. Staff should begin moving in late June with a tentative final move in date of September 1. Read more

• Hampton National Historic Site

  Hampton Celebrates National Park Week; Opens a new Visitor Contact Station

  

  Hampton NHS Celebrated National Park Week in grand style. The park hosted a week-long series of events, hosting students of all ages every day. The highlight of the week was the opening of our new Visitor Contact Station. Read more

• Valley Forge National Historical Park

  Visitor Center Entrance Upgrades Completed

  

  The entrance to the Valley Forge Visitor Center received a much-needed face-lift, including all new walkways, landscaping, benches, and repairs to the damaged brick wing-walls. The work was funded through a combination of park funds, end-of-year regional funds, donations from park partners The Encampment Store, the Valley Forge Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the proceeds from the Revolutionary Run via the Friends of Valley Forge Park. Read more

• Curecanti National Recreation Area

  Cimarron Train Restoration

  

  Engine 278 and its tender, key components of the historic interpretive display at the Cimarron area of Curecanti National Recreation Area, were restored over the winter and summer of 2011-2012. Read more

• Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park

  Cimarron Train Restoration

  

  Engine 278 and its tender, key components of the historic interpretive display at the Cimarron area of Curecanti National Recreation Area, were restored over the winter and summer of 2011-2012. Read more

• Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

  Got Information?

  

  Orientation, interpretation, and safety information increased dramatically in quality and availability this year, thanks to investments in updating and upgrading dozens of wayside exhibits throughout the parks. Read more

• Cultural Resources, Partnerships, and Science Directorate

  Battlefield Protection, One Acre at a Time

  

  American Battlefield Protection Program does battlefield protection one acre at a time. Read more

• Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

  Accessible Interpretation

  

  Two projects moved these parks ahead in the accessibility arena: A new type of tactile exhibit was installed along a fabulous trail among giant sequoias, and audio-visual programs offer options that increase their availability to all. Read more