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Brown Vs. Board Of Education Now A National Historical Park

In a move likely to bring more attention to the nation's Civil Rights history, President Biden on Thursday signed legislation that redesignates the Brown v. Board of Educaton National Historic Site as a "national historical park," and adds properties under that umbrella.

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By NPT Staff - May 12th, 2022 4:38pm

Legislation Seeks To Boost Funds For National Park Foundation's Work

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in Congress to increase funding the National Park Foundation can use to seek matching philanthropic dollars to support national parks.

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By NPT Staff - May 12th, 2022 2:30am

$16.2 Million Awarded To Help Preserve African American Civil Rights History

More than $16 million in grants have been awarded to help preserve sites associated with the African American Civil Rights movement in the United States.

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By Compiled From N... - May 12th, 2022 2:30am

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Joshua Tree National Park Mulling Use Of Climbing Anchors In Wilderness

Whether climbing anchors are appropriate in wilderness is a controversial issue Joshua Tree National Park staff is dealing with as it crafts a climbing management plan.

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By NPT Staff - May 12th, 2022 2:30am

Quake Shakes Yellowstone, All Normal

A "light" earthquake shook Yellowstone National Park gently Wednesday morning, but geologists say there was nothing unusual about it.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 11th, 2022 12:20pm

Manassas National Battlefield Park Considered Threatened By Proposed Data Center

A proposal to build a sprawling digital data center next to Manassas National Battlefield Park has landed the park on the 2022 list of Virginia's "Most Endangered Historic Places."

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 11th, 2022 2:45am

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National Park Service Corps Programs Benefit From National Park Foundation Investment

Myriad programs addressing everything from climate-change impacts in the National Park System to trail building and environmental stewardship are gaining traction through $4.1 million in grants from the National Park Foundation.

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By NPT Staff - May 11th, 2022 2:45am

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How Horace Kephart Found His 'Back of Beyond’

Horace Kephart found both himself and his inspiration in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee, and it was there that he became one of the fiercest proponents for saving the mountains from logging companies.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

Another House Claimed By Atlantic At Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Another house has been claimed by the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, and it's likely that more will be claimed as the ocean continues to churn against the barrier islands of North Carolina's Outer Banks.

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By Compiled From N... - May 10th, 2022 10:05am

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Summer Of '22 Expected To Be Smoky In Western National Parks

It took only a handful or two of days between the disappearance of snow in the Santa Fe National Forest and the start of the Cerro Pelado fire, a growing blaze that has intruded into two units of the National Park System in New Mexico in an early season signal that the coming summer months will be smoky in many parts of the park system west of the Rockies.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 10th, 2022 2:30am