The National Park Service should strive to protect a critically endangered species, educate the public, and contribute to research into species such as the Kemp's ridley sea turtle, not diminish the Sea Turtle Science and Recovery Program at Padre Island National Seashore.

A trio of measures calling for removal of statues on federal properties, including the National Park System, that memorialize the Confederacy are scheduled to be discussed Tuesday by the House of Representatives' subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

Some of the African Americans who lived in the port town of Salem, Massachusetts, during the early 19th century became leaders in the abolitionist movement. But when and how did slavery end in Massachusetts? In what ways did a growing anti-black sentiment inhibit “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness?” Answers to those questions and more are explained in Pathways in Freedom, a new digital program at Salem Maritime National Historic Site.

Vandalism of statues tied to the Confederacy continues in the National Park System, with graffiti sprayed on the statue of Robert E. Lee at Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland.