Carl Sandburg Home Partially Opens Trails Following Hurricane Helene Damage
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site begins phased reopening after Hurricane Helene.
- By justin.housman - December 29th, 2024 2:30am
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site's Hurricane Helene Cleanup Updates
Cleanup efforts are making progress at Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site.
- By justin.housman - December 13th, 2024 7:03am
Recovery Continues At National Parks Impacted By Tropical Storm Helene
Flooding, power outages, and downed trees were among the issues national parks were facing in the aftermath of Helene, which evolved from tropical storm to hurricane and back to tropical storm as it rampaged from the Gulf of Mexico north into Appalachia.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 30th, 2024 2:58pm
UPDATE | Parks Reopening In The Wake Of Ian
With Hurricane Ian having dissipated, most parks that were in the storm's path have either fully reopened, or were slowly ramping back up, although some in Florida were still closed Sunday.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 3rd, 2022 9:50am
Funding Lags for Historic, Cultural Parks Compared to Large, Popular Parks
There are inequities when it comes to funding units of the National Park System that protect and interpret cultural and historic sites vs. those that are focused on natural resources and sweeping vistas.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am
Exploring The Parks: 10 Historic Sites To Visit This Fall
A chill is in the air, leaves are changing, and people are looking towards the holidays. Autumn also is the perfect time of year to soak in some of the country's history along with the fall colors at historic sites and historical parks in the National Park System.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am
150-Year-Old Boxwoods Lost To Blight At Carl Sandburg Home
A focal point of the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in North Carolina is being cut down because of a deadly disease.
- By NPT Staff - March 22nd, 2021 1:30am
Read To A Goat At Carl Sandburg Home
If you've always wanted to read to a goat, you can do that during the month of March at the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in North Carolina.
- By NPT Staff - March 1st, 2020 1:30am
Proposed Fee Increase At Carl Sandburg Home NHS Could Include Charge On Free Ticket
When is a free ticket to tour the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in North Carolina not free? When you reserve a free child's ticket via recreation.gov and are charged a $1 processing fee.
- By NPT Staff - July 19th, 2019 1:30am
Around The Parks: Savoring Winter In Comfort
If you find yourself homebound for one reason or other this winter, there are two websites worth exploring for a quick national park fix: the National Park Service’s Treasured Landscapes site (which showcases art collections telling America’s stories) and the Open Parks Network (“350,000 cultural heritage objects and 1.5 million pages of gray literature...”). That’s a lot of information.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 24th, 2016 2:00am
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