Odds and Ends From Visitor Surveys at National Parks: You'd Be Surprised At Some of the Answers
Pay attention, national park managers and staff. If there's nothing else you do well, be sure to keep the restrooms clean and stocked.
Homestead National Monument of America
Old-Fashioned Fun on Labor Day Weekend at Homestead National Monument
What did Americans do for entertainment before IPods, ear buds and flat screen TV? Homestead National Monument of America will let you sample some pioneer-style fun during the Labor Day weekend. Monday's events will include an old-fashioned spelling bee, and spellers of all ages are invited to participate.
- By Jim Burnett - August 29th, 2010 6:54am
Orphan Train Rider Will Share Her Story at Homestead National Monument of America
It's one of most compelling stories from America's history: Between 1854 and 1929 thousands of children from Eastern cities were sent to the Midwest and West on "Orphan Trains." On March 7, 2010, Homestead National Monument of America will host an Orphan Train historian and one of the few remaining Orphan Train Riders for a special program.
- By Jim Burnett - February 23rd, 2010 6:12am
Volunteer Opportunities for Prairie Restoration Projects in Several NPS Areas
The vast sea of grass called the prairie is now just a memory in most of North America, but a few protected and restored remnants still remain. If you'd like to help with prairie restoration projects, several NPS areas are looking for volunteers during the next several weeks.
- By Jim Burnett - September 10th, 2009 5:00am
National Park Quiz 59: Only
This week’s quiz should take only a little while. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll enroll you in the Vinnie and Carmine Institute of Attitude Readjustment.
National Park Quiz 24: Old, Older, Oldest
Are you chronologically challenged? Take this week’s quiz and find out. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you write 100 times on the whiteboard: “Isotopic stratigraphy, a branch of chemostratigraphy, should not be confused with lithostratigraphy or cyclostratigraphy”.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 29th, 2011 8:32am
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