Labor Day may be best known these days as the last breath of summer, that last three-day weekend before we dive into fall, made for last beach trips and barbecues. However, the holiday that gives us this three-day weekend was created with another intent: to recognize the labor movement and the achievements of the American… Read More National Park Feature: Pullman National Monument
I’ve never met a National Park I didn’t like, but I admit it, I have a favorite: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Woodstock, Vermont. To celebrate the centennial of the National Park Service (that’s today!), I thought I’d share a little bit about the park at the top of my list. Here, five reasons it’s my… Read More NPS Centennial: Meet My Favorite National Park
When you think of National Parks, you probably think of nature. This is fair, of course: many of the National Parks focus on a natural feature or landscape. The amount of visitors, however, necessitates a built environment within the National Parks. The Park Service has, historically and to the present, taken this task very seriously.… Read More The Architecture of National Parks
The National Parks have been the focus of a large campaign recently to celebrate and remind the public of these amazing spaces. The “Find Your Park” and “Every Kid in a Park” initiatives are part of the lead-up to the National Parks 100th birthday in 2016 (get ready for a big year!). But it’s not just… Read More National Parks: Find Your Park to Mission 66
The National Park Service has organized a fantastic campaign called “Find Your Park.” It is well-known news by now that National Parks have a youth problem: just at Yellowstone National Park, the average age of visitors is 54. This trend includes the employees. Only 7% of employees at National Parks are 29 or younger. This… Read More Find Your Park
Susie Trexler 