Shari Orr has been selected as the National Park Service (NPS) Volunteer Program Manager. In this position Orr will lead the development of policy, strategy, and standards for the Volunteer-in-Park (VIP) program. She also leads the team that oversees the…
Last week was the 16th Annual Sunshine Week, an initiative to promote open Government and recognize the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). According to Sunshine Week, “Open government is good government.” FOIA is often described as the law that keeps…
On March 8th, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribune tweeted, “Today a Sand Creek Massacre monument was erected on the south side of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes headquarters in Concho, Okla. The Sand Creek Massacre occurred on Nov. 29, 1864 in Eads, Colo.”…
Congress changed the names of four parks: Homestead National Monument of America, Weir Farm National Historic Site (NHS), and Jimmy Carter NHS, all became National Historical Parks. Whereas New River Gorge National River was redesignated as a National…
For 100 years, the National Park Service (NPS) has been dedicated to protecting health and promoting parks as a health resource for visitors. 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of an agreement between the US Public Health Service (USPHS) and the NPS to…
Going through some old boxes and chests, my brothers and I found a Death Valley National Monument (now National Park) brochure that our grandmother picked up on her honeymoon in 1939. I have reached out to Death Valley National Park’s museum curators to…
Is COVID and the onset of winter giving you a terrible case of cabin fever? Take a tour in your car! Washita Battlefield is part of the Great Plains Trail – “designed to delight birders and wildlife enthusiasts with western Oklahoma’s abundant and…
Recently, the Washington Post wrote an article about President-elect Joe Biden’s choice for the Secretary of the Interior. He nominated Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), who will be the first Native American Cabinet secretary. It’s a historic pick for sure and…
Over a month ago, on December 10, 2020, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced the establishment of the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in Jackson, Mississippi as the 423rd unit of the National Park System. You must be…
In the month of December, we had 295 visitors, down 28% from 2019 and 10% lower than our 5-year average. What’s in a name? At the 156th remembrance of the Sand Creek Massacre, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes announced an official petition to rename Mt.…
