Washita

National Park Week will run from April 17 to April 25 and encourages the public to explore the vast network of our national parks, sacred sites, historical landmarks, as well…

“’There are more women than ever in the lower ranks of fire,’” begins an article on the National Park Foundation’s website (www. nationalparks.org). “’We are coming out in forceful numbers,’…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…