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Will De Man

Will is a social studies teacher from Michigan who moonlights as an American conservation historian. He graduated from Calvin University with degrees in history, education, and classics, degrees he employs to teach ancient history to 7th graders and research the history of the national parks. He published his first book, A Short History of the National Parks: the Southeast, in 2023. You can find out more about him at nationalparkshistory.com and on Instagram @nationalparkhistory.

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The Cuyahoga River, which caught on fire before becoming a national park.
Posted inHistory

The river that burned celebrates 50 years as Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Avatar photo by Will De Man June 25, 2025June 19, 2025

Cuyahoga Valley is a different type of national park. Oftentimes, the idea of the national park is associated with vast, open, wild places. Words like “wilderness” and “primeval” are used to describe them. Many possess a huge rugged backcountry, landscapes where you are unlikely to encounter people or roads for days. Those words would not […]

The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, part of the proposed Escalante National Monument.
Posted inHistory

Utah’s Lost National Park

Avatar photo by Will De Man June 18, 2025June 25, 2025
Truman Everts perilous journey in the Yellowstone Backcountry.
Posted inHistory

Lost in Yellowstone wilderness: The story of Truman Everts

Avatar photo by Will De Man May 7, 2025May 12, 2025
Sand Cave, where the Floyd Collins tragedy that led to a national park took place.
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How a nightmarish tragedy led to a National Park

Avatar photo by Will De Man April 30, 2025April 29, 2025
A baby bear is fed by a ranger in Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park.
Posted inHistory

The wild history about feeding bears in America’s National Parks

Avatar photo by Will De Man March 28, 2025April 1, 2025
Clipping on NPS cuts from the Billings Gazette
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NPS cuts are reminiscent of 1969 budget crisis

Avatar photo by Will De Man March 21, 2025March 18, 2025
Cliff Tower House in Mesa Verde, a national park founded by women.
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The story of two National Parks founded by women

Avatar photo by Will De Man March 14, 2025March 17, 2025
Claire Marie Hodges, the first female ranger in Yosemite National Park.
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Breaking Trails: How Claire Marie Hodges became Yosemite’s first female ranger

Avatar photo by Will De Man March 7, 2025March 7, 2025
The otherwordly Holy Ghost pictographs in Canyonlands National Park
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The otherworldly petroglyph panels in and around Canyonlands National Park

Avatar photo by Will De Man February 21, 2025February 25, 2025
A rare photo of the unnatural Yosemite Firefall.
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When real fire fell from the sky: The story of Yosemite’s Firefall

Avatar photo by Will De Man February 21, 2025February 26, 2025

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