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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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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
Posted inHistory

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.
Posted inHistory

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.
Posted inHistory

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
Posted inHistory

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.
Posted inHistory

When real fire fell from the sky: The story of Yosemite’s Firefall

Avatar photo by Will De Man February 21, 2025February 26, 2025
Charles Young and the 9th Cavarly of Buffalo Soldiers, who built an important road in Sequoia National Park.
Posted inHistory

Three national parks to visit for Black History Month—in person and online

Avatar photo by Will De Man February 11, 2025February 11, 2025
The 25th Infantry of Buffalo Soldiers.
Posted inHistory

How the Buffalo Soldiers built our national parks

Avatar photo by Will De Man February 7, 2025February 5, 2025
The Kaweah Colonists in front of the Karl Marx sequoia tree.
Posted inHistory

Sequoia National Park was almost home to a socialist colony

Avatar photo by Will De Man January 31, 2025January 31, 2025
The sun sets over the Teton Range, viewed from the Kelly Parcel. The addition of the Kelly Parcel is another note in the timeline of Grand Teton's many transformations.
Posted inConservation

A Timeline of Grand Tetons Transformations

Avatar photo by Will De Man January 26, 2025January 26, 2025

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