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Seminole family in a dugout canoe 1905-1915
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The Seminoles and Everglades National Park

Avatar photo by Will De Man October 16, 2025October 16, 2025

The story of Indigenous Americans can be found all throughout the national park system. In south Florida, the story of the Seminoles (Miccosukees) is deeply entwined with the history of Everglades National Park.   The Seminoles first made a home in the Everglades as a result of three wars fought with the United States. The wars […]

The Trinity Test
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There was supposed to be an Atomic Bomb National Monument

Avatar photo by Will De Man September 17, 2025September 12, 2025
Warning of accidental explosions in White Sands National Park
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Three national parks with an explosive past

Avatar photo by Will De Man August 28, 2025August 21, 2025
An alligator in Big Cypress National Preserve
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How a 1960s jetport paved the way for Alligator Alcatraz in Big Cypress National Preserve

Avatar photo by Will De Man July 25, 2025July 23, 2025
The Cuyahoga River, which caught on fire before becoming a national park.
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The river that burned celebrates 50 years as Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Avatar photo by Will De Man June 25, 2025June 19, 2025
The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, part of the proposed Escalante National Monument.
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Utah’s Lost National Park

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

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