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History

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.
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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
The tallest in mountain in North American, at the center of the dispute over whether it should be called Denali or Mount McKinley.
Posted inPolitics

Denali-Mount McKinley naming dispute reignited by Trump order

Avatar photo by Will De Man January 22, 2025January 22, 2025
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Considering Biden’s national park legacy in light of Jimmy Carter’s passing

Avatar photo by Will De Man January 20, 2025January 22, 2025
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Remembering Jimmy Carter, the president who doubled the size of the National Park System

Avatar photo by Will De Man December 30, 2024December 30, 2024
A vista of the Tetons with yellow wildflowers in the foreground
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Almost half of your national parks were created by the Antiquities Act

Avatar photo by Will De Man December 18, 2024December 14, 2024
Black and white photo of Labor secretary Frances Perkins
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Biden declares Frances Perkins National Monument, expands NPS investment in women’s history

Avatar photo by Will De Man December 17, 2024December 17, 2024

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