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History

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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
A black and white photo of a group of Navajo students shortly after arriving at the Carlisle School
Posted inConservation

New national monuments preserves the horror of Indian boarding schools

Avatar photo by Will De Man December 10, 2024December 10, 2024
Two men mount a bronze Mather Plaque in a rock face in Zion
Posted inHistory

Treasure-Hunting for history in Utah’s national parks

Avatar photo by Will De Man December 1, 2024November 21, 2024
The sun sets over Chiricahua National Monument
Posted inConservation

Holidays bring hope for new national parks

Avatar photo by Will De Man December 1, 2024December 1, 2024
A curving red-rock natural bridge in a Utah canyon.
Posted inHistory

The timeline of Utah’s epic national park empire

Avatar photo by Will De Man November 16, 2024November 19, 2024
An image of the Cave Springs Cowboy Camp
Posted inHistory

Alleged theft reminds us of a dramatic chapter in the history of Canyonlands

Avatar photo by Will De Man November 12, 2024November 11, 2024
Horace Albright, second director of the National Park Service, rides a horse across the Owachoma Bridge.
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The many names of Utah’s first national park

Avatar photo by Will De Man November 9, 2024November 11, 2024
A trail through black lava rock
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National Historic Trails for Native American Heritage Month

Avatar photo by Will De Man November 2, 2024November 5, 2024

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