Making the Isolated, Accessible
How Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is transforming a remote park into an accessible destination.
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Is That Seaweed or Some-Fin Else?
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Is That Seaweed or Some-Fin Else?
NPF funded research is helping track great white sharks, protecting the species, and enabling public safety officials to use science to educate the public on the risk of recreating in the waters off Cape Cod National Seashore.
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Walking Through CloudsHow a 17-year-old from Southwest D.C. found confidence 2,000 miles from home and 13,000 feet in the air.
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Protecting the Ancestral Landscape of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation200 years after the tribe was forcibly removed, the National Park Service, the tribe, and other partners are conserving over 1,000 additional acres of ancestral land.
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“We’re Still Here”Through a collaboration between the Ramapough Luunape, local nonprofits, and NPF, a service corps crew is helping restore access to ancestral land along the Musconetcong Wild and Scenic River.
Latino Leaders Create Community Outdoors
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Latino Leaders Create Community Outdoors
The founder of Latino Outdoors Boston is bringing her community together in national parks - embracing "cultura y familia” outdoors.
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Gone FishingFishing clinics help military families build community and a connection to nature — a rare constant for families conditioned to change.
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Restoring TimucuanHow a group of park rangers, scientists, and teenagers are working together to restore Timucuan's shorelines.
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100 Years of the National Christmas TreeThe National Christmas Tree is often measured in numbers. Over 13,000 feet (or 2.5 miles) of lights strung end-to-end, 63,750 individual LED bulbs, and 400+ ornaments. This season’s ceremony commemorates another number – the 100th lighting of the National Christmas Tree.