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Rising "smoke" from Heintooga Ridge Road

Celebrate #GivingTuesday with the National Park Foundation

Each year after Thanksgiving, the world celebrates #GivingTuesday. A day that invites us to give back and support the causes that move us, #...

Two gray whales spouting with a rainbow in the mist off the shore of Channel Islands National Park

A Whale of a Good Time Along the West Coast

A yellow-bellied marmot sitting on the ground with a mouthful of green grass at Rocky Mountain National Park

The Squirrel Family: America's Most Endearing Rodents

A group of people sitting on yoga mats in front of a man playing the piano at New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

Jazz Hands Ready for Exercise and for Giving Back

Milky Way night sky over the Wind Canyon at Theodore Roosevelt National Park

The Rugged Landscape That Captured Roosevelt's Heart

Kids enjoying water activities in a National Park

How to Get in on the #WeAreParks Celebration

A young person walking away down a path with a blue wheelbarrow at Glacier National Park

What Park Champions Made Possible in 2017

Old photo of a tall concrete reactor tower of the B Reactor at the Hanford location

Park Partner Stories

Interpreting the Legacy of the Manhattan Project

Small white and brown piping plover on the shore at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

11 Parks Perfect to Perch for Bird-Watching

Looking up at the tree tops of the redwoods at Muir Woods National Monument

The Gentle Trails and Soaring Trees of Muir Woods

Badlands National Park road

How to Be #Winning in 2018

A group of people snowshoeing in a row at Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve

7 Spots to Strap on Your Snowshoes

Three people standing at the edge of a cliff at Grand Canyon National Park

Stronger Together: We Are Parks

Home of John Muir

Park Partner Stories

Building Access & Empowering Outdoor Leaders

Red Christmas bow on a fence post in front of a snowy yellow mansion at Longfellow House

Seven Parks a Partying in 2017

Colorful sunset over the cactuses of Saguaro National Park

Iconic Cacti and Innovative Learning Collide in Arizona's Desert

A small group of people doing a yoga sun salutation on the trails of Florissant Fossil Bed National Monument

Revitalize Yourself and Reinvigorate the Park

Snow-covered trees and mountain of Lassen Volcanic National Park

How Private Support Protects Our Parks

A man on a rope in a canyon with another person hanging in litter a to simulate a vertical rescue situation

Supporting Professional Success for Park Staff

Glowing Wukoki Pueblo in Wupatki National Monument with the with the night sky and Milky Way in the background

6 Ways to Support Our National Parks All Year-Round

Grace with Blue Subaru reading Map

6 Scenic Drives That'll Make You Reach for the Car Keys Right Now

Sunset at Point Reyes National Seashore

Thank You for All You Do, National Park Service Employees

Orange sunset over the fog-shrouded dark blue hill of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

12 Reasons Why November 10 is a Big Day in National Park History

Invasive Cutthroat Trout swimming in Yellowstone National Park

Invasive Species: Unwelcome National Park Guests

A flock of white tundra swans flying in front of bare branches at Piscataway Park

Park Partner Stories

The Accokeek Foundation Knows How to Find – and Farm – Piscataway Park

Blue flag with 3 yellow fleur-de-lys symbols waving at a minimalist grass-covered Fort Caroline

Following French Footsteps at Florida's Fort Caroline

View of the grand shingled Old Faithful Inn

You May Not Know His Name, But You Definitely Know His Work

Pipestone Creek surrounded by lush green plants on the banks of the river at Pipestone National Monument

Pipemaking Tradition Endures at a National Monument

Two people kayaking in the Black Canyon at Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Swimming, Scenery, Serenity

A group of volunteers in waders and with long rubber gloves knee-deep in the New River Gorge National River volunteering with the Long Term Ecological Monitoring System

When You Give to the New River, It Gives Back

Stormy clouds over the black and white lighthouse on Bodie Island at Cape Hatteras National Seashore

5 National Parks with Notorious Pirate Stories

Close-up of a Samoan Fruit Bat amongst green leaves at the National Park of American Samoa

Get Batty for Bats in National Parks

Red, yellow, and green trees in front of the snow-dusted Mount Timpanogos from the Alpine Loop

The Great Love Story of Timpanogos Cave National Monument

The colorful pink and purple sunset over the rocky islands on the shore of Olympic National Park

Get Weak in the Knees on these Romantic National Park Getaways

Everglades National Park, Irma Damage

National Parks, We’ve Got Your Back

Park Ranger Goodspeed squatting on the shores of the Mississippi National River Recreation Area with kids in a canoe holding paddles

Park Partner Stories

Connecting the Twin Cities to the River that Runs Through Them

The winding Alagnak River through the green trees of Katmai National Park & Preserve

An Abiding Love for a Changing Wild River

Lucy and her dad standing on completely snow-covered ground at Mount Rainier, giving the thumbs up

Venturing to the Top

Mural painted on a wall of different people at Chamizal National Monument

Finding Common Ground in a Neighborly Way

Woman in a red canoe on a lake with a rainbow in the sky at Voyageurs National Park

Park Partner Stories

A Voyageur’s Experience in Minnesota’s Northwoods

brown and white island marble butterfly resting on yellow flowers at San Juan Island National Historical Park

8 Ways to Create Your Own San Juan Island Tour

Exhibit of fake heads behind bars at Alcatraz Island

A Genius, Two Brothers, and Fake Heads

A view of the blue water from the coast at Biscayne National Park

Wandering the Waters of Biscayne National Park

Two Worlds, One Park

A Labor of Love for Our National Treasures

Group of Latino youth posing together in the Santa Monica Mountains

Los Angeles Youth Hit the Trail

A group of students looking through telescopes and binoculars with a park rangr at Glacier National Park

Out of the Classroom and Into the Park

An early morning view of the trees from afar

National Park Haiku for the 101st Birthday

Paul Laurence Dunbar Portrait ca. 1890-1900

A Literary Genius Commemorated at an Aviation Stronghold

The colorful orange sun setting in the horizon of a snowy Arches Natoinal Park

When Nature is the Muse: Photography in National Parks

Park ranger looking through solar eclipse glasses at Arches National Park

How to Ensure the Total Experience During the Total Eclipse

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