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The Emmett Till Marker, Back up after being knocked down

Emmett Till's Memorial Was Defaced — Here's How To Help

In 2019, a new marker was erected at the site where Till’s body was recovered. It was the fourth replacement at the location.

An educational plaque sits in front of a water tower; a black and white photo shows barracks at the Granada Relocation Center in the 1940s, not the Amache National Historic Site

Discover the important history behind the country's newest national park

The Amache National Historic Site is the newest designated site of the National Parks Service, honoring a painful chapter of American history.

These Are the 25 Oldest National Parks in America

The importance of these lands goes back further than explorations of the Western wilderness, further than the passage of protective legislation. Using a variety of historical sources, we compiled a list of the 25 oldest established national parks in America.

National Park Quote Graphic: One of the great things about national parks is they belong to everybody. — Barack Obama

84 Best National Park Quotes For Your Next Adventure

We’ve curated the best quotes about national parks from conservationists, adventurers, presidents, park rangers, and even Leslie Knope. We hope that as you explore these quotes, you feel energized to explore another national park!

A photo collage of a fisherman, vegetables, a Feel Good Fridge from Whirlpool, a chart about blood types, and solar panels

These are the best positive news stories you missed this week: June 15 Edition

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...

A photo collage of an aerial view of a sports bar, a Native American posing for the camera, a butterfly sits on a finger, a women's rugby player lies down on the ground while holding a rugby ball, and an overview of a forest

Good News This Week: August 3, 2024 - Butterflies, Soup, & Sports Bars

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...

Left: A diverse group of disabled and non-disabled people mountain bike through the Great Smoky Mountains; Right: Two women hold up an adaptive hiking chair for another woman

This national park just expanded its adaptive excursions, allowing disabled visitors to bike, camp & kayak

This summer, disabled park-goers will have more opportunities to use adaptive equipment for biking, hiking, kayaking, and more.

These Programs & Companies Are Working To Save National Parks

We have reviewed the companies and nonprofits that have announced financial or in-kind support of the NPS or the National Park Foundation and have compiled a list of 25 programs and organizations working to save our national parks.

A collage of three photos: One of a group of volunteers with trash bags, one of a burlap sack that reads "Yosemite Facelift," and one of a volunteer signing up with a burlap sack in hand

Yosemite National Park Celebrates Trash Pickup Efforts

Volunteers picked up more than 10,000 pounds of trash during the Yosemite Facelift, a yearly trash clean-up event that takes place on National Public Lands Day.

Vibrant yellow and red poppies in the foreground leading to a panoramic view of a mountainous landscape with a clear blue sky, pine forests, and distant snow-capped mountains.

Coming to a park near you: This clever phone mount frames up a stunning photo... and helps you save local wildlife

Community-built time lapses are providing citizen-backed data to scientists so that they can improve wildlife conservation efforts around the world.

Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, an enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo

Many Public Lands Still Have Derogatory Names — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland Is Changing That

Deb Haaland, an enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo, said she is 'proud to be in a position' to start with a term offensive to Indigenous women on 650 different places on federal land.

Conceptual rendering of the Binational River Park along the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo between Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.

Instead of a Wall, a Binational Park To Be Built on Border of Texas & Mexico

Only two years ago, Laredo, Texas, was bracing itself for the construction of a border wall that threatened to cut off the city, its people, and the environment from its main water source. Today, a binational river park is set to be developed where the wall was set to stand.