Search results for “Joy M. Oakes”
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Press Release New Report Offers Recommendations for Revitalizing Floyd Bennett Field and Gateway National Recreation Area Senator Schumer and Congressman Weiner presented with report by Floyd Bennett Field Blue Ribbon Panel to make Gateway America’s iconic urban national park
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Press Release Parks Group Honors Entrepreneur Norman C. Selby for Commitment to America’s National Parks Gala honors Mr. Selby for his commitment and ongoing support for national parks.
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Magazine Article On the Rocks She went to City of Rocks and Castle Rocks to climb. Then it rained. And hailed. And snowed.
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Magazine Article My Maine A Maine native reflects on the state’s new national park.
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Press Release Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Jump Start Overdue Maintenance Projects in National Parks Bipartisan legislation from Kilmer, Hurd, Hanabusa, and Reichert would help reduce the more than $11 billion park maintenance backlog.
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Blog Post My 'Microadventure' on Frederick Douglass' Front Lawn One night of yoga didn’t wipe away all of my stress, but it did remind me of the real reason of why I do what I do.
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Blog Post A National Park Made for Life Lists No matter what experiences you like to “collect,” Channel Islands has it all — including glimpses of the rare island scrub-jay
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Blog Post Love Letters to Mojave National Preserve Reflections and recommendations from an ever-growing base of fans, including #ThoseParkGuys from the hit show, “Rock the Park”!
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Magazine Article Soaking It All In The woods are lovely, dark and deep — perfect for forest bathers searching for a little peace of mind.
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Magazine Article Living Monuments Ian Shive traveled to the corners of the sea to document the watery wonders of the nation’s marine monuments.
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Press Release Park Service Ignores Harmful Impacts, Advances ORV Management Plan for Glen Canyon Lengthy process results in a plan that could increase environmental degradation to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area rather than minimize it.
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Magazine Article Finding Home What happens when a desert baby visits the meadows of Yosemite?
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Blog Post Tackling a Mountain with Mom Going to a national park with Mom for Mother’s Day? This outdoorsman did and had an unexpected adventure.
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Blog Post 5 Inspirational Stories from the Parks Through their spectacular landscapes, magnificent wildlife and rich history, national parks have inspired generations of visitors. But often, it is the people within those parks who move us most. Here are five personal stories of determination, selflessness and healing that show how parks can bring out the best in people.
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Magazine Article When Your Toddler Meets a Crocodile How wise is it to bring a kid on a canoe trip through the watery wilds of the Everglades?
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Magazine Article A People’s Historian Talking about the past and the future with the Park Service’s new chief historian.
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Blog Post Trivia Challenge: The National Park That Graced 10 Million Albums Q: Popular culture often portrays national parks in striking and unusual ways. One Grammy Award-winning album of the year even featured a national park prominently on its cover. Can you name this album? Hint: This record took over the airwaves in 1987 and launched four European rockers to super-stardom.
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Blog Post Finding Beauty and History in New Mexico’s Sandstone NPCA’s traveling parkie beats the heat at an ancient watering hole and reads messages from the past at El Morro, the country’s second national monument
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Magazine Article Home on the Range? Bison are destroying Grand Canyon’s fragile meadows, but removing the animals is no easy task.
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Magazine Article Open Roads & Endless Skies At Great Basin National Park, a father and son gaze at stars, touch ancient trees, and reflect on space, time and the universe.
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Blog Post Sometimes You Need a Little Hubris A teenage cancer survivor shares why he chose to “Make a Wish” for the Boundary Waters
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Blog Post Sí Lo Hicimos Our newest national monument recognizing labor rights hero César E. Chávez is the first of its kind, and the culmination of years of effort.
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Blog Post Remembering a Historic Siege in a Rugged Volcanic Landscape NPCA’s traveling park lover ventures into the northern California desert to Lava Beds National Monument and discovers a history of Indian wars and a picturesque landscape of lava tubes far off the beaten path
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Magazine Article Mathew Brady, the War Correspondent f you’ve ever seen a portrait of a Civil War soldier or the landscape of a battlefield just after the cannon-fire has been silenced, then you’re familiar with the work of Mathew Brady. Now meet the man behind the images.
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Magazine Article A Ladder to the Top Thirty years ago, Vern Tejas overcame extreme cold and other dangers to become the first person to survive a winter solo ascent of Denali.
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Blog Post Thomas "Yellowstone" Moran: Influencing Change with Art Can one person’s artistic vision create change and protect something astounding?
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Magazine Article Have Phone, Will Travel Introducing a paperless travel guide to the national parks.
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Blog Post See National Parks Through Artists’ Eyes A new book features 85 posters of national parks by contemporary artists and designers.
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Magazine Article The View from Everywhere CyArk uses cutting-edge technology to preserve historic sites in virtual reality.
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Blog Post Pushing the Limits “There is nothing like pushing your physical limits to help you remember you're alive and capable of pushing,” my coworker and teammate Elizabeth Jordan reflected.
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