News
Documenting the History Trump Wants to Erase
Librarians, historians, and volunteers are forming networks to chronicle signs and objects they fear could disappear from museums and national parks.
National Park Service
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Image Attesting to Horrors of Slavery Reportedly Ordered Removed by Trump
The famous 19th-century photograph of a formerly enslaved man is reproduced at the Fort Pulaski National Monument, a Civil War battle site in Georgia.
News
US Parks Agency Fires Ranger Who Displayed Trans Pride Flag in Yosemite
Hanging flags on the famous vertical wall of El Capitan is a tradition that many climbers have long participated in.
News
Harriet Tubman Erased From US Parks Website Without Agency’s Permission
A text about the Underground Railroad has been restored after it was edited to remove Tubman and downplay the contributions of Black abolitionists.
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National Park Service Allots $3M to Repatriate Native Heritage
The funds were distributed to 13 Native American tribes and 21 institutions to facilitate the return of human remains and artifacts.
Art
The Mythmaking Apparatus of the US National Parks
In quiet yet scrupulous detail, Designing Experience asks how the US National Park Service shapes the narratives it tells about this country and the lands it claims.
News
Ancient Rock Art in Texas “Irreparably Damaged” by Vandals
"Staff have already treated the most recent vandalism at Indian Head, but much of the damage is, unfortunately, permanent," park officials at Big Bend National Park in Texas said.
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Three Civil Rights Sites Become National Monuments
President Barack Obama designated as national monuments three Southern sites connected with the Civil Rights movement and post-Civil War Reconstruction.
Art
The Drive-Through Tree, a Relic with Roots in American Tourism
Last weekend, the Pioneer Cabin Tree in California collapsed. It was one of a number of West Coast trees that had holes cut through them in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Art
A Guide to Urban Havens in NYC, from a Quaker Meeting House to a Bird-Watching Refuge
The National Park Service and the Cultural Landscape Foundation launch a guide to New York City's cultural landscapes as part of a series on urban design.
Art
A Sinking Cherry Grove Portends a Future of Rising Tides
With each foot of sea level rise, four lines of cherry trees at the Climate Chronograph die.
Books
Photographs of the Birds and Bones in US National Park Collections
When a wayward tufted titmouse slammed against photographer Leah Sobsey's window, the bird's tiny corpse suddenly recalled all the natural specimens that had captivated her as a child at Chicago's Field Museum.