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America’s Great Outdoors goes to my kind of town, Chicago

August 31, 2010 By Emily Diamond-Falk

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Photo courtesy of National Park Service.

My favorite weekends of my childhood began with my dad stuffing duffle bags, lanterns, mess kits, sleeping bags, a tent and cooler into the trunk of our car. Everything else was strapped to the roof with bungee cords. My family—including our beloved dog, Gibson—would set out on our camping trips. Sometimes we took 94-East to the Indiana Dunes National Park. Read more

Honoring Buffalo Soldiers’ role in establishing the National Parks

February 26, 2010 By Ben Beach

African-American participation in the armed forces dates back to the Revolutionary War. During the Civil War over 180,000 black men fought for the Union Army in volunteer regiments. The stirring movie “Glory,” starring Morgan Freeman, dealt with that period. Read more

National Public Lands Day & the North Cascades

October 20, 2009 By Sara Porterfield

Adopt-a-Crag event at Newhalem climbing crag, Washington.

What do our public lands mean to you? For many they are a place to recreate. Others go to find solace from the stresses of life, while some people identify public lands as their workplace. Although we may have different reasons for heading out to these lands, we all share one commonality: we all own them and have a stake in making sure that these lands remain healthy and accessible for future generations. Read more

Helping Ken Burns uncover National Parks' diversity

September 21, 2009 By Ben Beach

Lancelot Jones. Courtesy NPS.

Our own Frank Peterman had a hand in helping documentary maker Ken Burns find  one of the interesting characters portrayed in Burns’ much-anticipated series on national parks (The National Parks: America’s Best Idea), to begin airing on PBS on Sept. 27. Read more

A National Treasure: Washington State’s North Cascades

March 13, 2009 By Andrea Imler

One of the gems of the North Cascades: Mt. Shuksan. Photo by Jim Nelson.

One of our top priorities in the Pacific Northwest is the North Cascades Initiative. Rising from lush valleys to Mount Baker’s 10,778-foot peak, the North Cascades are in greater Seattle’s backyard and is the most glaciated area in the Lower 48. Glaciers carved many of the deep valleys and cut mountain sides much steeper than those on the higher peaks of the Sierra Nevada or Rockies. The North Cascades are one of the few intact ecosystems in the Lower 48 that is wild and large enough to support wide-ranging species such as grizzlies, mountain lion, and wolves. Read more