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| Objects at Hand: 10 Curious Park Artifacts
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| The National Park Service manages one of the largest museum systems in North America, preserving more than 45 million artifacts, from the artful to the odd. Here are 10 of those objects and the stories they tell.
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| Facing the Climate Crisis: What We Do Now Matters |
| The forecast on climate is stark, but the Biden administration can take meaningful action now. These four critical policies address the big-picture changes we need to help avoid the worst effects of the crisis.
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| Why We Celebrate Labor Day |
| This weekend, Chicago's Pullman National Monument will host the grand opening of its new visitor center, showcasing the rich history of a model town that changed America and led to the creation of Labor Day. Learn about two little-known heroes who were part of the struggle for equality and social justice.
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| Show Your Support for Park Staff |
| Year after year, park staff have been asked to do more with less. But a new budget proposal would increase funding for the National Park Service by $295 million — the largest increase in decades. Tell your senators to give our parks the funding they need!
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| Biden Nominates First Native American Park Service Director |
| Last month, President Biden nominated Charles “Chuck” Sams III to be National Park Service director. Sams is a longtime administrator with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and co-creator of the Center for Diversity and the Environment. The Park Service has gone more than four years without a director.
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| Overrated |
| Artist Amber Share turned the rants of national park killjoys into a viral sensation. Learn how and see samples of her work in the Summer Issue of National Parks magazine.
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| One Mountain, Three Oceans |
| One national park mountain, Triple Divide Peak, is the only place in the United States where rain and snowmelt flow into three different oceans. Do you know which national park is home to this remarkable peak?
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| An Insider’s Guide to Badlands & Beyond
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| Explore this vast wilderness of jagged buttes, spires and pinnacles, mixed-grass prairies, and the world’s richest trove of fossils from the Oligocene epoch — and plan an extraordinary trip with tips from NPCA experts.
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