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The U.S. national park system gets a $100 million grant, the largest in its history

The National Park Foundation announced Monday that it had received the largest grant in its nearly 60-year history, a $100 million gift from Lilly Endowment Inc. The foundation, which is the ...
PBS

The history of America's National Parks Service

From sea to shining sea, America is full of beautiful landscapes and some of the most extraordinary places are available to everyone because they are part of the National Park Service. In this episode ...
NPR

Yellowstone turns 150. Here's a peek into the national park's history

It's safe to say Yellowstone National Park is still looking good at the ripe old age of 150. The world famous site became the first national park in the U.S. on March 1, 1872, when President Ulysses S ...

Where time leaves footprints: The national park rewriting human history

White Sands National Park in New Mexico may not be as famous as the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone, but it’s home to human footprints made more than 20,000 years ago, shedding light on the region’s ...