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Family Day Event Promotes Social-Emotional Resilience in Children

Educators have known for years that helping children develop core social and emotional strengths, like self-regulation, self-awareness and social awareness, is necessary for students to succeed in school and other areas of life. That’s why two years...

Add Some Color to Your Life: Autumn at Guadalupe Mountains National Park

“We share a border of 2,000 miles. Over three million of our citizens in the United States are descended from your citizens.” –President John F. Kennedy during a visit to Mexico in 1962 We share North America. What can we learn by exploring our own...

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Through a Living Memorial

“We share a border of 2,000 miles. Over three million of our citizens in the United States are descended from your citizens.” –President John F. Kennedy during a visit to Mexico in 1962 We share North America. What can we learn by exploring our own...

WNPA Is Now Accepting Nominations & Applications for Annual Awards, Grants & Scholarships

(Tucson, AZ) August 23, 2022— Western National Parks Association (WNPA) is now accepting submissions for its awards, grants, and scholarships. All submissions must be completed electronically through the WNPA web portal by Sept. 19, 2022. Recipients...

John Muir: A Passion for Nature

Equality and Justice for All. Heavy words, aren’t they? Even more so when put together. From the American Revolution to the Civil War, African Americans were encouraged to fight for America but were not allowed to serve with benefits during peacetime...

WNPA’s New CEO Loves Sweets and Sharing Her Passion for Public Lands

Marie Buck, former chief operating officer of Grand Canyon Conservancy (GCC) and an Arizonan for most of her life, has been appointed CEO of Western National Parks Association (WNPA). Marie was selected following a national search to lead WNPA, which...

Western National Parks Association Announces New CEO

(Tucson, AZ) July 13, 2022—Western National Parks Association (WNPA) announced today that Marie Buck has been named chief executive officer (CEO). Buck was most recently chief operating officer (COO) for the Grand Canyon Conservancy (GCC) where she...

Fort Davis and the Trail to Civil Rights

Equality and Justice for All. Heavy words, aren’t they? Even more so when put together. From the American Revolution to the Civil War, African Americans were encouraged to fight for America but were not allowed to serve with benefits during peacetime...

Grant Enables Research on Rare Biodiversity in Saguaro National Park

By Dave DeFusco A team of National Park Service researchers will study the biological diversity of Saguaro National Park’s “sky island” assisted by a $10,000 grant from the Western National Parks Association. The grant was supported by a $5,000 gift...

Interpretation of a Decisive Civil War Battle Evolves

By Robert Pahre The Battle of Glorieta Pass, which took place from March 26 to 28, 1862, was the decisive battle of the Civil War in New Mexico. While the battlefield has had historical markers since 1939, the stories you learn on the field have...