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During the month of February, in celebration of Black History Month, Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site is overflowing with ranger led discussions, distance learning programs, and more! As a civil rights site, our primary goal is to...

Tucson, Arizona, (November 22, 2021)—An internationally recognized national park historian and two college students who want to teach their communities about the benefits of national parks have earned annual awards presented by Western National Parks...

“Long time ago the ground trembled, a big black smoke came,” was the memory the Hopi passed from generation to generation. It was a thick, choking, even poisonous smoke, preceded no doubt by shuddering earthquakes and precipitated by a furious...

The beginning of winter found me feeling torn between the sleepy comforts of home and the satisfying challenges of rugged wilderness camping. As usual, the mountains won. “I’m headed north on Highway 15 out of Silver City, New Mexico,” I had texted...

UPDATE: This WNPA-funded research project is entering its second year as of June 2022. Off the coast of southern California, on a scattering of islands, lives a suite of plants and animals that are found nowhere else on earth. Five of these islands...

The mighty saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) is an icon of the American Southwest. Under a blazing sun, these majestic cacti can grow upwards of 50 feet if the conditions are right. A cursory glance with an untrained eye leaves one with the impression...

El Morro, or “the headland,” has been a gathering place for centuries (Jim Stratton) Our first big surprise when we arrived at the visitor center was learning that President Teddy Roosevelt protected this area on December 8, 1906, with his second...

Saguaro National Park is small compared to Yellowstone or Death Valley national parks, and less than a quarter the size of nearby Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. But that doesn’t mean you should take a windshield tour of Saguaro and be gone in...

The Battle and the Battleground Bats, those insect-eating mammals we see at dusk as they flutter over our heads seeking their prey, have been battling white-nose syndrome (WNS) in North America since at least 2006. The organism responsible for this...

Award recipients recognized for contributions to WNPA and national parks Tucson, Arizona, December 2, 2020—On November 5, 2020, Western National Parks Association (WNPA), a nonprofit education partner of the National Park Service (NPS) since 1938...