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Friends Of Acadia Working To Preserve Acadia National Park's Carriage Road Bridges

More than a century ago, John D. Rockefeller Jr. hired stone masons to build a series of 17 iconic bridges along the carriage roads that lead visitors into the woodsy core of Acadia National Park. Not surprisingly, over those years the bridges have required regular maintenance and, also not surprisingly, the park staff has struggled to stay on top of that needed work.

How The National Park Service Grappled With Segregation During The 20th Century

Separate campgrounds, dining rooms, picnic grounds, and restrooms. Maps and signs that directed blacks to destinations away from whites. This was the landscape of segregation in some national parks during that divisive chapter of the country’s history. While the signs have been taken down and the separation erased, there remain remnants of that dark period in a number of parks today.

National Park Service Approves Plan For Historic Lake McDonald Cabins At Glacier National Park

A collection of historic cabins lining the shores of Lake McDonald at Glacier National Park that have come into National Park Service ownership over the years are set to be managed for their most practical use, although that could mean demolition for some, under a plan adopted by the Park Service.

Bryce Canyon National Park Certified As An International Dark Sky Park

The National Park Service and the International Dark-Sky Association have designated Bryce Canyon National Park as an International Dark Sky Park. This certification recognizes the exceptional quality of the park’s night skies and provides added opportunities to enhance visitor experiences through astronomy-based interpretive programming.