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Friends of Saguaro Supports Natural And Cultural Resource Surveys At The Park

In 2017, the Friends of Saguaro National Park Board of Directors approved funding for the first-ever inventory of important natural and cultural resources in the high-elevation (7,000’-8,700’) wilderness area of the Rincon Mountains. The survey crew of park technicians and NextGen Rangers were stationed at Manning Camp and completed this vital survey of 1,500 acres, focusing on five resources; water, invasive plants, forest health, cultural and wilderness.

Remaining Wreckage From Flight 93 To Be Buried At Memorial

Later this year, the remaining wreckage of Flight 93 will be returned to Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania as part of a longstanding effort by the Families of Flight 93, the National Park Service, and the National Park Foundation. The burial will take place in a restricted access zone on the sacred ground of Flight 93 National Memorial and will not be accessible to the public or the media.

Volunteers Rehabilitate Palmer Barn At Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park recently received help to restore key elements of the historic Palmer Barn. Asheville building contractor Sean Perry and his crew partnered with the park and Friends of the Smokies to preserve the structural integrity of the barn and improve visitor safety through the renovation project in Cataloochee in the North Carolina section of the park.

A Daring Journey Into The Big Unknown Of America’s Largest National Park

With a trekking pole in one hand and an ice ax in the other, I am naked except for the rigid mountaineering boots on my feet. With all my clothes in my backpack, I cross three braids of the glacier-fed Chitina River in Alaska, stopping to partially recover from the cold on the gravel bars in between. But I know the last ford is going to be the trickiest.

New Junior Ranger Activity Book Encourages Kids To Go Fish

The Interior Department, along with the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is publishing a free booklet to help kids get hooked on fishing. Aspiring anglers can download the Junior Ranger “Let’s Go Fishing!” activity booklet, which will introduce them and their families to fishing and encourage healthy and responsible outdoor recreation.