Birds, Music And History Highlight These September National Park Events
Here's a list of special events at national parks in September.
- By Compiled from NPS releases - September 17th, 2025
Booker T. Washington National Monument
Ranching The LBJ Way In Texas Hill Country
In an open-air barn in Texas Hill Country, a bull named Domino and a cow named Miss Battle patiently tolerate visitors transfixed by the fact the initials “LBJ” are branded on their right horns. Only their offspring, an unnamed calf born Sept. 23 and so far identified as 635, plays hard to get and dozes in the back of a stall.
- By Jennifer Bain - December 17th, 2023
Feeding Farm Animals Is A Park Ranger's Work At Former Tobacco Plantation
It’s 10 a.m. on a Saturday and the visitor center at Booker T. Washington National Monument is temporarily closed, albeit for an unusual reason. “The Park Ranger is down in the Historic Area taking care of the animals,” an apologetic sign explains. “They will return soon.”
- By Jennifer Bain - June 14th, 2023
Taking The McAfee Knob Shuttle To Virginia's Appalachian Trail Hotspot
Before my first giddy moment alone on the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in Virginia, I stood in a parking lot across from the trailhead studying a stern sign and feeling anxious.
- By Jennifer Bain - May 21st, 2023
Booker T. Washington National Monument To Host Juneteenth 2022
Booker T. Washington National Monument in Virginia is scheduled to present Juneteenth 2022 on Saturday, June 18, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Juneteenth, short for June nineteenth, has long served as a celebration date for the effective end of slavery in the United States. The date became a federal holiday in 2021.
Around The Parks: Holiday Events Feature Toymakers And Glimpses Into The Past
A toymaker with skills from the past and glimpses into holiday celebrations from years ago are some of the events on display around the National Park System in December.
Booker T. Washington National Monument Announces 2013 Events
Booker T. Washington National Monument recently published a calendar of events for the current year. July has been declared Junior Ranger Month during which the monument’s rangers will offer activities each Wednesday and Saturday at 10 a.m.
Booker T. Washington National Monument Announces Upcoming Civil War Program
A discussion about the impact a Civil War soldier's death can have on his family will be presented at the Booker T. Washington National Monument later this month.
Booker T. Washington National Monument To Offer Special Christmas Program
Booker T. Washington National Monument will be offering an “Old Virginia Christmas of 1862” program in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War.
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