For a more up-to-date article about the NPS, please click to this article instead: “The National Park System: America’s Hidden Treasure.” Happy 100th Birthday, NPS! In 1916, when the National Park Service (NPS) was created (through the National Park Service Organic Act, during President Woodrow Wilson’s administration) to manage America’s parks and historic sites, there […]
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Go Wild For Wildflowers At Your Nearest State Or National Park
It’s time for wildflowers! The local wildflowers in the Shenandoah Valley can appear as early as March, but by late April and May, they are everywhere. My husband and I saw some purple Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea) and some Common Blue Violet (Viola papilonacea) on a walk this weekend (late March) on the Skyline […]
Happy Birthday To Our National Parks!
On Sunday, August 25, 2013, you can enjoy free admission to hundreds of national park sites throughout the United States. That amounts to an average savings of $25 per car, and lifetime admission passes are available for $10 to anyone aged 62 or older ($20 by mail). The history of our national parks is a […]