Tag: national park service
House Rejects President’s Massive Cuts to National Park Service
The House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior rejected yet another year of massive cuts to the National Park Service Budget (NPS) for 2027. The…
Administration Proposes a Second Year of Massive Cuts to the National Park Service
Congress has been holding hearings this week on the proposed budget for the National Park Service (NPS). As you likely know, last year the Administration…
Garden of Heroes Tied to Civil War and Reconstruction
Last year, Donald Trump issued an authorization of a 2021 Executive Order commanding that a Garden of Heroes in Washington for the 250th Anniversary of…
Congaree National Park May Have to Redact Three Items of Printed Material on Slavery
Congaree National Park in South Carolina is eighteen miles southeast of the state’s capital of Columbia. The park gets fewer than 150,000 visitors every year…
Slide Show With Instructions for Tagging National Park Exhibits for Removal for Violating Executive Order
I have been posting photos for the last six weeks that Interior Department staff have identified as National Park exhibits being in violation of President…
Federal Government’s Effort to Take Down LGBT+ Flags at Stonewall Is Defeated
Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan had its LGBT+ flags removed by the Federal Government in February as part of the president’s Executive Order to “restore…
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Has Displays Flagged for Violating President’s Executive Order at Cane River
The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom was created through an Act of Congress passed in 1998 which gave the National Park Service responsibility for…
Interior Department Looking to Ban Historical Books from National Park Service Bookstores
For nearly a month I have been looking at exhibits and signage that may be withdrawn from the National Parks following the president’s Executive Order…
Brochure at Dry Tortugas National Park that May Be Discontinued
The Dry Tortugas National Park may be one of the most remote locations of any park having to do with the Civil War. The Dry…
Displays at Antietam That Are Under Review for Removal
We are looking at the displays and literature from around the National Parks having to do with the Civil War and Reconstruction that have been…