National Park History
Will C. De ManThe history of our public lands to help us meet the current crisis.
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How to use the Independence Day long weekend for good
We are partway through the season of long weekends. Like the spread of algae across a reflecting pool, perhaps you’re feeling like this year’s celebration of the founding of the United States has been co-opted into something you’re not inte...
It's time for old-fashioned activism
The Little Presque River in Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. Highland Copper owns the mineral rights beneath it. Author photo.
Last September, public land advocates celebrated the defeat of a $50 million dollar grant in the Michi...
A conversation with Will De Man and John Clayton
John Clayton: Welcome, readers, to something a little different: and have both recently published books about the history of Yellowstone National Park, and the books are similar-but-different. So we decided to have a conversation about it...
Lessons from the "worst" national parks: Indiana Dunes
Indiana Dunes National Park. NPS photo.
In the first half of 2026, public land advocates and environmental activists have suffered two major defeats. The first was the rollback of protections for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness t...
Before the Antiquities Act, there was Casa Grande
Casa Grande in the early 1900s. NPS photo.
In 1882, Senator George Hoar of Massachusetts stood before the United States Senate and delivered an urgent plea from the New England Historical Genealogical Society:
“The ancient Spanish cath...
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Full time educator, part time historian bringing you knowledge of our public lands, past and present, to inform our response to the current crisis.
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