On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act into law, officially creating the first national park in the
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This article was originally published on April 23, 2019. When Congress established Yellowstone as the first national park in 1872 — sparking a national movement
Inspired by his visits to our nation’s iconic national parks, JP Boneyard strives to inspire others to do the same. Through the Fifty-Nine Parks Print
Nearly 331 million people visited U.S. national parks in 2017. And while the year’s attendance fell just short of 2016’s record-setting total — by less
With his weapon of choice a pen, George Bird Grinnell was one of the earliest and fiercest fighters for conservation. Although he has largely flown
Perhaps the most well-known naturalist and conservationist, John Muir both inspired and lamented the steadily growing mass of tourists to the American West, who, with
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