National Parks in Urban Areas
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, one of a few National Parks in urban centers. The New York Times ran an editorial yesterday on the debut of Ken Burns’ new documentary on the National Parks called...
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco; cc: Flickr user thamiter Some U.S. cities have National Park Service properties from parks to historic sites and monuments to wildlife refuges. As...
View ArticlePark Ranger Shortages in Urban National Parks
Independence National Historical Park. Credit: NPS It is easy to forget the many different types of parkland located in urban areas. Besides municipal parks, there are also state, county, regional and...
View ArticleUrban National Parks: The 21st Century Face of the National Park System
The following is the first in a series of blog posts highlighting urban units of the National Park System. By Beth Porter, National Park Service and Molly Anderson, Conservation Legacy Fellow Urban...
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