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Sitka National Historical Park below the mountains
Sitka National Historical Park and Rain Forest
Alaska's oldest federally designated park was established in 1910 to commemorate the 1804 Battle of Sitka. All that remains of this last major conflict between Europeans and Alaska Natives is the site of the Tlingit Fort and battlefield, located within this scenic 113 acre park in a temperate rain forest.
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Saguaro National Park
Saguaro National Park is more than just a desert park. In fact, the highest point in the eastern district is Mica Mountain at 8,666. There you will find a dense forest of Ponderosa Pine, Douglas Fir, Alligator Juniper, and Aspen.
Recent National Park Service News
National Park Service Celebrates American Indian Heritage Month
(Washington, DC) November is American Indian Heritage Month. The theme for 2008 is “A Vision for Native Communities: Health, Education and Economic Opportunities.” “Most units of the National Park System are important in some way to Native Americans. Parks contain sacred sites, ancestral lands, historic sites, and plants, animals and other natural resources important to the continuation of Native American cultural traditions. Full Story | More News
National Park Service and Native American Repatriation Act Grants
(Washington, DC) Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages and corporations, Native Hawaiian organizations, and museums are eligible for Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) grants offered by the National Park Service. Full Story | More News
Yellowstone Ranger Named Freeman Tilden Award Winner
(Yellowstone NP, WY-MT-ID) “Tom Cawley, Yellowstone National Park’s visual information specialist and web specialist has been awarded the national Freeman Tilden award for excellence in interpretation.” He was honored “for his work to create, produce and manage a series of web-based interpretive and educational programs that encourage visitors to experience Yellowstone in new ways.” Full Story | More News
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