White-Tailed Deer Management Plan/Envirnomental Impact Statement

The Draft White-tailed Deer Management Plan is now available for public review and comment. The 60-day public comment period for review of the draft plan was initiated on December 19, 2008 and the NPS will accept comments from the public until February 17, 2009. Two public meetings will be held in January 2009.
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Lock, Stock, and Barrel. The World of the Revolutionary Soldier

Join us for a unique and captivating look at the life and culture of the Revolutionary War soldier. This very special series of presentations is aimed at historians, students, historic site staff, teachers, volunteers, re-enactors and all others with an interest in America's past. The program brings together some of the nation's leading Revolutionary War authorities to discuss various aspects of the conflict including artifacts, campaigns, and army life.
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Education Programs

"It is our hope that every student is able to visit a national park and use the park as a classroom...Nothing compares to a hands-on fieldtrip to one of these remarkable, inspirational places, where the past is honored and memories are made."

Mary Bomar Director, National Park Service
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The American Revolution: Official National Park Service Handbook

See a 16 page preview of The American Revolution: Official National Park Service Handbook now on sale at The Encampment Store at Valley Forge.

At over two-dozen national parks, the American Revolution awaits discovery. The essays in this handbook, written by eminent historians, dissect the American Revolution from a variety of scholarly points of view.

Also included in the 125 page handbook are full color photos, useful chronologies, and quotations.

Celebrate over 225 years of independence by adding this handbook to your library, and by visiting the national parks of the American Revolution.

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