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A bison lies down on the ground in front of the Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., on June 22, 2022. After a historic biodiversity agreement was reached, countries now face pressure to deliver on the promises. The most significant part of the global biodiversity framework is a commitment to protect 30% of land and water considered important for biodiversity by 2030. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Anonymous donors give $40 million for Yellowstone National Park’s staff housing

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

FILE- In this undated photo 14-year-old Emmett L.Till from Chicago, is shown. President Joe Biden is expected to sign a proclamation on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, that establishes a national monument honoring Emmett Till, whose abduction, torture and killing in Mississippi in 1955 helped propel the civil rights movement.(AP Photo, File)

For Emmett Till’s family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story

By Aaron Morrison - Associated Press

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, reopens after a 30-month, $12.3 million rehabilitation. (Image courtesy of National Park Service)

National Park Service reopens Arlington House, Robert E. Lee’s home, after $12.3M renovation

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

In this May 2, 2017 photo provided by Kurt Kuznicki is the Massacre Rim Wilderness Area in northwestern Nevada, 150 miles north of Reno and near the state line with Oregon. Massacre Rim is one of two areas designated as &quot;dark sky sanctuaries&quot; in Nevada. A bill passed by the Nevada state Senate would create a state program to encourage tourism and preservation of dark sky places. (Kurt Kuznicki via AP)

Nevada Senate passes bill to form ‘dark sky places’ program

By SAM METZ - Associated Press

3 scientists picked to do research at Acadia National Park

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Detroit marshals troops to revive Fort Wayne

By CHRISTINE FERRETTI - Associated Press

Project to improve boat facilities in Snake River in Wyoming

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FILE - This image provided by the Great Basin National Park shows a Winchester Model 1873 rifle found in Nevada. The gun made in 1882 was found propped against a juniper tree in Great Basin National Park in November during an archaeological survey. Park spokeswoman Nichole Andler says officials may never know how long the rifle had been standing there, but it's possible it had been left there in the 1880s. (Great Basin National Park via AP, File)

137-year-old Winchester rifle found in Nevada has new home

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Wyoming man tapped for Interior post

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FILE - In this June 11, 2014 file photo, James Lyons and Florence Reaves, from Kirkwood, Mo., hike to a stone lookout over the Little Missouri River inside the Theodore Roosevelt National Park, located in the Badlands of North Dakota. An heir to the Wal-Mart fortune, a wealthy governor and energy companies operating in the North Dakota oil patch could fund a big chunk of the private money needed by developers of a presidential library for Theodore Roosevelt in the western Badlands. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Backers seek funds for North Dakota Teddy Roosevelt library

By BLAKE NICHOLSON - Associated Press

3 men sentenced for illegal hunting in Alaska national park

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Martin Luther King Jr. family home is added to national park

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FILE - This July 5, 2018, file photo, shoes eroded hills in the Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota. Construction of a Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora would elevate North Dakota's reputation around the globe, Gov. Doug Burgum said Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in pitching to state lawmakers the idea of using $50 million in state money for the project. The foundation working to develop a presidential library envisions a $200 million facility in Medora, at the entrance to the park. (AP Photo/Blake Nicholson, File)

Public money in question for private Roosevelt library

By BLAKE NICHOLSON - Associated Press

A visitor reads information outside of the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center in Everglades National Park, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, in Homestead, Fla. As the partial government shutdown drags on, private organizations, local businesses, volunteers and state governments are putting up the money and manpower to keep national parks across the U.S. open, safe and clean for visitors. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

National parks struggle to stay open, safe during shutdown

By BRADY McCOMBS and JOHN FLESHER - Associated Press

Visitors approach the Bunker Hill Monument, Monday, Dec. 24, 2018, in Boston. The historic site, erected to commemorate the Revolutionary War Battle of Bunker Hill, and run by the National Park Service, was closed Monday due to a partial federal government shutdown. The federal government is expected to remain partially closed past Christmas Day in a protracted standoff over President Donald Trump's demand for money to build a border wall with Mexico. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

An icon of Christmas cheer went dark, some parks close

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

National Park Service buys MLK Jr’s birth home

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A detail of the official White House Christmas tree is seen in the Blue Room during the 2018 Christmas preview at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. The tree measures 18 feet tall and is dressed in over 500 feet of blue velvet ribbon embroidered in gold with each State and territory. Christmas has arrived at the White House for 2018 as first lady Melania Trump unveiled the holiday decor. She designed the decor, which features a theme of "American Treasures." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Donald Trump’s China tariffs ‘Grinch’ Christmas lights

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

This July 6, 2017 photo shows a makeshift memorial to Hispanic Civil War Union soldiers who fought in the Battle of Glorieta Pass in Northern New Mexico outside Santa Fe. It's a typical representation for many sites linked to U.S. Latino history: It's shabby, largely unknown and always at risk of disappearing if it weren't for a handful of history aficionados. The lack of historical markers and preserved historical sites connected to Latino civil rights worries scholars who feel the scarcity is affecting how Americans see Hispanics in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

US lacks Latino historical sites and landmarks, scholars say

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS - Associated Press

Trump names career official to lead National Park Service

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

L.L. Bean donating $3 million to National Parks Foundation

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