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  • Greetings from Yosemite National Park

    I have been visiting Yosemite since 1980. I LOVE wildflowers and I used to go the first 2 weeks of June. Now, 40 years later, the same wildflowers come up in May; about a 4 week difference. I was there 2 weeks ago and as I have been going there…

  • Greetings from San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

    I brought a troop of Girl Scouts to the monthly sea chantey singalong, ages 10-12. We had 15 girls with us; 12 never came back, but 3 never left. The three girls and I became volunteers. I worked as both a volunteer and a contractor for 15 years, leading pier…

  • Greetings from Capitol Reef National Park

    I volunteer at Capitol Reef National Park. I have for close to 3 1/2 years. The Rangers, fellow Volunteers, SCA, Students, etc. are amazing! Smart, informed polite, and totally committed! We are luckey to have them!!!!! Thank you, Renee

  • Greetings from Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

    I worked in many different positions for the National Park Service, starting with Bent's Old Fort NHS. I was a seasonal Interpreter, then as a permanent Museum Technician, later as a Museum Curator and once again as the Chief Ranger, a job in which I did both Interpretation and Law…

  • Greetings from Montezuma Castle National Monument

    We sat with a volunteer ranger at the base of the castle and he told us so much information we otherwise wouldn’t have known about the NP! It was really interesting and made us appreciate the history more deeply. Later we kept walking and I realized I didn’t have my…

  • Greetings from Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

    Back in 2011 my husband was just finishing up chemotherapy. As part of his recovery we decided to purchase a small camper and go on the road to explore the National Parks and be surrounded by nature. When we were leaving the campground at the Great Sand Dunes National Park,…

  • Greetings from Scotts Bluff National Monument

    May I Salute You? Thank You Note to National Park People Dear National Park People May I salute you? I know that this is a particularly challenging season of service for you, and while mine is certainly not the only voice crying in the wilderness to acknowledge that and may…

  • Greetings from Gateway National Recreation Area

    The Jamaca Bay wildlfe refuge .A hidden jewel in an urban city. A wetland habitat of biodiversity.It is a major crossover for bird migration and nesting.It is a living classroom and laboratory for citizen science and on effects of climate change.Salt marshes and inter tidal areas harbor multitudes of organisms…

  • Greetings from Zion National Park

    Zion National Park will always have a special place in my heart. The first time visiting, I hiked up to Observation Point in the morning and did a few miles in The Narrows in the afternoon. It was a glorious and exhausting introduction to the park. Years later, I brought…

  • Greetings from Governors Island National Monument

    I became a volunteer with NPS in 2012 at Governors island National Monument. As a history buff I was thrilled to participate in the many programs that the rangers regularly presented on their own and in partnership with other organizations which highlighted this historic site's importance in the history of…

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