Thirty years ago, nearly one-third of the national park sites had historic fruit trees of some kind. It is unknown how many of them remain.
This data was pulled from a 2009 National Park Service report written by Susan A. Dolan called “Fruitful Legacy: A Historic Context of Orchards in the United States, with Technical Information for Registering Orchards in the National Register of Historic Places.” Dolan’s source for the list was a 1992 paper by William Coli and Nora Mitchell titled “Inventory and Conservation of Genetic Resources in the Form of Historically Significant Fruit and Nut Trees in the National Park System.”
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Blog Post
Protect Them All: 10 Advocacy Badges You Can Earn This National Park Week
Camp NPCA is officially in session! As NPCA celebrates National Park Week, we’re evoking all the nostalgia and fun of summer camp with a national park protection twist.
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Press Release
Park Advocates and Community Leaders Celebrate Victory for Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
In historic move, Secretary Haaland announced that the Bureau of Land Management intends to halt proposed Ambler industrial mining road through the Brooks Range of Northwest Alaska.
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Press Release
National Parks Benefit from Public Lands Rule, Ushering in Stronger Conservation Stewardship
“Across the West, people are rallying behind more conservation for the places we love—the desert landscapes, the sandstone vistas, the sagebrush steppe and the wildlife that thrives there. The impact…
