Leave No Trace!
Americans love their national parks. Well over 300 million people visit the parks each year, whether to hike the rugged badlands trails at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, tour an 18th century home at Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park, or thrill to the Northern Lights at Voyageurs National Park.
Following the Stars to Freedom
Long before GPS or compasses, people navigated on both land and sea by looking at the stars. For millennia, “reading” the night sky was a reliable way to chart a traveler’s course.
The Conservation President
When Theodore Roosevelt first stepped foot in the Dakota badlands in 1883 as a 20-something city slicker, little did he know his adventures in this remote territory would someday shape the nation’s public land policies. But his romantic attachment to the rugged landscapes and wildlife he encountered during his western travels would only strengthen as his political life progressed. By the time he became president in 1901, Roosevelt was a lifelong champion of conservation.
