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News Articles: National Parks Service

National Park Service Jennifer Mummart holds the photo of Selina Norris Gray, at the site where was taken at Arlington National Cemetery Oct. 9, 2014, in Arlington, Va. Gray was a black woman known for saving some of George Washington's heirlooms when Union soldiers seized and occupied Arlington House, the home of Confederate Army General Robert E. Lee, on May 24, 1861.

National Park signage encourages the public to help erase negative stories at its sites

The Department of the Interior is requiring the National Park Service to post signage nationwide by June 13, asking visitors for feedback on any information they feel misrepresents American history.

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  • Chloe Veltman
Devils Hole pupfish gather on the precious rocky shelf that supports their entire fragile existence in the wild.

Against all odds, the rare Devils Hole pupfish keeps on swimming

The Devils Hole pupfish's natural habitat is a single water-filled hole in a cave in the Nevada desert. Its numbers at one point dwindled to just 35 animals. How does it manage to survive?

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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce