This story originally appeared on Yale Environment 360 and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.In 1872, when Yellowstone was designated as the first national park in the United States, Congress decreed that it be “reserved and…
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The Virginia mansion where Robert E. Lee once lived that now overlooks Arlington National Cemetery is open to the public again, after a $12 million rehabilitation and reinterpretation that includes an increased…
Reports suggest that the travel industry is stretched to its limits in some areas. Companies that laid off workers last year now have more customer demand, creating a predicament as they try to rehire former employees or quickly hire and…
National park visits dropped precipitously last year amid pandemic-related park closures and restrictions. But the drop followed years of high use and crowds are expected back in force this year.“We expect that there will be significant…
The hope is to use the award to connect teachers to the Friends' organization's considerable teaching materials and historical records from the day, and bring it to classrooms, said Donna Gibson, a banking executive who, as president of the…