
Kansan poet, historian, and educator Duane L. Herrmann celebrates the awesomeness and vastness of the prairie in this spotlight on eastern Kansas. Click here to read.
Kansan poet, historian, and educator Duane L. Herrmann celebrates the awesomeness and vastness of the prairie in this spotlight on eastern Kansas. Click here to read.
We are delighted to host our second annual poetry series, in honor of National Poetry Month. Poetry presents an extraordinary lens through which to explore public lands, the outdoors, and our instincts for adventure and self-reflection.
The Santa Clara Valley, better known by its modern nickname "Silicon Valley," was once also considered the “Valley of Heart’s Delight,” due to its abundance of wheat and produce, particularly pears, apricots, French plums (prunes), tomatoes, flowers, and grapes. The region is both agriculturally robust and scenic, home to a wealth of state parks that protect ancient old growth redwoods, and municipal parks with steep, rocky chaparral and riparian corridors
The Department of the Interior has released the 2018 dates when entry to 118 fee-based National Parks Service units will be FREE!