Have you ever gotten a postcard from a national park? Chances are the picture that comes to mind is the powerful eruption of Old Faithful spouting up in Yellowstone or the rocky depths of the Grand Canyon.

Part of the National Park Service website, this page provides general info. about the resident bat population, and links to more specific bat info. For the bat enthusiast!

Visit the Petrified Forest National Park to see beautiful photographs of petrified wood and read explanations of how wood becomes rock. Also find photos of the Painted Desert and Blue Mesa.

National Park Services provides this background for the Chiricahua National Monument in Willcox, Arizona. This spectacular land formation was recognized for its beauty by the Apaches and later by Congress to become a national monument....

This national park site offers insight into the economic stimulus whaling brought to New England and has left behind a strong history for that region.

National Park Service page about the plight of the owl limpet, a small fish resident of Southern Californian tide pools

National Parks Services offers a succinct biography of Civil Rights leader Ralph Abernathy.

In this investigation, students will have the opportunity to learn about the many geological features in our country's national parks.

Explore the history, culture, science, and more via the Redwood National and State Parks.

Explore the history, culture, science, and more via the Redwood National and State Parks.

Deemed more than just a desert, Big Bend is indeed that! Find excellent narrative on the history and culture of this incredible park as well as notes on nature and science. Be sure to click on Visitor Photo Gallery for stunning views.

This biography of Booker T. Washington includes some details of his early life and education, plus the more outspokenly anti-racist views of his later life. Click to related pages on the Booker T. Washington National Monument and notes...

Here is the National Park Site for the ancestral homes of LBJ and his family. By clicking around and exploring the website you will find lots of information on the ranch and LBJ himself.

This site provides information on the Manu National Park in Peru. Manu is described as an intact jungle, where "success in preserving such a large tract of pristine rainforest is largely due to the inaccessibility of the area."

A discussion of the building of the National Road, its route, and importance to the opening of the West. From the National Park Service.

A brief biography of Stand Watie, who was a colonel at the Battle of Pea Ridge, but became the only Native American general in the Civil War. From the National Park Service.

Discover the legend of Indian princess Pocahontas and her relationships with Captain John Smith and John Rolfe in this story from the National Park Service.

This site from the National Parks Service gives a brief history, and description of the California trail system which was used by settlers moving to California during the 1849 Gold Rush days.

A description of the Battle of Fort Donelson from the National Park Service. It was in this battle that Grant received the nickname, "Unconditional Surrender" Grant.

Cades Cove is an excellent historic sample of a small town nestled in the mountains. It contains homes, churches and a grist mill that have been preserved. Student can read about the culture of the region and what is being done to...

This site, which is provided for by the National Park Service, gives a brief overview of the events at the Civil War Battle of Antietam.

Rosa Parks' contributions to the Civil Rights Movement are highlighted in this brief biography.

Working in beautiful scenery is just one of the perks of being a park ranger. This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements needed to become a park ranger, as well as the education and job description. Included are interviews with...

Resource presents information about the national parks in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.