national parks history Archives

The new public lands and national parks studies minor

March 25, 2024 - by Gentry Wolf

Southern Utah University’s new public lands and national parks studies minor was created by University of the Parks Committee co-Chair Kevin Koontz and professor Ryan Paul. The new 18-credit minor is designed for students that …

Clare Marie Hodges (L), Gertrude S. Cooper, and Jessie Foote Jackson were some of the first women employees of the National Parks Service.

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The women of the early national parks

March 15, 2023September 27, 2023 - by Lily Brunson

The National Parks Service was created in 1916, three years prior to women acquiring the right to vote. Suffrage and women’s empowerment had been growing, and as World War I began, an increasing number of …