We're here for you and for our national parks. 💚 So, comment on this thread with what national park you'd like to see right now and we'll do our best to find a picture just for you.
📸Adam Jewell in
@GrandTetonNPS
#FindYourPark
#EncuentraTuParque
Last year,
@NatlParkService
planted a new tree on the Ellipse in
@PresParkNPS
– a 30-foot Colorado blue spruce from Palmyra, Pa. First celebrated in 1923 by President Calvin Coolidge, this year marks the 98th annual tree lighting.
📸NPS
Happy birthday,
@GlacierNPS
! OTD in 1910, Glacier National Park in Montana was established by Congress.
We're proud to help protect its million-acre landscape and diverse wildlife for generations to come.
📸 Alisha Clarke, Dan Sommers
#FindYourPark
#EncuentraTuParque
The trees surrounding
@TheNationalTree
at
@PresParkNPS
are decorated with one-of-a-kind ornaments designed by students from every U.S. state, territory, and the District of Columbia. We’re sending a huge shoutout to the children and teachers for their hard work!
📸NPS
After wolves had been absent from
@YellowstoneNPS
for almost a century, 41 wolves were introduced into the park in the 1990s. Since then, with help from NPF, the population has grown to more than 400. Learn more.
🐺
#WeAreParks
📸
@NatlParkService
DO NOTHING FOR TWO MINUTES
Take two minutes, turn up the volume as we leave you at Yellowstone National Park, where a mother grizzly bear and her cubs are the stars of the show. Videographer: Judy Lehmberg
DO NOTHING FOR ONE MINUTE
Take a minute, turn up the volume as we take you to Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve, where bears are thinking about landing the catch of the day. Videographer: Mark Emery
Before there were park rangers, there were Buffalo Soldiers. Created on this day in 1866, this remarkable unit had lasting impacts in places that later became national parks.
#FindYourPark
#EncuentraTuParque
Do Nothing For Two Minutes
Take a minute, turn up the volume as we take you to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee, where spring has sprung for a bear and her cubs. Videographer: Scot Miller
Few women have national park sites dedicated to them. Harriet Tubman has two.
Discover her remarkable second act at Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY.
This
#BlackHistoryMonth
and beyond, learn more.
#FindYourPark
#EncuentraTuParque
Do Nothing For Two Minutes: National Parks Edition 🌲
Take a minute, turn up the volume as we take you amid a display of snow-capped mountains at
@GrandTetonNPS
in Wyoming. Videographer: Scot Miller
Do Nothing For Two Minutes
Take a minute, turn up the volume as we leave you to the very damp Quinault Rain Forest in Olympic National Park in Washington State. Videographer: Nedra Gurry
Happy
#NationalParkWeek
! We’re celebrating our natural, cultural, and historical heritage with the
@NatlParkService
every day this week. Learn how we’re helping protect and preserve parks here. ⬇️
This year,
#EarthDay
turns 50!
Taking care of the Earth and our national parks go hand-in-hand. What new commitment will you make to our planet?
Learn more about ways to love the Earth:
#NationalParkWeek
#FindYourPark
Our staff is working remotely from home, which means that the NPF pets are on people duty. Each day, we'll showcase a few of the best coworkers around.
Today, meet Masha and Sasha, who are great customer suppawt supervisors, as you can see.
#FindYourPark
#EncuentraTuParque
Happy birthday week,
@NatlParkService
! We’re grateful for each year in your 104-year history and every one of the thousands of ambassadors who keeps our 400+ parks running. Thank you!
#FindYourPark
#EncuentraTuParque
Happy birthday, Mesa Verde National Park!
To celebrate, check out our day-by-day, mile-by-mile guide to exploring the spectacular ruins of the Southwest's first civilization.
➡️
📸
@NatlParkService
#FindYourPark
#EncuentraTuParque
Happy
#MothersDay
to all the mama bears and mother figures who have shown us how to appreciate history, culture, and nature through national parks. We love you!
❄"When snow falls, nature listens." – Antoinette Van Kleef
As some creatures hibernate, see national parks come to life in a whole new way during the winter months.
➡
#FindYourPark
#EncuentraTuParque
Do Nothing For Two Minutes
Take a minute, turn up the volume as we take you to Cades Cove, on the Tennessee side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Videographer: Scot Miller.
It's National
#PlanForVacation
Day. Need some inspiration? We're here for you. Tell us a little bit about yourself and we'll offer a suggestion on what national park to visit next!
🏕🗺🌄Our operators are standing by. 🏛🌈🐢
#FindYourPark
#EncuentraTuParque
DO NOTHING FOR ONE MINUTE
Take a minute, turn up the volume as we take you to Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve, where bears are thinking about landing the catch of the day. Videographer: Mark Emery
This
#MLKDay
, honor his life by learning about his legacy at the national parks connected to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Learn more:
📸
@NatlParkService
Wherever you are, grab a cup of coffee and join us for a *live stream* of Rock Creek Park and let the sights and sounds of bubbling water, ducks, and greenery melt your stress away.
📸Alanna Sobel / NPF
#FindYourVirtualPark
Do you catch yourself wishing you were in a national park? Us too.
Use these backgrounds on your
@zoom_us
calls until you can get back into parks in person!
Download here:
#FindYourPark
#EncuentraTuParque
Do Nothing For One Minute: National Parks Edition 🌲
Take a minute, turn up the volume as we take you to Utah, and
@ZionNPS
, where Spotted Towhees make their home. Videographer, Carl Mrozek
Before there were park rangers, there was the U.S. Army. Within the army, a remarkable unit known as the Buffalo Soldiers had lasting impacts in places that later became national parks.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#FindYourPark
#EncuentraTuParque
Happy birthday,
@NatlParkService
! Today (and every day!) we're celebrating the thousands of park ambassadors who protect, preserve, and care for national parks.
Learn more about the many hats NPS employees wear:
#FindYourPark
#EncuentraTuParque
Seriously, don't use slower friends as bear bait.
We’re in this together. When visiting national parks, follow guidelines from
@NatlParkService
so we all can take good care of our parks, ourselves, and each other.
#RecreateResponsibly
Whether you’re packing a picnic or tackling your next mountain, our national parks are for everyone. NPF helps fund the projects that make our parks more accessible to all in our community.
📷 Paul Kleiman at Harper’s Ferry National Park /
Happy Galentine's Day! Today is a day for ladies celebrating ladies.
We love learning about the stories of incredible women preserved in our national parks. Who are you celebrating today?
#FindYourPark
#EncuentraTuParque
#GalentinesDay
It’s up to all of us to
#RecreateResponsibly
. Let’s take good care of our parks and remember to be safe and be respectful of others. We’re in this together. Hear more from NPF President & CEO Will Shafroth.
#WeAreParks
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
celebrates people who originally inhabited this land and still do. Many national parks across the country share Native American stories.
Before there were park rangers, there was the U.S. Army. Within the army, a remarkable unit known as the Buffalo Soldiers had lasting impacts in places that later became national parks.
Learn more this
#NationalParkWeek
.
#FindYourPark
#MilitaryMonday