Additional Resources

Additional resources about National Parks 

NPS Resources:

• NPS Find a Park 

• NPGallery

• NPS Library Information Center

• NPS LIBRIS Discovery

• NPS Electronic Technical Information Center

Community Resources:

• National Park Service History Electronic Library & Archive 

• National Park Service materials saved by the Internet Archive

The Executive Order and Secretary Order

President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14253 from March 27, 2025, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” threatens to deprive Americans of access to their histories by ordering that 

“all public monuments, memorials, statues, markers, or similar properties within the Department of the Interior’s jurisdiction do not contain descriptions, depictions, or other content that inappropriately disparage Americans past or living (including persons living in colonial times), and instead focus on the greatness of the achievements and progress of the American people or, with respect to natural features, the beauty, abundance, and grandeur of the American landscape.”  

Subsequently, on May 20, 2025, the Secretary of the Interior published Secretary Order 3431, also titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History”, that directed the NPS and other land management bureaus to (among other tasks) review properties for “inappropriate content”, which he defined as content that “inappropriately disparages Americans past or living (including persons living in colonial times), or, with respect to content describing natural features, that emphasizes matters unrelated to the beauty, abundance, or grandeur of said natural feature,” and to remove and replace that content within 120 days (which we calculated to be Sept. 17, 2025).

Additionally, each location is required to post signs throughout each property that have a QR code and state: 

“(Name of property) belongs to the American people, and (name of land management Bureau) wants your feedback. Please let us know if you have identified (1) any areas of the (park/area, etc. as appropriate) that need repair; (2) any services that need improvement; or (3) any signs or other information that are negative about either past or living Americans or that fail to emphasize the beauty, grandeur, and abundance of landscapes and other natural features.”