Federal Government Resources: National Park Service
General Resources:
- National Park Service
An excellent starting point. "Parks & Recreation" provides useful information about each park. "Nature & Science" is especially helpful for four biology resources pertaining to ecosystem management, invasive species, endangered species, and wildlife management. "History & Culture" sites are described below. - National Parks: Index. I29.103 Doc Ref
A listing of park units with basic individual information and acreage. - NPS Maps
(Harpers Ferry Center)
Online maps from park brochures. - NPS Stats
Visitor data both system-wide and for individual units. - NPS Management Policies
From this Washington Office site, click on "NPS Management Policies" for documents pertaining to recent management controversies. - Coalition of National Park Service Retirees
Not a government site, but useful for recent issues. - Water Resource Publications
Access to full text professional literature on water resource issues in the parks.
Periodicals:
- Common Ground
Full text articles on NPS archaeology and ethnography for the layperson. Online archive is from 2003 to the present. Print issues from 1996 to the present are at:
I 29.59/5-2 Doc - CRM Journal
Full text articles on cultural resources management. Online archive is from 1978 to the present. Print copies from 1980 to the present are at I29.86/2 Doc. - Park Science
Articles on science as it relates to park management can be found here. Both the online archive and the print magazine (I29.3/4 Doc) extend from 1981 to the present.
History and Cultural Resources:
- Links to the Past: Archaeology
A useful overview and entry point for NPS archaeology. - Links to the Past: Architecture and Engineering
Resources here include the Historic American Buildings Survey, Historic American Engineering Record, and the Historic American Landscapes Survey. - Links to the Past: Historic Buildings and Structures
Includes resources for both professionals and laypersons regarding preservation and restoration of historic buildings. - Links to the Past: National Register of Historic Places
Documents nearly 75,000 properties and also provides information for new registrations. - NPS Archaeology and Ethnography
Click on "site map" for an array of resources. - Park Histories
Provides a large array of online books not just on administrative history but also general history pertaining to each park. - Vanishing Treasures
Archaeology and ethnography specific to the American Southwest.
Print Resources:
- Cultural Resource Management Studies. I29.86 Doc
Published 1976 to the present. - Historic American Buildings Survey. I29/74 Doc
Published 1952-1996. - Historic Resource Studies. I29.58/3 Doc
Most are on individual units, with some found on web sites at individual parks. - Historic Structures Report. I29.88 Doc
Published 1991 to the present. Many are online at the individual park web sites. - Historical Handbook Series. I29.58 Doc
Published 1950-1970s. Many of these older handbooks are online at Park Histories. - National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings. I29.2:H69/9 Doc
These narrative books represent a pioneering survey done in the 1950s and 1960s. - NPS Handbooks. I29.9/5 Doc
These attractive handbooks describe individual parks or historic themes.
Content: Doug Ernest