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| Above, a herd of Yellowstone bison relaxing in a meadow. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
The first U.S. national park will have a big celebration this year.
Yellowstone National Park will mark 150 years since becoming the first national park in the United States.
According to Oil City News:
CASPER, Wyo. — Yellowstone officially became the first national park in the United States on March 1, 1872 when former President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act.
That means that March 1, 2022 will mark the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone becoming a national park.
“Yellowstone’s 150th anniversary is an important moment in time for the world,” Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cam Sholly said in a press release Wednesday. “It’s an opportunity for us to reflect on the lessons of the past while focusing our efforts to strengthen Yellowstone and our many partnerships for the future. I applaud and share the vision of Secretary Haaland and Director Sams on our responsibility to more fully engage with Tribal Nations to honor and learn from their ancestral and modern connections to Yellowstone.”
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