Frank Carlson Library

Featured parks include: Redwoods National and State Parks, Death Valley National Park, Mojave National Preserve, Sand to Snow National Monument, Castle Mountains National Monument, Mojave Trails National Monument, Joshua Tree National Park, Cabrillo National Monument, Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area, César Chavez National Monument, Pinnacles National Park, and Channel Islands National Park.

Featured parks include: Independence Hall; Liberty Bell; Gettysburg; Valley Forge; Flight 93 national memorial; Edgar Allan Poe national historic site; and many more.

Crater Lake is America's deepest lake and scientists consider it to be the cleanest and clearest large body of water in the world! It's vibrant blue color is a testament to it's purity and depth and is fed almost entirely by rain and snowfall, which averages 38-44 feet per year. Oregon's Mount Mazama collapsed after a major eruption thousands of years ago resulting in this spectacular natural jewel located in the Pacific Northwest.  The lake is...

Great Basin Geosphere is a unique 200,000 square mile piece of real estate. High desert and mountains cover 20% of the lower 48 United States... Including most of Nevada, southern Oregon, Idaho, Western Utah and a portion of eastern California. This vast area is much more than "just a desert." Featuring Great Basin National Heritage Area, Great Basin National Park & Nevada Northern Railway National Historic Landmark.

National Parks in the Midwest region of the United States inspire us with their history, beauty, and phenomenal natural resources. This program features over a dozen National Park sites throughout the Midwest region of the United States. Beginning in North Dakota and traveling on to iconic sites in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska & Kansas. Featuring North Dakota: • Theodore Roosevelt National Park • Fort Union Trading Post National Historic...

Enjoy a visit to Acadia National Park, the crown jewel of the North Atlantic Coast. Travel through history and learn about the political, economic, social, cultural, and demographic changes after the civil, industrial and revolutionary wars. Appreciate the world's greatest inventor, American conservationists, sculptor art, former presidents, women's rights, and natural wonders along the way. This program features over a dozen National Park sites throughout...

Travel along ancient footpaths and ruins through the homes and communities of Ancestral Pueblo People in New Mexico, dating back over a thousand years! • Chaco Culture National Historical Park - A special canyon that was central to thousands of people between 850 and 1250 A.D. In modern times, it is possible to experience the organizational and engineering marvels not seen anywhere else in the American Southwest. • Aztec Ruins National Monument...

There are dozens of National Park entities in the desert southwest of the US and this program visits some of the parks through the eyes of dedicated National Park rangers. Parks featured in this program include: TEXAS • Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park • Chamizal National Memorial • Big Bend National Park • Big Thicket National Preserve • Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument • Guadalupe Mountains National Park. NEW MEXICO...