Our Parks Need Your Voice

The Department of the Interior is removing and revising historical materials across the National Park System under Secretary's Order 3431. Congress has the power to stop this — but they need to hear from you.

443 park history entries with documented artifacts have been flagged, revised, or removed.

The fight is now in the courts. In June 2026, a federal judge ordered the Interior Department to restore the removed materials and halt Secretary’s Order 3431 — but the First Circuit Court of Appeals stayed that order in July while the government’s appeal proceeds, so the case remains undecided. Lawmakers are still pressing to block funding for SO 3431. Congress can act — add your voice to the pressure.

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Dear [Representative/Senator],

I am writing as your constituent to express my deep concern about Secretary's Order 3431 and its impact on the National Park Service's ability to tell the full story of American history.

As of today, 443 park history entries with documented artifacts across the country have been flagged for review, revised, or removed entirely. This includes interpretive materials, exhibit panels, films, publications, and waysides at parks from Gettysburg to Selma to Independence Hall.

Our national parks are America's classrooms. They preserve the stories of war, sacrifice, civil rights, and the complex journey that shaped our nation. Erasing or sanitizing this history does a disservice to every American who visits these sites seeking truth.

This fight is gaining momentum. On March 19, 2026, the National Parks Conservation Association and a broad coalition of historians, scientists, and advocates filed for a preliminary injunction in federal court to halt the censorship and restore removed materials. And 53 of your House colleagues, led by Rep. Jared Huffman, have already called on the Appropriations Committee to block funding for SO 3431's implementation. I am asking you to join them.

I urge you to act immediately:

1. Support legislation to defund and reverse Secretary's Order 3431
2. Demand full transparency from the Department of the Interior on every content change, removal, and revision
3. Protect the National Park Service's mandate to preserve and interpret our nation's heritage — free from political censorship

You can see the full, documented scope of what is being changed at MissingParkHistory.org.

This is not a partisan issue — it is about the integrity of our national heritage. Our parks' stories belong to all Americans, and your constituents are paying attention.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Address]

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📰 This Week in the Fight for Park History

Sep 19 – Sep 30, 2026 · 5 new developments

📰 Partner Projects Blocked 👁️ Climate Signs Removed ⚖️ West Potomac Injunction Filed

Where the Fight Stands

The Interior Department has disapproved more than 130 partner-run park projects worth at least $25 million as misaligned with administration priorities, internal National Park Service records obtained by KUNC revealed on September 30. The blocked agreements include cultural-resource work at Death Valley and museum digitization at Zion, with the Great Basin Institute alone having 78 projects worth $12.7 million disapproved or left in limbo. The systematic obstruction of third-party conservation work compounds the agency’s operational collapse, coming just weeks after a CNN investigation documented that NPS has lost more than 24% of its permanent workforce since January 2025, even as Congress rejected the administration’s proposed $1.2 billion cut—a historic 37% decrease—and provided only a 2% reduction. The administration’s spending decisions have not translated into staffing or partner support, leaving parks struggling with severe personnel shortages as ideological directives choke off collaborative research and preservation.

The partner-project blockade intensifies ongoing battles over interpretive content, as librarians and archivists race to digitally preserve national park signs about women and LGBTQ+ history that have been revised or destroyed under administration orders, including language describing a massacre of Blackfeet women and children at Grand Teton National Park. The Interior Department removed climate change signage from Acadia National Park in September 2025, with spokesperson Aubrie Spady dismissing the removed materials as “brainless fear-mongering rhetoric” rather than “real science.” Meanwhile, a coalition including NPCA, DC Preservation League, and the National Mall Coalition filed for a preliminary injunction in early September to halt unauthorized construction at West Potomac Park, where the administration seeks to transform park land into a massive sculpture garden complex. The Sierra Club obtained documents on September 23 revealing a secretive reorganization plan that would strip authority from experienced park officials, suggesting the workforce and partnership crises are features of a broader strategy to hollow out the agency’s institutional capacity and reshape what the Park Service protects and tells.