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 27 – Oct 1, 2026 · 5 new developments

📜 130+ Partner Projects Blocked 👁️ Archaeology Surveys Halted ✊ MLB Drops Grand Teton

Where the Fight Stands

Interior has disapproved more than 130 partner-run park projects worth at least $25 million as misaligned with administration priorities, internal Park Service records show. Much of the blocked work is history itself: cultural-resource work at Death Valley, museum digitization at Zion and, in Utah, archaeological surveys of sites newly exposed around Lake Powell. Cutting the partners who document the past is another way to narrow what parks can tell. One reversal: after weeks of local opposition, Major League Baseball dropped Grand Teton from consideration as a ballpark site.