How Buffalo Soldiers shaped national parks. Before the National Park Service was established in 1916, Buffalo Soldiers were among the U.S. Cavalry who served as the first rangers of America's ...

Yosemite National Park ranger Shelton Johnson has spent a lot of time thinking about the Buffalo Soldiers — African-American Army troops who were stationed in the Sierras in the first years of the ...

The Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act was approved Monday by the House on a voice vote. The pending Senate measure is sponsored by California Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer.

As the National Park Service wrote, the country mostly turned to military members in the early years of national parks. The famed "buffalo soldiers" were a major contributor.

Until establishment of the National Park Service in 1914, the U.S. military monitored parks and assigned Buffalo Soldiers — African American infantrymen who served in the late 19th and early ...

"The African-American troops known as the Buffalo Soldiers played a central role in protecting our national parks. They were, in fact, our national parks' first guardians," said Alan Spears, a ...

Buffalo Soldiers — six Black regiments that served primarily out West after the Civil War — were among the first rangers, with some 500 serving in Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks.

National Parks & Recreation Month is the perfect time to take advantage of the recreational opportunities available to you. Whether it’s a day trip to a state park, a walk in one of Buffalo’s historic ...

Buffalo National River saw its highest visitorship total for a year in 2024, with more than 1.6 million visiting the park. The park has had more than a million visitors for 19 consecutive years.

Park story from Buffalo National River. NPCA: The Book. A Century of Impact is a 192-page hardbound treasure celebrating NPCA’s first 100 years of protecting America’s national parks.