Wild Times: Rewriting History in National Parks

About this episode

The episode discusses changes to national park exhibits due to political policies, focusing on a recent case at Muir Woods.

Noticed any changes to signs in your local national park? An exhibit at California's Muir Woods National Monument was recently edited because of a Trump executive order banning any types of content — like exhibits, signs, books in the gift shop — that "inappropriately disparage" people in American history. This isn't the first time that a national park exhibit has been affected because of Trump's policies though and park rangers and historians are speaking out. This interview first aired on KALW's Crosscurrents on July 31, 2025. To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below: See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Topics covered

• national parks
• history
• exhibits
• Trump policies
• Muir Woods
• park rangers
• historical content

Keywords

• national parks
• Muir Woods
• Trump
• exhibits
• history
• park rangers
• content policies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NPR

Places: California, Muir Woods National Monument

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