Women's contributions and men's racism erased from history of national monument
Source: 19thnews.org
An initiative to fill in historical gaps from the Muir Woods National Monument disappeared under pressure from the Trump administration.
Jessica Kutz Updated July 22, 2025, 10:57 a.m. CT
Under pressure from the Trump administration, the National Park Service (NPS) removed historical context from signage that explained the role women played in the creation of the Muir Woods National Monument and highlighted the racist ideologies of some of the men associated with the site.
A ranger for the monument confirmed that the information removed last week originated from an initiative by NPS officials called “History Under Construction” that filled in gaps in the timeline of the park to offer a more comprehensive history of the monument in Marin County, California, which is known for its old-growth redwood trees.
An article on the NPS website explains what new information park officials had added to the interpretive signs in 2021. This had included highlighting the work of a women’s club, called The California Club, which launched the first campaign to save what was then known as Sequoia Canyon.
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Prior to the executive orders, the Trump administration was already taking action to revise information on park websites that did not align with its priorities. For example, NPS removed references to transgender people from the Stonewall National Monument’s webpage in February. The monument, in New York City, was created to honor the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement.
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This destruction has to stop-- I will call and write my Rep and Senators once again.
Two rangers talk to a group of park visitors.
Muir Woods rangers discuss different historical narratives with a student group. (Jace Ritchey/National Park Service)
Theresa Pierno Mar 6, 2025
Parks Are Being Dismantled Before Our Very Eyes
https://www.npca.org/articles/7044-parks-are-being-dismantled-before-our-very-eyes
...............Yet despite the time-honored commitment and bipartisan public support to protect our national parks and monuments, these sites are in peril.
Steps are being taken to remove barriers to drilling and mining on public lands, with even national monuments on the table. Park staffing is being cut drastically. We’re seeing LGBTQ contributions to America’s history being erased. Plans have been announced to shutter visitor centers, museums and other important facilities through lease terminations. With reduced staffing to manage our parks, we already are seeing limited hours at visitor centers and closed sections of parks because the limited staff who remain just can’t keep up.
A record number of supporters have joined NPCA in rallying for our national parks to say they are mad and not ok with this. They have been marching, speaking up online and calling their members of Congress.
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