US National Parks Contest

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And Finally, a Quick Contest
But first, the results from last month. When asked to name the national park that honors an American president who set his party's record for most ballots ever needed to nominate a candidate, Lorri Phile from Cincinnati, Ohio correctly answered – President James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Ohio.
For bonus points, Lorri told us that it took 36 ballots for Garfield to win the Republican nomination in 1880.

Way to go, Lorri!
Did You Know?
In the general election, Garfield defeated the Democratic candidate, Winfield S. Hancock, by only 1,898 votes out of 9.2 million. Only a few months after his inauguration, he was assassinated by a disgruntled office-seeker in Washington's Union Station. He died in September of his first year in office, becoming the second U.S. President to be assassinated.

And now, this month's challenge...

Name the national park that is home to more than 50 endangered species and is currently being threatened by two dangerous invasive species – one is native to South America and the other to Asia. For bonus points, name these species and explain why they are a threat to the park's ecosystem.

Send your answers to goparks@nationalparks.org.