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Road maintenance and restoration work to cause delays on Davison Road in Redwood National and State Parks
News Release: Crescent City, CA- Redwood National and State Parks staff will perform road grading and forest restoration projects along Davison Road in late May and June this year. The associated work will cause some delays and closures to the access points for Gold Bluff Beach, Gold Bluff Beach Campground, and Fern Canyon.
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Information Panel: Commemoration and Preservation
News Release: In 1961, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy created the White House Fine Arts Committee and the White Hosue Historical Association to restore the White House and preserve its collection of historic furniture, decorative arts, and objects. The following year, she intervened after learning that the historic homes of Lafayette Square were scheduled for demolition.
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Information Panel: Honoring the Dead
News Release: One of the earliest endeavors to remember the fallen occurred soon after the war concluded. Union troops stationed at nearby Fairfax Court House, many of whom has recently served on burial duty at the battlefield, recognized the need for a fitting memorial to the Federal dead of First Manassas. With...
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BLM MAKES RURAL HISTORIC SITE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
News Release: LAKEVIEW, Ore. - Two-hours east of the small town of Lakeview, OR is the Historic Shirk Ranch. The ranch is so remote that even most local residents have never made the drive to see the site. Wanting to make the site accessible to everyone, the BLM Lakeview Field Office teamed up with CyArk to create a virtual experience where visitors can learn about David Shirk and the history of early ranching in southeast Oregon.
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BLM advances clean energy in California
News Release: PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management has approved the Sunlight Storage II Battery Energy Storage System in Riverside County to add up to 300 megawatts for a total 530 megawatts of energy storage capacity provided to the state power grid from the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm, another step toward meeting the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of achieving a carbon-free electric grid by 2035.
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Bears are active across the park
News Release: MOOSE, WY - Spring is here and grizzly and black bears have emerged from their dens and are active inside Grand Teton National Park and across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE). On May 16, grizzly bear #399 was spotted in the north part of the park, for the first time this year, with one “cub of...
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Information Panel: Demonstration
News Release: Lafayette Park has long served as a place for political and social demonstrations. people continue to exercise their right of free speech here, using Lafayette Park as a stage and the White House as an audience. Demonstrations often take the form of nighttime vigils, marches, picketing, and other peaceful means of public awareness.
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Information Panel: Final Struggle Along Sudley Road
News Release: Sunset framed the final chapter of Second Manassas as three confederate brigades - all from Georgia - surged toward Sudley Road. The Rebel battle line numbered 3,000 soldiers and extended nearly a half mile in length. Their goal was not just to seize the high ground of Henry Hill but to completely destroy John Pope's army.
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Great Sand Dunes Announces Closures to Prepare for Visitor Center Exhibit Installation
News Release: MOSCA, CO - Great Sand Dunes began a visitor center remodeling project in early August 2022 to renovate the public restrooms, the lobby, and interior exhibit space in preparation for new exhibits to be installed in May 2023. As the park prepares for the next phase of the project, the installation of...
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Information Panel: Robinson House
News Release: Here stood the home of James Robinson and his family. Born "free" in 1799, James is listed as being of mixed racial parentage. Family oral history suggests that James' father was possibly a member of the Carter family of Pittsylvania plantation. In 1840, James purchased 170 acres of land on Henry Hill.
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Summer shuttle service begins on May 21 in Zion National Park
News Release: SPRINGDALE, Utah - Zion National Park is ready for summer and increasing shuttle service on Sunday, May 21. Every year, the National Park Service (NPS) adjusts shuttle schedules and campground availability to reflect the seasons. Here is what you need to know to plan your visit this summer.
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2023 Summer Hours and Programs at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
News Release: FREDERICKSBURG, VA - Discover the stories of soldiers, civilians and enslaved freedom seekers who experienced four major battles and helped determine the fate of the nation during the Civil War. Explore Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park this summer and connect with the people and places that shaped some of the most contested landscapes in American history.
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Information Panel: Defeat and Disarray - Final Struggle
News Release: Defeat and Disarray. By day's end the Confederates held Henry Hill, capturing eight of the eleven Union cannon brought atop this plateau. Rebel reinforcements extended the battle lines across Sudley Road to neighboring Chinn Ridge (one-half mile ahead of you). Federal troops were driven back after a...
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Assistant Secretary Estenoz Highlights Locally Led River Restoration Work Funded by the President’s Investing in America Agenda in Michigan
News Release: TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz visited Michigan this week to highlight President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. She toured several sites funded by the America the Beautiful Challenge for locally led river restoration and fish barrier removal work. She also joined the Great Lakes Fishery Commission for briefings and site visits throughout the Great Lakes region to discuss cooperative fishery management.
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National Park Service and Center for Coastal Studies unveil marine debris shark sculpture at Herring Cove Beach
News Release: WELLFLEET, Mass- On Thursday, June 8, in celebration of World Ocean Day, Cape Cod National Seashore (CCNS) and its park partner, the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS), will host a public ceremony to unveil a new marine debris sculpture. The ceremony will take place at 11 am at Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown. The ceremony will include remarks from project stakeholders, as well as sentiments from the arts, sciences, and education communities in Provincetown.
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Information Panel: Henry Hill
News Release: Today's serene and peaceful fields belie the carnage which occured here on July 21, 1861, when Union and Confederate troops clashed at the first major land battle of the Civil War - the First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run). Te heaviest and most sustained fighting occured on this ground, resulting in over 5,000 American casualties.
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BLM Offers Pinedale Anticline Annual Planning Documents Online
News Release: PINEDALE, Wyo. - In lieu of an in-person meeting, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Field Office has made Pinedale Anticline Project Area planning updates available online. Documents typically presented during a meeting, including wildlife, air, water, operator, and agency reports, are available at:.
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Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park Invites Public Input for Proposed Dock Replacement and Rehabilitation
News Release: SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, SC - The National Park Service is seeking public input during an initial planning phase to replace and rehabilitate the docks at Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park. The docks at each fort are essential for transporting visitors and staff to the park.
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Search for drowning victim concludes
News Release: Northwest, Arkansas - The search for a missing man concluded on May 18th, 2023.
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Biden-Harris Administration Advances SunZia Southwest Transmission Project
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced a Record of Decision for the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project, which, when completed, will transport up to 4,500 megawatts of primarily renewable energy from New Mexico to markets in Arizona and California.