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Christiansted National Historic Site Seeks Young Adults for Paid Summer Leadership Jobs
News Release: St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - Are you, or someone you know, that is at least 18 years old and looking for a way to build leadership skills while working a fun and exciting summer job? If so, you may be interested in working for the National Park Service as a Team Leader for the Youth Conservation Corps...
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Sun Point View
News Release: The canyon junction before you was once a bustling community. Over 30 cliff dwellings occupy these canyon alcoves and ledges. How many can you spot?
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Cape Cod National Seashore Celebrates New Wetu at Highland House
News Release: WELLFLEET, Mass- Cape Cod National Seashore is excited to partner with Truro Historical Society for a community-wide celebration of the completion of the wetu, a traditional Wampanoag dwelling, on Saturday, June 3 at 10 am at the Highland House in Truro.
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Essex Heritage and National Park Service Host “Journey to Juneteenth” Event
News Release: Contact: Susan J. Russo, National Park Service, Susan_Russo@nps.gov. Essex Heritage and National Park Service Host “Journey to Juneteenth" Event: Award-winning storyteller, Valerie Tutson, will be presenting her “Journey to Juneteenth" program at the Salem Armory Regional Visitor Center...
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Community-Based Watershed Restoration: 2023 Watershed Awareness Volunteer Events a Success
News Release: By Watershed Stewards Program Corpsmember Lizzie Bear, San Francisco Bay Area Network Salmonid Monitoring Program.
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Kid’s Discovery Days 2023 at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace
News Release: HODGENVILLE Ky - Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park is hosting three Kids’ Discovery Days this summer at the Birthplace Unit. These family centered events will feature fun interactive hands-on activities to explore history, art, and the outdoors. The activities are designed for young people ages 5 - 12.
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Club House and Cottage Row Walking Tours, May 20, 2023
News Release: The park is offering Club House and Cottage Row Walking Tours on Saturday, May 20, 2023. This is part of the programming for the 134th anniversary of the 1889 Johnstown Flood. Club House Tour times are 10:00 am, 10:30 am, 11:00 am, and 11:30 am. Cottage Row Walking Tours are 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm...
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Bureau of Land Management New Mexico seeks public comment for proposed November 2023 oil and gas lease sale
News Release: SANTA FE, N.M.- Consistent with the direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office released an environmental assessment analyzing 11 parcels (595.55 acres) for the proposed November 2023 Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale. These include six parcels located...
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Oak Tree House
News Release: The families of Oak Tree House were part of a larger community, neighboring many other cliff dwellings in Fewkes and Cliff Canyons.While most cliff dwellings are small, with fewer than 10 rooms, this neighborhood includes many of Mesa Verde’s largest cliff villages.
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Saving Floodplain Flowers in Rock Creek Park
News Release: Less of Lesser Celandine. Like the European starlings first brought to North America by Shakespeare enthusiasts in the nineteenth century, the lesser celandine plant is an invasive species that has been here so long, you might mistake it for a native. But you couldn’t get further from the truth-the lesser...
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National Park Service approves plan to build multi-use pathway in Buxton
News Release: On Monday, May 15, National Park Service (NPS) South Atlantic-Gulf Regional Director Mark Foust signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Construct Multi-Use Pathway in Hatteras Island District environmental assessment (EA).
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Massachusetts: Jube Savage, 1776
News Release: On June 18, 1771, Jube Savage, an enslaved man from Weston, Massachusetts recorded his intention to marry Judith Adams, an enslaved woman from Lincoln Massachusetts.1 Although living miles apart, Jube and Judith worked to unite their family over the next decade. Jube’s story before 1771 is unclear, however...
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Fatality at Arches National Park
News Release: Moab, UT-On Monday May 15, 2023, National Park Service rangers responded to a report of CPR in progress at Devils Garden Campground in Arches National Park. Personnel from Grand County Sheriff’s Department and Grand County EMS also responded. Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful, and the 73-year-old male patient from Colorado was pronounced deceased at the scene.
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Interior Department Announces Updated Guidance for Mining Claims
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today released a Solicitor’s Opinion (Opinion) to outline approaches that applicants may take to site waste rock and tailings facilities on federal lands under the General Mining Act of 1872 (Mining Law) to enhance permitting certainty and consistency for mining operators. The Department also announced completion of a Court-remanded analysis for the Thacker Pass mine approval in Nevada, consistent with the Opinion.
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Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument to Partner with Mill Springs National Cemetery for Annual Memorial Day Ceremony
News Release: On Monday, May 29, 2023, Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument (NM), in partnership with Mill Springs National Cemetery, will be holding annual Memorial Day Services. All Veterans, active-duty service members, their families, and the public are invited to attend. Events start at 9:00 am with the...
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Massachusetts: 1777, Peter Nelson
News Release: 3 In Joyce Malcom’s work Peter’s War: A New England Slave Boy and the American Revolution (New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 2009) the author hypothesizes Peter’s parents were two locally enslaved individuals named Robbin and Peggy. Historian Richard C Wiggin thoroughly debunked Malcom’s...
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Illegal Marijuana Grow Site Cleaned Up
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, Calif. - The National Park Service (NPS) and partners recently removed trash and dangerous chemicals left behind from an illegal marijuana grow site operation in Jail Canyon in Death Valley National Park. Jail Canyon has reopened to public visitation now that the safety closure has been lifted.
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area invites public input on electric vehicle charging fees
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO-To keep up with the ongoing costs of offering such amenities for visitors, Golden Gate National Recreation Area is proposing a change to how its electric vehicle (EV) charging stations operate. If approved, the proposal will increase fees for public charging stations, which will generate revenue to pay for electricity and maintenance costs and support new stations throughout the park.
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Temporary Closure to Protect Nesting Falcons and Climbers
News Release: Rock climbing routes on the East and Northeast Faces of Devils Tower summit will be temporarily closed effective immediately to protect nesting Peregrine and Prairie Falcons. The closure is implemented annually to provide the falcons with an undisturbed nesting location during this critical courtship and nest-selection period.
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Valley View Trailhead
News Release: The Valley View Trailhead is located on the Bajada Loop Scenic Drive, about 1.3 miles (2.1 km) from the turn-off from Kinney Road.