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Big South Fork Announces 2023 Spring Planting and Music Festival Line-Up
News Release: A diverse range of the region’s most talented live music acts are currently scheduled to perform during the 23rd annual Spring Planting and Music Festival on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Musical genres represented are to include bluegrass, traditional Appalachian, singer-songwriter, and Americana.
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Reclamation announces temporary closure at Stony Gorge Reservoir
News Release: Elk Creek, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has scheduled a recreation area temporary closure at Stony Gorge Reservoir on April 5 while CAL FIRE is conducting overwater air rescue training for a statewide class. This temporary closure is for the safety of the public, personnel, and equipment.
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Breaking the Line: Preserving Civil War Earthworks at New Market Heights Battlefield
News Release: Beginning January 9, 2023, and lasting through late March 2023, Joshua Tree National Park managers will close the 49 Palms Trail to allow necessary maintenance to take place. This closure will begin each week on Sunday at 10:00PM, reopening on Thursday at 4:00PM. The trail will be open to hikers to recreate Friday through Sunday each week.
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2,000 Years My Senior: Generation Gaps in Redwood National and State Parks
News Release: Have you ever been somewhere and noticed that you are the youngest? What about the youngest by hundreds, maybe thousands, of years? Standing in the forest groves of Redwood National and State Parks, looking up at a sky clouded with climbing treetops, it’s difficult not to notice an age difference. The California Coast Redwood, the park’s namesake, can live for 2,000 years and grow over 300 feet. They routinely outlive us humans 200 times over.
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Castle Clinton National Monument Preservation Project Recognized by New York Landmarks Conservancy
News Release: The New York Landmarks Conservancy recently announced that Castle Clinton National Monument will receive a Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award, the Conservancy’s highest honors for outstanding preservation projects in New York City. Castle Clinton is at the southern end of Battery Park and serves as the...
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Acadia National Park temporarily closes carriage roads during spring thaw
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - The National Park Service will temporarily close carriage roads in Acadia National Park starting March 31 to protect the roads during spring thaw, also known as “mud season." Carriage roads will be closed to all users until further notice.
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Climate Change at Isle Royale: Sugar Maple
News Release: Sugar Maple trees can be found all over the west end of Isle Royale, mainly on the Greenstone Ridge Trail near Sugar Mountain. Sugar maples are well known for their sweet sap that flows through the trees and is collected and boiled down to make syrup. In order to thrive and produce sap, sugar maples require a certain temperature range.
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NPS Seeks Information on Childs Park Vandals
News Release: BUSHKILL, PA- Park Rangers at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area are seeking tips from the public about recent vandalism at George W. Childs Park in Dingmans Township, Pennsylvania. Areas damaged include the historic Brooks Woolen Mill ruins and the original date stone. Anyone with information is asked to call the park’s 24-hour emergency communication center at (570) 426-2457.
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Almost a Wrap: Observations from the 2022-2023 Coho & Steelhead Spawner Seasons
News Release: By Watershed Stewards Program Corpsmember Catherine Masatani, San Francisco Bay Area Network Salmonid Monitoring Program.
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2023 Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Race Road Closures
News Release: On, Sunday, April 2, the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Race will take place in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be street closures that motorists should take into consideration:The following streets will be closed to traffic on Sunday, April 2, from approximately 6 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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Bodie Island Lighthouse opens for climbing April 26
News Release: MANTEO, N.C. - The Bodie Island Lighthouse will be open for climbing this year beginning Wednesday, April 26. Standing nearly 165 feet tall, the Bodie Island Lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the third lighthouse to serve this area.
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Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Publishes the 2023 Superintendent’s Compendium
News Release: Copper Center, AK. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve has updated the Superintendent’s Compendium. The compendium is the summary of park specific rules implemented under the discretionary authority of the park Superintendent. It is updated annually and is a written compilation that addresses...
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Licensed Battlefield Guided Walking Tours of the May 19 & May 22 1863 Union Assaults
News Release: VICKSBURG, MS - On Friday, May 19, Saturday, May 20, and Monday, May 22, 2023, Vicksburg National Military Park and the Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign will be commemorating the 160th anniversary of the May 19th and 22nd 1863 Union assaults with a series of walking tours by Licensed...
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BLM seeks public comment for the Centennial Trails Project
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Sierra Front Field Office is initiating a 30-day scoping public comment period seeking input regarding the proposed Centennial Trails Project, a non-motorized trail system located on public lands managed by the BLM in the Consolidated Municipality of Carson City, Washoe, Storey, and Lyon counties, on the northeastern side of Carson City.
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Wildflower season is off to a slow start on some BLM lands
News Release: BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -Wildflowers may be slow to bloom this year in California as the Golden State recovers from a series of historic storms. The Bureau of Land Management advises wildflower enthusiasts to plan ahead, assess the situation and Know Before You Go prior to visiting public lands.
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BLM-Las Cruces District offers Outdoor Opportunities for upcoming Holiday Weekend
News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Planning to get outdoors to enjoy a holiday filled with hiking, mountain biking, camping, and picnicking? The following are a few locations managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Cruces District that offer the public a variety of ways to enjoy their public lands located virtually in their backyard.
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Southeast Coast Network News April 2023
News Release: SET Data Available on IRMA. The inaugural data package for surface elevation table (SET) wetland monitoring is now publicly available on the National Park Service DataStore. The data package is the result of a multi-region, multi-network collaboration between the Northeast Temperate Network (NETN; NER)...
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Thomas Heinlein named Bureau of Land Management Assistant Director for National Conservation Lands and Community Partnerships
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management today announced the appointment of Thomas (Tom) Heinlein as Assistant Director for the National Conservation Lands and Community Partnerships. Tom, an experienced land manager with nearly 25 years of Federal service in natural resource management and policy at the National, State, District and Field level, will be relocating from Anchorage, Alaska to Grand Junction, Colorado by the end of May.
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King Solomon's Lodge
News Release: The ninth oldest Masonic Lodge in Massachusetts, King Solomon's Lodge (KSL) helped establish the practice of Freemasonry in New England. Founded after the American Revolution, KSL has ties to some of this country's founding fathers and celebrated patriots.
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Climate Change at Isle Royale: Lichen
News Release: Over 600 species of lichens are found on Isle Royale. These peculiar organisms add beauty and diversity to the forest, as well as fulfilling many needs in the island’s ecosystem. Perhaps the most impressive achievement of lichen is its interspecies teamwork - lichens are not plants at all; they’re formed from a symbiotic relationship between fungi and algae. However, climate change threatens to disrupt this relationship, throwing the survival of lichens into question.