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Woman successfully found after an unintended night out at Badwater Basin
News Release: Mercury is a widespread element and persistent pollutant that enters aquatic food webs through various sources and pathways. Airborne emissions can travel long distances across the globe, depositing mercury far from human sources. Other sources occur naturally within the landscape. But how is it that remote, otherwise pristine lakes in Alaska parks contain fish with elevated levels of mercury? We study lake trout to find out.
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Lori Staely: Park Guide, Steamtown National Historic Site
News Release: Completed in 1902, the Bunker Hill Lodge has undergone many repairs and replacements. The lighting in the statuary hall, for example, originally incorporated beautiful medallions set into the ceiling. Later, these medallions were covered and/or replaced with modern fixtures and exposed metal raceways.
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USCIS to Welcome 15 Military Service Members as New US Citizens at Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
News Release: Building constructed: 1933. Roof type: Semi-intensive. Size: 8,000 square feet. Year installed: 2009. The John W. McCormack U.S. Post Office and Courthouse underwent an extensive rehabilitation, by the U.S. General Services Administration, completed in 2009, which transformed this 1933 Art Deco building...
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Independence National Historical Park has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to lease, operate, and maintain City Tavern
News Release: On April 19, 1775, twenty-six-year-old Rebekah Fiske lived at her father-in-law’s home on the western edge of Lexington, Massachusetts. When war erupted between colonial militia and British regular soldiers at Lexington and Concord, Rebekah’s worst nightmare came to her doorstep. As the roar of musketry...
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Footprints: Women Who Influenced Booker T. Washington
News Release: Lauren Parry. Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument.
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Displacement at Hanford
News Release: Alexander Kim, Museum Technician. Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Idaho.
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Podcast 012: Green Design and the Economy of Sustainability
News Release: Meet Alexandra Hernandez, who is the Regional Program Manager for the National Heritage Areas Program!.
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Prescribed Fire Planned at Chickamauga Battlefield
News Release: Take advantage of the many days of great weather in Los Alamos to enjoy the outdoors. Spend a day outside in Los Alamos for a glimpse into the history of this land and historical buildings that aided in the scientific achievement of the Manhattan Project. Take a hike to learn more about the history of this landscape before and during the Manhattan Project. Walk where famous scientists once strolled and experience everything this once secret city has to offer.
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McAllister's Battery Day and Artillery Weekend
News Release: Buildings constructed: 1885-1960. Roof type: Extensive, tray system. Size: 14,500 square feet. Year installed: 2004. The owners of the National Bohemian Brewery ('Natty Boh') in Baltimore, Maryland, undertook a mixed-use rehabilitation that converted the defunct brewery into office space, storage, and retail.
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Yellowstone National Park 2023 road improvement projects
News Release: Kari A. Prassack, PhD. Archaeologist, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area/Rainbow Bridge National Monument. Former Senior Paleontologist, Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument. Co-Lead, Hagerman Paleontology, Environments, and Tephrochronology Project.
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Whiteoak Sink group size limited for wildflower viewing
News Release: Ed Welsh. Badlands National Park, South Dakota.
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Katmai National Park and Preserve seeks public input on the Brooks River Corridor permit system
News Release: Cecilia Ana Luján was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and grew up in nearby Nambe, a primarily Hispanic and Native American community. Her mother was a career elementary school teacher, and her father was a mason. They raised their two daughters with an appreciation for their cultural heritage. After graduating...
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Trails Center to close Tuesday morning for training
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper will close temporarily the morning of Tuesday, March 28 for staff training. The Center will reopen at 1 p.m. the same day and resume regular operating hours.
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BLM to conduct prescribed fire in Las Cienegas National Conservation Area
News Release: Tucson, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Tucson Field Office and Gila District Fire Management Office will conduct a multiple day prescribed fire on the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area (LCNCA), pending appropriate weather and seasonal conditions, beginning on March 28. The Airstrip Prescribed Fire will cover approximately 758 acres of BLM-managed land on the LCNCA and is located seven miles north of Sonoita.
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Bison herd to move to new pasture Thursday, April 6th
News Release: Department of Geosciences, Georgia State University.
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BLM announces public input on the proposed Burnstone Quarry in eastern Idaho
News Release: POCATELLO, Idaho-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is preparing an environmental assessment to analyze the potential effects associated with a high-calcium limestone quarry and is seeking public input on relevant resource issues and concerns. The proposed quarry is in Bingham County approximately 10 miles east of Firth, Idaho.
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BLM seeks public input on Upper Snake East Travel Management Plan
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management prepared an environmental analysis for a proposed travel management plan in the Upper Snake Field Office. The BLM seeks public input during a 30-day comment period on proposed alternatives and resource analysis. This will assist the BLM in identifying appropriate areas for motorized and non-motorized recreation.
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Youth Conservation Corps Applications 2023
News Release: Building constructed: 1911. Roof type: Semi-intensive, test/research. Size: 20,300 square feet. Year installed: 2001. The green roof on the Chicago City Hall building was installed as part of a Environmental Protection Agency study and initiative to reduce the urban heat island effect in the city and improve...
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BLM awards more than $4.7 million for wild horse and burro training and adoption programs
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bureau of Land Management has awarded two grants totaling more than $4.7 million to accelerate the training and placement of excess wild horses and burros into private care. These grants are part of the BLM’s efforts to increase adoptions of wild horses and burros, protect wild...
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Gratitude: Ethan Poulin
News Release: Diana Boudreau, Fossil Preparator. Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.