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Big South Fork Announces Demonstrators for Annual Spring Planting and Music Festival
News Release: Capitol Reef National Park (NP) has some of the darkest night skies in the country, and its daytime scenic views are colorful and expansive. Capitol Reef is situated in the Colorado Plateau region of south-central Utah, approximately 220 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. It encompasses an area of approximately...
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Release of Prospectus for Guided Horseback Rides at Rocky Mountain National Park
News Release: Everybody loves a parade! On April 25, 1919, Boston welcomed the soldiers of the 26th (Yankee) Division back from a year of hard fighting on the front in France. It was the largest military parade in Boston’s history, with 20,000 soldiers marching or being driven in convertibles if they were wounded, and over a million people lining the streets on a rainy day.
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Incarcerated Japanese Americans at Death Valley
News Release: At 1:37 PM on June 25, 1914, a fire started in a leather factory on Boston Street in Salem. At 2:31 PM the fire was out of control and Salem’s National Guard unit, the Second Corps Cadets, was called into service.
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First grizzly bear sighting of 2023 in the Jackson Hole area
News Release: Powder horns carried extra gunpowder for the flintlock muskets then in use by the Massachusetts Militia. This powder horn belonged to Zachariah Tarbell Sr. (1730-?) or his son Zachariah Tarbell Jr. (1754-?) of Westminster, Massachusetts. their unit, Capt. Wood’s Company of Col. Sargent’s Regiment, turned...
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Jim Bailey named superintendent of Appomattox Court House National Historical Park and Booker T. Washington National Monument (Appomattox,)
News Release: Today is the 76th anniversary of V-E Day, May 8, 1945, the day that Germany and the other Axis powers surrendered to the Allies. For many Massachusetts National Guard soldiers and their families, it was the end of many years of service and anxiety. The 26th (Yankee) Division had been mobilized for training...
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Manhattan Sites Volunteer Program
News Release: Knapsacks or backpacks have been an important part of a soldier’s equipment for centuries, used to carry clothing and supplies while on the march. Before waterproof fabric was invented, knapsacks were often made of heavy canvas that was painted to protect the contents from water.
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Independence National Historical Park Superintendent Cynthia MacLeod to retire
News Release: Historically, awnings and trees provided shade to keep buildings cooler in the summer. Existing awnings and trees should be kept in good condition to take advantage of their energy-saving contribution.
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2023-03-21 Educators: Now Recruiting a Teacher-Ranger-Teacher for Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
News Release: Natural air movement within a building, temperature differential between the heated and unheated spaces, and accessibility make the attic the most cost-effective location for insulation. However, insulating basements or crawlspaces can also have value in improving both comfort and efficiency. Therefore...
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Black Rock Art Gallery Opening of Groundwork Arts - Art Trading Cards
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Trail of the Shadows, Longmire. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. Title: Rusty Springs. Main Text. Water flowing down the nearby stream and water rising up through this mineral spring both originate high above the meadow from snowmelt and rainfall.
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Steamtown National Historic Site Requests Proposals for Mobile Food Vendor Participation at Railfest on June 17, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: From Davenport, take WA 25 north for 12 miles. Take a slight right onto Porcupine Bay Road. Follow this for 6.5 miles to Porcupine Bay Campground and look for the day use area on the left. Amenities. 14 listed. Accessible Sites, Beach/Water Access, Grill, Parking - Auto, Parking...
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Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Hosting Public Meeting on March 24: Overview of Storm Damage and Impacts to Community and Public Access
News Release: When choosing new appliances for your historic building, select products labeled ENERGY STAR, which meet energy efficiency guidelines set by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy. The nationwide use of ENERGY STAR products saves billions of dollars in energy bills and reduces greenhouse gas emissions equal to millions of cars annually.
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Zion National Park maintenance staff respond to road damage
News Release: This uniform coat was worn by a member of Company G of the 6th Massachusetts Regiment on April 19, 1861. On that day, the 86th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the Massachusetts 6th Regiment was on its way from Boston to Washington DC to defend the Capitol in response to the Confederates...
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Podcast 004: National Park Service Geophysics Training at Los Adaes
News Release: June 14 is Flag Day, the anniversary of the date the Second Continental Congress adopted our national flag.
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Bird Flu Present in the Park Again
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: From Fort Spokane, turn left onto WA 25 North. Follow this for 20 miles north to the town of Hunters. In town, turn left at the Hunters Campground sign. Follow this road for about 2 miles and watch for the day use area signs. Amenities. 17 listed. Accessible Sites, Beach/Water Access...
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Park Prescription Day 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Evans day use area is located off of WA 25. From Kettle Falls, drive north on US 395. Turn right onto WA 25 North. Follow WA 25 North for approximately 9 miles. Turn left at the Evans Campground sign and follow the signs to the day use area. Amenities. 15 listed. Accessible Sites...
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BLM to offer 1,064 acres for solar lease auction
News Release: CAÑON CITY, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management announced today it is auctioning 1,064 acres of public land for solar energy production in the De Tilla Gulch area of Saguache County, Colorado.
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Haleakalā National Park to move forward with plan to reduce the transmission of avian malaria in forest birds
News Release: Staff and volunteers of the Ice Age Trail Alliance were the National Park Service winners of the 2020 George and Helen Hartzog Award in the “Volunteer Group" category. They also won the award in the Midwest region of the National Park Service (Regions 3, 4, and 5). The George and Helen Hartzog Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Service recognize the exemplary contributions of volunteers across the National Park System.
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BLM Offers Reward for Information on Vandalism in Roger’s Canyon
News Release: Laramie, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering a $250 reward for information to help identify the individuals responsible for vandalizing natural features in Roger’s Canyon, a recreational area located approximately 7 miles northeast of Laramie, Wyoming. BLM Rangers discovered discarded furniture and multiple rocks spray painted on March 15, 2023.
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BLM schedules open house, seeks public input about Travel Management Plan for Cross Bar Management Area
News Release: NORMAN, Okla. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oklahoma Field Office is seeking public input to inform the Cross Bar Management Area (CBMA) Travel Management Plan (TMP). The CBMA covers approximately 11,838 acres of BLM land in Potter County and is now the only BLM-managed land in the entire state of Texas.
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Sobriety and Safety Checkpoints at Mammoth Cave
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: From the town of Grand Coulee, take WA 174 east, toward Wilbur. Follow WA 174 approximately 2.3 miles and turn left at the Spring Canyon sign onto the Spring Canyon Campground road. Follow the road down the slope, past the campground, to the large parking areas adjacent to the day...