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Marshy Point Park
News Release: Marshy Point Park and Nature Center is nestled between Saltpeter Creek and Dundee Creek, a tributary of the Gunpowder River. In addition to providing premiere access to the waterfront and surrounding forest, the park protects a variety of natural habitats, including woodlands, wetlands, and tidal waterways, for the benefit of wildlife and enjoyment of visitors.
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Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and Historic Park
News Release: Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and Historic Park is in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, and preserves the history of Piney Point Lighthouse. The lighthouse was built in 1836 and was the first to be constructed on the Potomac River. It served as a beacon of safety for mariners and travelers of the river for over one hundred years before being decommissioned in 1964. The site offers activities, exhibits, and tours which explore the lighthouse’s history and importance.
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Laurel Falls Trail to close July 11 for tree removal and bridge repair
News Release: GATLINBURG, Tenn.- Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced a temporary one-day closure of Laurel Falls Trail on Tuesday, July 11 while trail crews remove downed trees and repair damages to the bridge.
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Podcast 079: What the HACE?!
News Release: Alex Beard: Hi this is Alex Beard, I’m in Lowell, Massachusetts at the National Park Service Regional office known as HACE. I’m here with the director of HACE, Stephen Spaulding. Could you tell us what HACE stands for?
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Traveling Civil Rights History Exhibition to Visit Beaufort County
News Release: BEAUFORT - A traveling exhibition that tells the story of South Carolina’s essential role in the American Civil Rights Movement will be on display from July through September at Darrah Hall of the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, within the Penn Center National Historic Landmark District, 24 Penn Center Circle West, St. Helena Island, SC 29920.
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Maggie L. Walker's 159th Birthday Celebration
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - On Friday, July 14 through Sunday, July 16 Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, the Black History Museum, the City of Richmond, and Third Street Bethel A.M.E. Church invite the public to celebrate the life and legacy of Maggie L. Walker and the Jackson Ward community in which she...
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Richardson Maritime Museum
News Release: The Richardson Maritime Museum is in Dorchester County, Maryland near the confluence of Cambridge Creek and the Choptank River and helps visitors learn about Cambridge’s maritime history and heritage. The museum was named in honor of Captain James B. Richardson, a local boatbuilder whose skills passed...
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Susquehanna Museum of Havre de Grace
News Release: The Susquehanna Museum of Havre de Grace (aka the Lock House Museum) is the museum of the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal located in Havre de Grace, MD at the mouth of the Susquehanna River. The museum is a restored lock house and lock that was once the southern terminus of the Susquehanna and Tidewater...
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Comprehensive River Management Plan Listening Sessions Scheduled
News Release: ST. CROIX FALLS, Wis. - The National Park Service (NPS) is hosting five listening sessions in July to gather input from the public on a river management plan to inform future management of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway.
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Turner's Creek Park
News Release: Turner’s Creek Park is a 140+ acre park in Kent County, MD that runs along Turner’s Creek, a tributary of the Sassafras River. The park lies side-by-side with the Sassafras Natural Resource Management Area and was once the site of a thriving local shipping port. Though the port has closed, the region...
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2022 Freeman Tilden Award Recipients
News Release: The National Park Service is pleased to congratulate the regional recipients of the 2022 Freeman Tilden Awards for Excellence in Interpretation.
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NAMA Notebook: Summer!
News Release: Happy Summer!. We hope that teachers are relaxing and rejuvenating for the new school year. For NAMA staff, the start of summer means preparing for the park’s busiest day, the Fourth of July. The Independence Day celebration brings thousands of people out to the park. People stake out a spot early in...
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Guided Hikes offered at National Park’s Miller Woods
News Release: Join a ranger for a hike through Indiana Dunes National Park’s exceptional Miller Woods every Sunday in July from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm, starting at the Paul H. Douglas Center. The hike follows the Paul H. Douglas Trail and showcases various habitats, including globally rare black oak savanna, interdunal ponds, wetlands, and towering sand dunes that offer incredible views of Lake Michigan and Chicago. Wear sturdy shoes and bring water.
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Elk Neck State Park
News Release: Elk Neck State Park is a 2,370-acre park that stands on a peninsula surrounded by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Elk River to the east. Located in Cecil County, Maryland, the park is divided into four distinct areas with varied habitats and recreational opportunities. The Turkey Point Lighthouse Area stands at the southern tip of the peninsula and is home to the Turkey Point Lighthouse, a unique lighthouse that was run by four female keepers between 1844 and 1948.
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Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge
News Release: Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge is in Kent County, Maryland, at the confluence of the Chester River and Chesapeake Bay, and is one of fifteen national wildlife refuges found in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The varied habitats of this 2,285-acre island, including brackish tidal marsh, forest, cropland, grassland, and open water impoundments, provide a home for a variety of wildlife species.
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Podcast 081: Getting Dirty With HACE
News Release: Alex Beard: Hi, my name is Alex Beard. I’m here in the Northeastern Branch of the National Park Service in Lowell, Massachusetts with objects conservator Margaret Breuker. Today I wanted to ask her about an object that is currently undergoing treatment in the lab. It is an artifact that is historic to Boston and I wanted to know if she could shed some light on its rich history and the treatment it’s currently under in the lab.
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Burnt Hills in South Dakota
News Release: When making final preparations for the Expedition in the winter of 1803-04, Meriwether Lewis certainly would have heard the strange and seemingly fictional stories floating around St. Louis - about the mountains of salt, the volcanoes, and the burning hills found along the upper Missouri River.
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Look Rock Tower closed July 10 to July 15 for radio system upgrade
News Release: GATLINBURG, Tenn.- Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that the observation tower and access trail at Look Rock, located on the Foothills Parkway, will be closed to visitors from Monday, July 10 to Saturday, July 15, weather depending. The closure is needed for the installation of a new microwave antenna and associated equipment as part of a radio system upgrade that will improve radio communications across the park.
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Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest to implement campfire restrictions starting July 9th
News Release: Due to the combination of increased dry conditions and rising temperatures, the Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park are implementing fire restrictions that will only allow campfires in established fire rings in designated areas. Restrictions will be effective at midnight July 9th, 2023.
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Free jazz and blues concert at Springfield Armory National Historic Site
News Release: The historic grounds of Springfield Armory National Historic Site will be swinging to the sounds of big band music on Saturday, July 15th from 6 - 8 p.m. Bring a lawn chair, a picnic dinner, and your dancing shoes. Enjoy a free, energizing, twilight jazz and blues orchestra performance on the lawn in front of the Commanding Officer’s Quarters.