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Reclamation reopens Acorn Campground for Fourth of July holiday
News Release: SONORA, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has scheduled the reopening of Acorn Campground in New Melones Lake’s Tuttletown Recreation Area for the Fourth of July holiday. Camping will be available at Acorn Campground beginning Friday, June 30 through Thursday, July 6, providing additional opportunities to camp and enjoy the outdoors during the holiday weekend.
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BLM seeks public comment for oil and gas lease sale in North Dakota
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 35 oil and gas parcels totaling 10,463.09 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale in North Dakota. The comment period ends July 24, 2023.
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Summer 2023 Keweenaw Waterway Cruises Aboard Ranger III
News Release: HOUGHTON, Mich - Join Isle Royale National Park aboard Ranger III for two summer 2023 Keweenaw Waterway Cruises.Scheduled cruises will depart at 12:30 pm on.
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Spanish Ballroom
News Release: In 1933, the mission-style Spanish Ballroom was built over the 7,500 square-foot floor of the previous Crystal Ballroom. Many big name bands - Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Lawrence Welk, Bill Haley and the Comets, and others - played to capacity crowds of up to 1,800 dancers. In the 1960s, the ballroom was used briefly as a Jungleland ride. In the 1970s, the National Park Service restored it to ballroom use.
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Yurt Village
News Release: In 1972, six cupcake-shaped sod-roofed yurts (an experimental housing design based on traditional Mongolian dwelling huts) were erected in the park on the site of the demolished roller coaster to offer resident artists much-needed studio space. In 1975, the park's fledgling pottery classes moved out of the old amusement park cafeteria and into the yurts, establishing a permanent home for Glen Echo Pottery. The yurts also provide space for other resident studio artists.
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Glen Echo Park Visitor Center
News Release: Located on the first floor of the Arcade Building, the Visitor Center features a timeline of the park's history as well as documentaries and historic videos of the park.
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Current Conditions at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
News Release: Current Closures at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
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94-million-year-old fossil provides clues to ancient reptile evolution
News Release: KANAB, Utah - A fossil unearthed by a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) team is unlocking new information about the evolution of the most successful marine reptile family during the later part of the dinosaur age. The new research, published in Cretaceous Research, focuses on a 94-million-year-old mosasaur discovered in the gray shale badlands of the National Park Service Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
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Mount Rushmore Celebrates Independence Day 2023
News Release: KEYSTONE, SD -- Visitors to Mount Rushmore National Memorial on July 3rd and July 4th will have the opportunity to experience a variety of educational programs, patriotic tributes, and musical entertainment in celebration of Independence Day.
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Bridge over Minnehaha Creek
News Release: In 1890, brothers Edward and Edwin Baltzley created the Glen Echo on the Potomac real estate development hoping to lure Washingtonians to live in the beauty and serenity of this new suburban community. Glen Echo became the site of teh 53rd Chautauqua Assembly, offering summer courses in th eliberal and...
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National Park Service selects North Rim Hospitality, LLC for primary concession contract
News Release: The National Park Service announces the selection of North Rim Hospitality, LLC, to provide lodging, food and beverage, retail, and other services at the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park under a concession contract that will be effective for 15 years from Jan. 1, 2024, to Dec. 31, 2038.
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Calf Island
News Release: Calf Island sits nine miles out from Boston in the harbor. Somewhere in the middle of Boston Light and The Graves Light, this 35-acre island is one of the most secluded in the harbor.
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Obed Wild and Scenic River Annual Photo Contest Deadline July 15
News Release: Do you have beautiful photos of the Obed Wild & Scenic River? Enter your images in the 2023 Obed photography contest. Images may show wildlife, plant life, natural landscapes, historic areas, weather, or people interacting with nature within the boundaries of the Obed Wild and Scenic River. All photographs should accurately reflect the subject matter and the scene as it appeared.
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Reclamation to open Delta Cross Channel gates for summer season
News Release: Walnut Grove, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation today announced that the Delta Cross Channel gates will open for the summer season at about 10 a.m. Friday, June 23.
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Announcing the 2023 Brooks Camp Bear Pin Logo Contest Winner
News Release: KING SALMON, Alaska - Katmai National Park and Preserve has put its “stamp" of approval on the winning design for the 2023 Brooks Camp Bear Pin!.
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At Home with George…and Xiomaro
News Release: MORRISTOWN, NJ - Morristown National Historical Park (NHP) continues to celebrate its 90th anniversary as the nation’s first National Historical Park with programing scheduled for June 24.
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Celebrate Independence Day at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
News Release: Strong City, KS: On Saturday July 1st historic ranch characters go about their daily activities of gardening, cooking, roping, and other typical chores, but will stop at 1 p.m. to read the Declaration of Independence. This was a common practice that was held in town squares all over the country in the 19th century when celebrating Independence Day.
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BLM Worland provides location for fireworks
News Release: WORLAND, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Worland Field Office will again make a temporary, local exception to the fireworks ban on public lands for the Independence Day Holiday. The use of fireworks will be permitted July 2-5, 2023, at the first gravel pit along the road to the landfill northwest of Worland.
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Gallops Island
News Release: Six miles from Long Wharf, sits the 50- acre Gallops Island. The island is composed of one drumlin that is 79 feet. The island offers wonderful views of the harbor and surrounding islands.
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Park hosts historic Bound Brook Island celebration events
News Release: WELLFLEET, Mass.- Cape Cod National Seashore is thrilled to celebrate the history of Bound Brook Island on Friday, June 30, 2023. Join park staff as they explore the historic Atwood-Higgins and Baker-Biddle properties in Wellfleet to learn about the stories of the past. This free event will be held 10 am-2 pm, beginning at the Atwood-Higgins property, located at 269 Bound Brook Island Rd, Wellfleet, MA.