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Cabrillo National Monument Altering Hours of Operations for Memorial Day 2023
On Monday May 29, 2023, Cabrillo National Monument will be open from 1:00pm until 8:00pm for the Memorial Day holiday observance.
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Grizzly Monitoring to Begin in Glacier Park
Glacier National Park is participating in an interagency effort led by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Park to monitor grizzly bear population trends in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem using bait stations, automated cameras, and traps to capture and monitor grizzly bears inside the park.
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Acadia National Park Advisory Commission meets on June 5
The Acadia National Park Advisory Commission will meet in the training trailer at Park Headquarters in Bar Harbor, Maine, on Monday, June 5, at 1 pm.
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Evening temporary closures on Northeast Entrance Road in Yellowstone National Park the week of June 5 and June 12
A short section of Yellowstone National Park’s Northeast Entrance Road in Lamar Canyon (between Tower Junction and Lamar Valley) will temporarily close from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on June 5, 7, 8, 12, 14 and 15.
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National Park Service Conducts Prescribed Fire at El Malpais National Monument
The National Park Service at El Malpais National Monument is preparing to conduct a prescribed fire on the north side of the monument adjacent to Highway 53 between mile marker 65 and 68
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Voyageurs New Staff.
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN: Voyageurs National Park is excited to announce new staffing.
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Summer 2023 at Craters of the Moon
ARCO, ID: Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve will begin its summer season.
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Fatality at Arches National Park
n Thursday May 25, 2023, National Park Service rangers responded to a report of CPR in progress on the Primitive Loop section of Devils Garden Trail in Arches National Park.
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Gateway National Recreation Area Moves to Cashless Fee Collection at Sandy Hook
The National Park Service (NPS) announced today that Gateway National Recreation Area will transition to a cashless fee system.
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Shenandoah National Park announces public meeting to discuss changes to backcountry camping permits
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that RAMON OQUENDO, also known as “Mimo,” 46, of Waterbury, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for narcotics trafficking and firearm possession offenses.
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Park restores native sagebrush habitat
Grand Teton National Park staff will continue habitat restoration projects in the park this summer as part of a multi-phase restoration effort to replace approximately 4,500 acres of non-native grass fields with native sagebrush habitat.
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Avalanche Creek Drowning Victim Identified as University of Kansas Student
Glacier National Park has released the identity of the victim of Monday’s Avalanche Creek drowning as University of Kansas student Atheer Abdulrahman S. Alquahtani from Saudi Arabia and current resident of Lawrence, Kansas.
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Beaches at Jacob Riis Park Ready for Summer
Jacob Riis Park is ready for summer. All bays are fully open to visitors this weekend. The placement of 360,000 cubic yards of sand has been completed.
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National Park Service awards $21 million to help preserve African American civil rights history
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded $21 million today to 37 projects in 16 states as part of the Historic Preservation Fund’s African American Civil Rights grant program, which funds preservation projects and efforts of sites tied to the struggle of African Americans to gain equal rights.
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Graves Creek Road Reopening After Bridge Repair Closure
Upon completion of the first stage of bridge repairs along Graves Creek Road, the area will reopen on May 26th.
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Mammoth Cave National Park Hosts Naturalization Ceremony Inside the Cave
Mammoth Cave National Park and U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services welcomed twenty-seven new citizens of the United States during a naturalization ceremony held within Mammoth Cave on Thursday, May 25.
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Badwater Road reopened after weekend flooding
Badwater Road reopened on May 25 after National Park Service (NPS) employees moved dirt and rocks off the road and filled in unsafe drop-offs on road edges.
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Help Build the Field of Honor at Fort Scott National Historic Site
Fort Scott National Historic Site invites you to join the park in placing the flags for the “Symbols of Sacrifice” Field of Honor Friday morning, May 26.
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Catoctin Mountain Park announces temporary closures May 26 – 28, 2023
Due to increased security measures, portions of Catoctin Mountain Park will be closed at approximately 4 p.m. on Friday, May 26.
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134th Anniversary of the Johnstown Flood
Wednesday, May 31, 2023, is the 134th Anniversary of the Johnstown Flood of Friday, May 31, 1889.