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Recent News About Us National Park Service
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Blue Ridge Parkway Projects near Roanoke, Virginia, underway
Slope repairs between milepost 121.4 and 136 are complete and the parkway in that section is now open. Motorists are asked to be mindful of wildlife in the area when traveling this section.
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Rangers seeking information on individuals harassing bison calf
Summer is a great time to see wildlife in Grand Teton National Park among wildflowers, sagebrush flats, and meandering creeks. It’s important to view wildlife safely, responsibly and ethically.
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Open House Event Will Highlight New Exhibit About Black Women of the Suffrage Movement
Salem Maritime National Historic Site will host an open house reception on June 8 from 5-7 p.m. to celebrate the installation of the exhibit, A Tower of Strength: Black Women of the Suffrage Movement at the Salem Armory Regional Visitor Center (located at 2 New Liberty Street, Salem).
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Colonial NHP holding public meeting about major upcoming parkway rehabilitation project
June 22 meeting will provide information about $123 million project funded by the Great American Outdoors Act
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Evening on the Lake: Andrew Carnegie
The first 2023 Evening on the Lake program, Andrew Carnegie, will be presented on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at 7:00 pm in the Club House.
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Olympic National Park anticipates opening the Hurricane Ridge area this summer
Olympic National Park hopes to re-open the Hurricane Ridge area to visitors this summer, but significant work remains to be done, according to park officials.
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Gettysburg National Military Park Announces Upcoming Road Paving Project
Beginning on June 12, park roads on the southern portion of the battlefield will be repaved.
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2023 Backcountry Hikes at Pecos
Pecos National Historical Park will offer two special backcountry hikes this June.
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Eight Sites Around the Country Become the Latest Additions to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network.
The National Park Service announces the addition of eight new sites to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network.
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Waterton-Glacier Announce Reopening of Goat Haunt
Today, Waterton Lakes National Park (Alberta, Canada) and Glacier National Park (Montana, USA) announce that pedestrian and watercraft cross-border travel between the parks will reopen for the 2023 season.
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Fire Restrictions to Begin at Tonto National Monument
onto National Monument will implement fire restrictions beginning Thursday June 8, 2023.
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Wet weather hinders progress on 2023 Ash Mountain Prescribed Burn
Due to inclement weather and unfavorable fuel moisture conditions, fire management staff and park leadership have delayed further ignitions for the 2023 Ash Mountain Prescribed Burn until tomorrow, Thursday June 8, after an unsuccessful test burn.
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Junior Ranger & Unsung Heroes Day at Fort Stanwix
On Saturday, June 24, Fort Stanwix National Monument will be hosting a Junior Ranger and Unsung Heroes Day event.
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Moores Creek National Battlefield Community Day
Park staff and volunteers invite visitors to spend the day at the park experiencing all that the park has to offer.
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Safe viewing tips for new eruption in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park
A magnificent new eruption that started before sunrise within Kīlauea volcano’s summit is expected to draw thousands of visitors to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
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Evening on the Summit: Next Stop, The World's Fair
Next Stop: The World's Fair, will be presented on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at 8:00 pm in the Amphitheater.
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Over two hundred new citizens to be naturalized at Mount Rushmore
On June 14, 2023, Mount Rushmore National Memorial will host a Naturalization Ceremony in honor of Flag Day.
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Mount Rainier National Park accepting Commercial Use Authorization Applications starting September 1, 2023
Superintendent Greg Dudgeon announced today that the park will accept Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) applications starting September 1, 2023, and Special Use Permits in lieu of Commercial Use Authorizations (SUPilCUA) applications starting October 1, 2023.
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Advisory Commission Announces 2023 Keweenaw Heritage Grants
The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission is pleased to announce that this year’s Keweenaw Heritage Grant program has awarded $125,963 in funding for various historic preservation, interpretation, education, and curatorial projects covering an area stretching from Copper Harbor to the Porcupine Mountains.
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Prince William Forest Park Orienteering Course Impacted by Campground Closures
For visitor safety during a wastewater system improvement project, Prince William Forest Park will close the orienteering course from June 20 through October 27.