News from August 2023
Access Wayside: History, Alive!
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.
Tourism to Prince William Forest Park contributes $19.1 million to local economy
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
News Release: TRIANGLE, VA - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 294,916 visitors to Prince William Forest Park in 2022 spent $19.1 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 222 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $27 million.
Temporary Closure of Lake View for Improvements Work
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Improvements are coming to the popular Lake View picnic facility and beach access site at Indiana Dunes National Park. The existing Lake View site does not provide accessible public beach access or seating due to storm damage and past mechanical issues. An accessible concrete...
Biologists set to begin grizzly bear captures for research purposes in Yellowstone National Park
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
News Release: BOZEMAN - As part of ongoing efforts required under the Endangered Species Act to monitor the population of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the U.S. Geological Survey, in conjunction with the National Park Service, is working to inform the public that pre-baiting and scientific capture...
Access Wayside: Evidence of Ice
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.
Recent Study Shows Big Bend’s Sustained Economic Benefit to Local Communities
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TX - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that in 2022, 514,000 visitors spent over $48 million in local gateway regions while visiting Big Bend National Park and Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River. The spending supported 659 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $56 million.
My Park Story: Sylvia Touchstone
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
News Release: Where are you from? What was your pathway to the National Park Service?
Tidepool Tuesday
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
News Release: For a series of Tuesdays in summer of 2023, help Acadia celebrate its resident tidepool dwellers. Large and small, four legged or hundred-legged, squishy or rock solid, there's a place for them all!.
Tourism to Harry S Truman National Historic Site Contributes $1.4 Million to Local Economy
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
News Release: Independence and Grandview, Missouri-- A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 21,500 visitors to Harry S Truman National Historic Site in 2022 spent $1.4 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 21 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $757,000.
Tourism to White Sands National Park Creates $50,919,000 in Economic Benefits
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
News Release: ALAMOGORDO - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 705,127 visitors to White Sands National Park in 2022 spent $42,405,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 572 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $50,919,000.
Access Wayside: Rusticators Arrive
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.
Tourism to Pipestone National Monument contributes $6.9 million to local economy. Report shows visitor spending supports 72 jobs in nearby communities.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
News Release: A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 78,000 visitors to Pipestone National Monument in 2022 spent $5.2 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 72 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $6.9 million.
Junior Ranger Angler at Valley Forge
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
News Release: Let's Go Fishing • Vamos de Pesca.
Access Wayside: Mountaintop Retreat
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.
Tourism to Wind Cave National Park contributes $52.7 million to local economy
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
News Release: HOT SPRINGS, SD - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 607,418 visitors to Wind Cave National Park in 2022 spent $52.7 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 741 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $75 million.
National Park Tourism in Alaska Contributes $1.79 Billion to State Economy
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
News Release: Anchorage, AK - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 2,023,881 visitors to national parks in Alaska spent $1,160,600,000 in the state in 2022. That spending resulted in 16,450 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of $1,785,800,000.
Kymm Gresset selected as new Little Snake Field Manager
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
News Release: Craig, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Northwest District has announced the selection of Kymm Gresset as the Little Snake Field Manager.
Access Wayside: Tea, Popovers, and Tradition
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.
BLM seeks public comment on proposed recreation area near Apache Junction
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management’s Lower Sonoran Field Office invites public input on a proposed developed recreation area near Apache Junction. A 15-day public comment period on the draft Apache Junction Goldfield Recreation Area environmental assessment begins today.
BLM approves Gold Discovery Group exploratory drilling in Kern and San Bernardino counties
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
News Release: RIDGECREST, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management today issued approval to Gold Discovery Group to proceed with exploratory drilling for gold on their existing mining claims on BLM-managed public lands north of Johannesburg in Kern and San Bernardino counties. The project area is in the Fremont-Kramer Area of Critical Environmental Concern and includes design features that avoid or mitigate potential conflicts with natural and cultural resources.