News from August 2023
Call for 2024 Community Artist in the Parks Applications
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: MOAB, UT-The Southeast Utah Group of parks will begin accepting applications for the 2024 Community Artist in the Parks (CAIP) program on Sept. 1, 2023.
Congaree National Park Closing Ahead of Hurricane Idalia
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: HOPKINS, SC -Staff at Congaree National Park are currently preparing for the expected impacts of Hurricane Idalia. Currently located in the Gulf of Mexico north of Cuba, the current forecast is calling for the storm to strengthen into a major Category 3 hurricane before making landfall along the Florida Gulf Coast. The storm is forecast to travel through coastal Georgia before reaching South Carolina in the early morning hours of August 31.
National Park Service seeks public comment on the Joint General Mangement Plan and Environmental Assessment for Pullman National Historical Park and State Historic Site.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO, IL - On Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, the National Park Service (NPS) asks for input on the Joint General Management Plan (JGMP) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Pullman National Historical Park and Pullman State Historic Site. Pullman National Monument was established in 2015 through...
Tall Trees Walking Tour Stop 8
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: The Life and Death of a Redwood.
Moores Creek National Battlefield To Close in Advance of Hurricane Idalia
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: Due to incoming Hurricane Idalia, which is projected to make landfall in the general vicinity in the coming days as a tropical storm, and with the projection for several inches of rain that could cause flooding on the rural roads surrounding the park, Moores Creek National Battlefield will be closed...
July 9, 1787: Power and Representation
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: "Has a man in Virginia a number of votes in proportion to the number of his slaves? and if negroes are not represented in the States to which they belong, why should they be represented in the General Government. What is the true principle of representation?".
Passenger ferry service concessioner selected for Statue of Liberty National Monument & Ellis Island
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: Liberty and Ellis Islands, N.Y./N.J. - The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Statue City Cruises to provide passenger ferry service from the Battery, New York City and Liberty State Park, Jersey City to Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island. Statue City Cruises has held the current concession contract since 2008. The new contract has a ten-year term and will begin on March 1, 2024.
New Operating Hours and September and October 2023 Calendar
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: NICHOLASVILLE, KY - The National Park Service (NPS) is excited to announce the new operating hours and the September Calendar at Camp Nelson National Monument. The park’s Visitor Center and Museum will be open 5-days a week (Wednesday-Sunday) after Labor Day (September 4, 2023). The building will be open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Guided tours will be offered on Saturday and Sunday at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm, and when staffing allows. The grounds remain open sunrise to sunset.
Bandelier to Host Wilderness Project Day on September 23, 2023
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - Bandelier will be hosting a Wilderness Project Day on Saturday, September 23rd to celebrate National Public Lands Day and to recognize September as National Wilderness Month. Park staff and volunteers will meet at Bandelier’s Cottonwood Day Use Area at 8:00 am. They will spend the...
BLM seeks public comment on an Environmental Assessment related to previously issued oil and gas leases in southern Utah
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public comment period on an environmental assessment to reevaluate impacts associated with 29 oil and gas leases that were previously leased, totaling 46,919.91 acres in southern Utah. The comment period will close at 4:30 p.m. MT on Sept. 29, 2023.
Labors and Leisure on the Frontier
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: Saturday, September 2 through Monday, September 4, 2022, Fort Scott National Historic Site will take you on an exploration of the labors and leisure on an 1840s frontier post. Throughout Labor Day weekend enjoy live music, historic yard games, and a variety of living history demonstrations, and interpretive...
Dry Tortugas National Park reopens after Hurricane Idalia
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: KEY WEST, Fla. - Dry Tortugas National Park will reopen on August 31 after the passage of Hurricane Idalia. Weather permitting, ferry and seaplane tours will also resume. Fort Jefferson, South Beach, and the campground on Garden Key are open.
Gulf Islands National Seashore closes areas in Florida due to Hurricane Idalia
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: GULF BREEZE, Fla. -- Gulf Islands National Seashore Santa Rosa Area including Opal Beach Area and Highway 399, and the Fort Pickens Area are closed until further notice due to storm surge from Hurricane Idalia creating standing water up to two feet deep in certain areas.
Welcome 40 New Citizens at the Sandy Hook Unit Lighthouse
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: Middletown, N.J.-Join Gateway National Recreation Area and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services staff to welcome 40 new citizens at Gateway’s Sandy Hook Unit.
Stage II Fire Restrictions Lifted for Bandelier
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - With the recent rain, a forecast for continued moisture and reduced fire danger, Bandelier National Monument Stage II fire restrictions have been lifted effective Aug. 28, 2023. Stage I fire restrictions remain in place year-round.
Tourism to Acadia National Park contributed $479 million to local economy in 2022
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - A new National Park Service (NPS) report estimates that Acadia National Park’s 3.97 million visits in 2022 provided $479 million in visitor spending to the local economy. That spending supported nearly 6,700 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit of $691 million.
Facilities to Temporarily Close due to Hurricane Idalia
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - Cape Lookout National Seashore will temporarily close all public access facilities on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. There is a possibility of the closure continuing through Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, if conditions at that time are not safe to reopen.
Zion National Park recently recorded the Zion Canyon Shuttle System’s 90 millionth boarding.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: SPRINGDALE, Utah - Zion National Park recently recorded the Zion Canyon Shuttle System’s 90 millionth boarding.
Tourism to Yellowstone National Park contributes $600 million to local economy
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 3.3 million visitors to Yellowstone in 2022* spent $452 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 6,234 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $600 million.
Show Bryce Canyon National Park some love on National Public Lands Day
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: Since 1994, National Public Lands Day has mobilized volunteers on the fourth Saturday in September to celebrate and care for something we all share-our nation’s public lands. Bryce Canyon National Park invites the public to join rangers for a volunteer event on Sept. 23, 2023, from 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Individuals, school groups, families and community organizations are all encouraged to participate. For more information and to sign up, please visit go.nps.gov/BrycePLD.