News from March 2023


Katmai National Park and Preserve seeks public input on the Brooks River Corridor permit system

News Release: Cecilia Ana Luján was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and grew up in nearby Nambe, a primarily Hispanic and Native American community. Her mother was a career elementary school teacher, and her father was a mason. They raised their two daughters with an appreciation for their cultural heritage. After graduating...


Whiteoak Sink group size limited for wildflower viewing

News Release: Ed Welsh. Badlands National Park, South Dakota.


Yellowstone National Park 2023 road improvement projects

News Release: Kari A. Prassack, PhD. Archaeologist, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area/Rainbow Bridge National Monument. Former Senior Paleontologist, Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument. Co-Lead, Hagerman Paleontology, Environments, and Tephrochronology Project.


McAllister's Battery Day and Artillery Weekend

News Release: Buildings constructed: 1885-1960. Roof type: Extensive, tray system. Size: 14,500 square feet. Year installed: 2004. The owners of the National Bohemian Brewery ('Natty Boh') in Baltimore, Maryland, undertook a mixed-use rehabilitation that converted the defunct brewery into office space, storage, and retail.



Interior Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; USGS Ashfall Report on March 27

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Prescribed Fire Planned at Chickamauga Battlefield

News Release: Take advantage of the many days of great weather in Los Alamos to enjoy the outdoors. Spend a day outside in Los Alamos for a glimpse into the history of this land and historical buildings that aided in the scientific achievement of the Manhattan Project. Take a hike to learn more about the history of this landscape before and during the Manhattan Project. Walk where famous scientists once strolled and experience everything this once secret city has to offer.


Podcast 012: Green Design and the Economy of Sustainability

News Release: Meet Alexandra Hernandez, who is the Regional Program Manager for the National Heritage Areas Program!.


Displacement at Hanford

News Release: Alexander Kim, Museum Technician. Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Idaho.


Committee for the Preservation of the White House; Notice of Public Meeting discussed on March 27 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on March 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Footprints: Women Who Influenced Booker T. Washington

News Release: Lauren Parry. Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument.


Independence National Historical Park has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to lease, operate, and maintain City Tavern

News Release: On April 19, 1775, twenty-six-year-old Rebekah Fiske lived at her father-in-law’s home on the western edge of Lexington, Massachusetts. When war erupted between colonial militia and British regular soldiers at Lexington and Concord, Rebekah’s worst nightmare came to her doorstep. As the roar of musketry...


USCIS to Welcome 15 Military Service Members as New US Citizens at Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site

News Release: Building constructed: 1933. Roof type: Semi-intensive. Size: 8,000 square feet. Year installed: 2009. The John W. McCormack U.S. Post Office and Courthouse underwent an extensive rehabilitation, by the U.S. General Services Administration, completed in 2009, which transformed this 1933 Art Deco building...


Lori Staely: Park Guide, Steamtown National Historic Site

News Release: Completed in 1902, the Bunker Hill Lodge has undergone many repairs and replacements. The lighting in the statuary hall, for example, originally incorporated beautiful medallions set into the ceiling. Later, these medallions were covered and/or replaced with modern fixtures and exposed metal raceways.


Woman successfully found after an unintended night out at Badwater Basin

News Release: Mercury is a widespread element and persistent pollutant that enters aquatic food webs through various sources and pathways. Airborne emissions can travel long distances across the globe, depositing mercury far from human sources. Other sources occur naturally within the landscape. But how is it that remote, otherwise pristine lakes in Alaska parks contain fish with elevated levels of mercury? We study lake trout to find out.


Hannah Tomiko Holmes

News Release: The mighty Columbia River ties together the many different histories of the area including the histories of Native Americans, settlers, and those involved with the Manhattan Project. Explore these histories as you travel from south to north along the Columbia River to visit different museums and historic sites along the way.


Researchers Complete First Season of Point Reyes Mountain Beaver Habitat Surveys

News Release: Donald DeBlieux1, James Kirkland1, and Vincent L. Santucci2.


Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park to host a Book Review on April 1

On April 1, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park will present the program “Ranger Lawson’s Book Review: On Freedom Road.


Fort Pulaski’s Phone Number is Now 912-219-4233

To streamline communication efforts at Fort Pulaski National Monument the park now has a new phone number: 912-219-4233.


National Park Service donates venison to food bank concluding the deer management effort in February 2023

Fire Island National Seashore donated 3,211 pounds of venison to Feeding Westchester, located in Westchester County, New York.