News from May 2023
National Park Service extends public comment period for St. John Land Exchange through June 9, 2023.
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
On April 27, the National Park Service (NPS) released responses to the 400 comments received during the recent public comment period pertaining to a Notice of Realty Action (NORA).
Shark Valley area will be closed May 6-23 for repaving
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
From May 6 to 23, the entire Shark Valley area at Everglades National Park will be closed day and night to all visitors for repaving of the entrance road, parking lot, and 15-mile tram road.
Sultana Inks Partnership with National Park Service’s Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
The National Park Service's Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail (Trail) is proud to announce that that it has entered into a cooperative agreement with the Sultana Education Foundation (SEF) to provide students from Maryland’s Eastern Shore with educational programs that connect them with significant regional events from the War of 1812 and the history of the Chesapeake’s waterways
57 new American citizens from 23 countries sworn in at naturalization ceremony at Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
On April 27 morning, 57 immigrants from 23 countries became United States citizens during a ceremony hosted by Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA), a unit of the National Park Service, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Provide Updates to Estimated Reopening Dates
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Tulare County, Caltrans, and others continue to make progress with damage assessments and repairs at a time when the public is eager to get out into their public lands and plan their summer vacations.
Park rangers searching for missing man near Deep Creek
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers are searching for a 69-year-old man in the Deep Creek area of the park. Gordon Kaye from Tampa, FL was last seen in the lower loop of Deep Creek Campground on Saturday, April 22.
Zion National Park records second busiest year
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Zion recorded 4,692,417 visits to the park in 2022, which is its second busiest on record. This is more than 200,000 greater than the total number of visits recorded in 2019.
Bighorn sheep wildlife closures extended this spring
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Grand Teton National Park has extended two existing wildlife closures to protect bighorn sheep because of persistent winter conditions and deep snowpack at high elevations throughout the Teton Range.
Greenbrier Road and Porters Creek Trail open
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that Greenbrier Road, Porters Creek Trail, Brushy Mountain Trail, and campsites 31, 32, and 33 are now open to public use.
Telling Overlooked Stories
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Thursday, April 20, dawned bright and beautiful, making it a perfect day for members of the Navajo Nation to perform a blessing ceremony for President Andrew Johnson, his Homestead, and the role he played in helping return the Dine’ people to their homelands.
Save the Date for Valles Caldera General Management Plan Open House Meetings
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
The National Park Service is excited to announce three upcoming public open house meetings to share preliminary general management plan concepts for Valles Caldera National Preserve
Birding Hike with Audubon Society at the National Park
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Join a birding expert from the Dunes-Calumet Audubon Society on Sunday, May 7 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am for a migration birding hike.
Nature Painting Class at the National Park
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Join a local artist and instructor from the Art Barn for Art in the Park. This event will be held at the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education on Saturday, May 13, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
Guided Hikes Offered in National Park’s Miller Woods
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Join a ranger for a hike through the Indiana Dunes National Park’s exceptional Miller Woods Sunday May 7, 14, 21 and 28, from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm, starting at the Paul H. Douglas Center.
Higher Lake Powell Water Levels Expected for 2023 Boating Season
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is pleased to announce that due to a high snowpack, a higher spring runoff is expected to affect Lake Powell water levels for the 2023 boating season.
Swift water rescuers pull one person from Virgin River in Zion National Park
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Around 1:15 p.m. on Friday, April 28, visitors reported to a Zion National Park Ranger that a person was in the Virgin River holding onto a log and calling for help.
Deputy Secretary Beaudreau and Partners Highlight Great American Outdoors Act Success Story
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau visited Acadia National Park today where he joined federal and local leaders to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new year-round maintenance facility at park headquarters in Bar Harbor, Maine, made possible with a new $32.6 million investment from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA).
Debris observed washing up on Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches from Nags Head to Salvo
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the Town of Nags Head have observed plastic, metal, paper and textile fabric debris washing up in low densities along approximately 25 miles of beaches, from Nags Head to the villages of Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo.
Great Basin National Park to Add Additional Lehman Caves Tours
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Two additional tours of Lehman Caves at Great Basin National Park are proposed to begin in 2024.
Park hosts Junior Ranger Day on Saturday, May 6
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Families and children of all ages are invited to participate in Grand Teton National Park’s Junior Ranger Day on Saturday, May 6. This year’s event Grand Migrations is themed around the great wildlife migrations that take place throughout Wyoming. The program includes information about deer, elk and pronghorn that spend their summers in Grand Teton and migrate to other locations throughout the state. Junior Ranger Day will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center in Moose and is free and open to the public.