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News Release: Francis Cole was born circa 1761 in the British Colony of New York. He enlisted into the 3rd NY Regiment of the Continental Line on Aug. 24, 1777, just after the Siege of 1777, in Captain Abraham Swartwout’s company. He was only 16 or 17 years old.

My Park Story: Kendall Neisess

News Release: What was your pathway to the National Park Service (NPS)?

Olympic National Park anticipates opening the Hurricane Ridge area this summer

News Release: PORT ANGELES, Wash. -- 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.

Junior Ranger Change Maker at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park

News Release: Visit us at the Carriage Barn Visitor Center at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Woodstock, VT, download the, or email us your address and we will send you a physical copy. This guide will teach you about key themes that are highlighted on the 2020 quarter that features the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller...

Park to Give Presentation on Results of New Study

News Release: COLONIAL BEACH, VA - George Washington Birthplace National Monument will host a virtual public talk on June 21, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. to present information found in a new study titled Upon This Land: Seven Generations of the Washington Family and the Residents of Popes Creek and Mattox Neck. During the upcoming meeting there will be an opportunity for the public to ask the author questions about the new study.

Reclamation awards $255,000 to winners of river modeling prize competition

News Release: DENVER - The Bureau of Reclamation announced the winners of the Divide and Conquer Challenge. This challenge seeks to significantly improve the execution speed of numerical models that simulate hydraulics, sediment erosion, transport, and deposition in rivers and reservoirs.

Sixteen companies selected to provide guided river trips along the Colorado River

News Release: Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Ed Keable announced the National Park Service’s selection of 16 companies to provide guided interpretive multi-day whitewater trips on the Colorado River in the park. These trips last from three to eighteen days, starting at Lees Ferry in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, continuing through Grand Canyon National Park, and ending at Pearce Ferry within Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Reclamation selects James Brown as regional human resources officer

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif - The Bureau of Reclamation’s California-Great Basin Region today announced the selection of James Brown as regional human resources officer. Brown will lead the human resources division staffing and classification and employee and labor relations branches and have direct oversight and authority over all human resources functions in the region.

Wheatland Corral moves to online wild horse adoptions for rest of fiscal year

News Release: Wheatland, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management has announced that it will pause in-person wild horse and burro adoption events scheduled through September 2023 at the Wheatland Off-Range Corral. Instead, the Wheatland Corral will focus on the BLM’s Online Corral virtual adoptions, allowing anyone across the nation who is interested in adopting a wild horse or burro to participate in adoptions.

Evening on the Lake: Andrew Carnegie

News Release: 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. This program will explore the significant people in Andrew Carnegie’s life, his connections with the other members of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, and what kind of influence he had.

Bureau of Land Management seeks public input on Bear Grub Vegetation Management Project

News Release: Medford, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a plan to promote more resilient forests near Ruch, Jacksonville, Talent, and Medford. This area is one of the most at-risk locations for wildfire in Oregon. The Bear Grub Vegetation Management project is designed to develop large, fire tolerant trees and reduce the severity of wildfires.

Sunrise at Point Isabel

News Release: Enjoy a peaceful sunrise view at the waters edge at Point Isabel on Fort George Island. These scenic views are accessible by the Fort George Cultural State Park Trails. Please check the state website for any trail closures. Bikes are allowed on the trail but you must take stairs to reach the final destination.

Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site Opens for the 2023 Season

News Release: The National Park Service announces the 2023 public season at Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, including the Summer Arts Festival, historic house tours, family programs, and a special museum exhibit, “Thoroughly Japanese: Charley Longfellow’s Collection." This site is free and open to all through Oct. 30, 2023.

USACE signs agreement with Arkansas Waterways Commission to update tow haulage at Murray Lock and Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District entered into a cost-share Memorandum of Agreement with the Arkansas Waterways Commission to update tow haulage equipment at Murray Lock and Dam on June 9 in Little Rock, Arkansas.

USACE signs agreement with Arkansas Waterways Commission to update tow haulage at Murray Lock and Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District has entered into a cost-share Memorandum of Agreement with the Arkansas Waterways Commission to update tow haulage at Murray Lock and Dam.

Below Normal Rainfall Conditions Impacting Federal Reservoir Levels in ACF River Basin

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District is responding to below normal rainfall conditions impacting federal reservoir levels in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) Basin

USACE increases target flows from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee Estuary

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District will increase releases from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee River Estuary beginning Saturday, June 10.

F.C Hirons

News Release: Born in England in 1882, Frederic Charles Hirons came to the United States in his youth. He graduated from MIT in 1903 and studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. After completing his studies in France, he returned to the United States where he opened an architectural practice in New York with...

USACE waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of USACE Birthday, Juneteenth Celebration

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,850 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of the USACE birthday, June 16, and Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19.

RISEUP Program Launches to Help Temporarily Repair Metal Roofs