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Ignitions officially begun on 2023 Ash Mountain Prescribed Burn

News Release: SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. June 08, 2023 - Following a successful test burn this morning, ignitions have officially begun on the Ash Mountain Prescribed Burn. This follows an unsuccessful test burn yesterday. Today, relative humidity is reduced, there is less cloud cover, and fuel consumption is meeting objectives.


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USACE announces a Project Delivery Team Meeting for Combined Operational Plan (COP) Update June 21

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District announces a Virtual Project Delivery Team (PDT) Meeting for Combined Operational Plan (COP) Implementation on Wednesday, June 21, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.


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New Lock at the Soo major construction continues

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Lock at the Soo project remains on schedule as major construction continues with phases 2 and 3 this season.


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Corps seeks comments on Mud Lake drawdown at Lake Traverse

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on the draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for the Mud Lake drawdown in Traverse County, Minnesota and Roberts County, South Dakota.


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Vendors Invited to Participate in 31st Annual Storytelling Festival

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is hosting the 31st annual Haunting in the Hills Storytelling Festival on Saturday, September 16, 2023.


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Ignitions Complete on 2023 Ash Mountain Prescribed Burn

Fire staff have completed ignitions on the 2023 Ash Mountain Prescribed Burn.


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BLM announces 20-year extension of withdrawal for USGS Sitka Magnetic Observatory Site

News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska- The Bureau of Land Management today announced a public land order extension in the Federal Register for the Sitka Magnetic Observatory site in Sitka, Alaska, for an additional 20 years. This extension protects the 117 acres of public lands used by the United States Geological Survey Geomagnetism Program for magnetic and seismological data collection since 1939.


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National Park Service to maintain existing wildland fire break near University Subdivision, McCarthy, AK

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve Fire Management staff will be removing vegetation from the University Subdivision Fire Break June 12th through June 20th.


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90th Anniversary Events for the Weekend of June 17 and 18

Morristown National Historical Park (NHP) continues to celebrate its 90th anniversary as the nation’s first National Historical Park with programs scheduled for June 17 and 18.


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First Washburn University School of Law

News Release: In 1951 Washburn Law alumni found themselves on both sides of Brown v. Board of Education. Washburn College was established in 1857, when members of Topeka’s First Congregational Church decided the city needed a college, and on February 6, 1865, Lincoln College was incorporated. In 1868, the name of...


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The Turning Point

News Release: The Turning Point. 4242KB. Grade Level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade. Subject: Literacy and Language Arts,Social Studies. Lesson Duration: 60 Minutes. State Standards: Full list of New York State Social Studies Practices & Key Ideas, for Grade 6 through Grade 8, included in the...


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Early Morning Traffic Safety Checkpoint

Natchez Trace Parkway officers conducted a traffic safety checkpoint just south of the City of Tupelo during the early peak commute hours on June 4, 2023.


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Community Volunteer Ambassadors: Recruiting for September 2023

The Volunteer-In-Parks Program is now recruiting paid interns for the 2023 September Cohort of the Community Volunteer Ambassador program!


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Park to Give Presentation on Results of New Study

George Washington Birthplace National Monument will host a virtual public talk on June 21, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. t


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

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.”


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Colonial National Historical Park and U.S Coast Guard Honor Memorial Day at Yorktown National Cemetery

Memorial Day is a day we remember and honor those who lost their lives while serving in the U.S. military.


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

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


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Colonial National Historical Park hosts Clean the Bay Day Event

On June 3, 2023, Colonial National Historical Park partnered with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to host two litter pickups at separate locations along the Colonial Parkway.


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National Park Service opens 60th Anniversary of Medgar Evers Assassination commemoration with focus on the future  

Family members and community of supporters embrace Evers’ Legacy of Love at ribbon cutting event marking preservation and protection of historic site  


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Voyageurs National Park Establishes Vessel Decontamination Station at Kettle Falls Portage for 2023 Season

In response to the discovery of zebra mussel veligers (larvae) in Black Bay of Rainy Lake in late 2021, Voyageurs staff is continuing a containment and prevention program.