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Rare bee found in Wisconsin by pollinator task force

We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service know that protecting rare pollinators is a team effort. We’re pleased to share that a team of biologists made a remarkable find of a rare native bee at Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin.


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Fremont student wins California’s Digital Junior Duck Stamp Contest

An acrylic painting of an American Wigeon is California’s entry in the 2023 Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program art contest.


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Century Trail: Behind the Scenes

Sitting at a picnic table by a lake on Kodiak Island, halfway around the world from where she grew up, KT Tunstall marveled at the similarities.


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Volunteer Leaves National Defense for Natural Defense

After a long career with the Department of Defense, working on multi-million-dollar security programs and weapons systems for the U.S. Armed Forces and with partner nations, serving all over the Southeast and abroad, Tom Ress took refuge.


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Highlights from our Urban Bird Treaty City Partnerships

Urban Bird Treaty city partnerships have been busy protecting habitat and helping communities deepen their connections to birds! Partners in Albuquerque, NM, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, Ogden, UT, and Anchorage, AK, have some great accomplishments to share from all their hard work making these cities healthier places for birds and people.


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Fatality in Canyonlands National Park Maze District

At approximately 10 a.m. on Monday, April 24, 2023, Canyonlands National Park staff at Hans Flat received a visitor report of an unoccupied vehicle in the Maze District.


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Fur Trade Festival 2023

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, Friends of Spokane House, and Kettle Falls Historical Center will be hosting a Fur Trade Festival.


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Seasonal Snowmobile Trail to Close For the Season

On Thursday, April 27, Cedar Breaks National Monument will close the seasonal snowmobile trail through the park.


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Amateur Radio Event at the Preserve on May 6

On Saturday, May 6, 2023, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve will be making waves that will be heard around the country--and maybe even around the world.


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Commercial Use Authorizations Awarded for National Park Concession Stands

Indiana Dunes NP has awarded two Commercial Use Authorizations (CUAs) for the West Beach and Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk concession stand operations for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.


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New Ranger Walks Share Local History

Manhattan Project National Historical Park rangers will lead guided walks around downtown Richland on the first Wednesday of each month from May through August.


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Featured Artists to Attend Fire and Ice Native American Art and Dance Gathering May 20-21, 2023

This week El Malpais National Monument is highlighting four of the artists participating in the Fire and Ice Native American Art and Dance Gathering on Saturday and Sunday, May 20 and 21, 2023.


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Bald eagle nesting areas protected in voyageurs national park

Voyageurs National Park is temporarily closing the breeding areas around three (3) of the park’s bald eagle nests to campers and other human activities.


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Mount Rainier National Park seeks public input on a draft plan to implement timed-entry reservations during peak visitation

The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public feedback on a plan to implement a timed-entry reservation system at three park entrances during peak visitation hours during the summer months.


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National Park Service to Turn Off Gateway Arch Exterior Lights for 2023 Bird Migration Season

The National Park Service has announced it will not illuminate the Gateway Arch at night throughout the month of May 2023 due to the spring bird migration season.


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Bandelier’s Mandatory Summer Shuttle Service Begins on May 17, 2023

Bandelier National Monument is beginning its free summer shuttle service to Frijoles Canyon on May 17, 2023.


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Gateway Arch Park Foundation Receives $2.7 Million Grant from Missouri Department of Economic Development for Old Courthouse Renovation

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) announced that it has awarded Gateway Arch Park Foundation (“the Foundation”) a grant of more than $2.7 million for the Old Courthouse renovation project at Gateway Arch National Park through the Local Tourism Asset Development Grant Program.


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Olympic National Park begins project to improve bridges throughout the national park

In spring 2023, Olympic National Park will be starting a project to address deferred maintenance on several road bridges throughout the park.


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The Land Remembers: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site hosts Rich Bergeman for photography exhibit and talk on Rogue River War sites

The National Park Service is pleased to announce that Rich Bergeman, a photographer based in Corvallis, Oregon, is the guest curator of an exhibit in the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Visitor Center.


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Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will move to cashless fee collection starting May 26

Planning to visit Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park this summer? Don’t bring cash.