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Kate Hammond selected as the next National Park Service Intermountain Regional Director

News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service has selected Kate Hammond to serve as the next Intermountain Regional Director. Hammond brings almost 30 years of experience in park administration and strategic planning to the regional office and its parks and programs. She has served as the deputy regional director since 2016. Hammond begins her new role on April 10.


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Humboldt River Field Office has finalized the Environmental Assessment for Valmy Development

News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev.- A Finding of No Significant Impact, and Decision Record are now finalized for the Plan of Operations Amendment (Plan) for the Valmy Development Expansion of the Marigold Mine. The purpose of the development will be to mine for gold.


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Andersonville NHS Announces Park Day Clean-up Event

News Release: NR23-02. Andersonville NHS Announces Park Day Clean-up Event. ANDERSONVILLE, Ga.-On Saturday, April 15, 2023 Andersonville National Historic Site, in partnership with American Battlefield Trust, will host Park Day, a volunteer event. The park is inviting interested volunteers to come out to Andersonville...


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April 22 and 23, 2023 Spring Encampment at Jockey Hollow

News Release: Morristown, NJ - Jockey Hollow will come to life on Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23, when re-enactors from across the northeast arrive for Morristown National Historical Park's Spring Encampment. The special event focuses on the life and times of soldiers and civilians during the Revolutionary War. It's an event full of activities for the whole family.


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Free Entrance Saturday, April 22 at Point Park on Lookout Mountain in Celebration of National Park Week

News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Point Park, located atop Lookout Mountain and part of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, is waiving the entrance fee on Saturday, April 22, 2023, to celebrate the first day of National Park Week.


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Park Announces Finding of No Significant Impact for Fire Management Plan

News Release: The National Park Service issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Channel Islands National Park Fire Management Plan (FMP) Environmental Assessment (EA). The EA was initially released for public comment in October 2022.


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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed as Cause of Three California Condor Mortalities in Arizona

News Release: Marble Canyon, Arizona - Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed as the cause of mortality for three California condors found in northern Arizona, according to wildlife officials. The Arizona-Utah population moves throughout northern Arizona and southern Utah, using the landscape...


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Reducing deer numbers and removing invasive plants are key to long-term forest health

Most forests in eastern United States national parks are at risk due to browsing by overabundant white-tailed deer and crowding by invasive plants, according to a National Park Service (NPS) study published in the journal Ecological Applications.


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2023 Professional Development Opportunity for Teachers

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is pleased to announce that we will be recruiting teachers again this year to participate in the Teacher-Ranger-Teacher (TRT) program this summer.


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Public invited to join rangers to observe strutting sage grouse

The public is invited to join park rangers on an early-morning tour to observe strutting sage grouse perform their annual mating dance near Mormon Row.


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Shackleford Banks Horses Annual Findings Report Released

The 2022 annual findings report on the Shackleford Banks horses has been released by Cape Lookout National Seashore and the Foundation for Shackleford Horses


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Congratulations to the 2023 Isle Royale Artists-in-Residence

Isle Royale National Park is proud to announce the summer 2023 artists-in-residence.


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Big South Fork NRRA Celebrates the Start of National Park Week 2023

Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area will observe National Park Week from Saturday, April 22-30.


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Celebrate Earth Day at Mammoth Cave National Park on April 22

Mammoth Cave National Park will celebrate Earth Day and National Volunteer Week by hosting a volunteer litter pickup on Saturday, April 22 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. CDT.


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Record Snowfall at Great Basin National Park

The winter of 2022-2023 has brought record snowfall to the South Snake Range and Great Basin National Park. On April 1, 2023, two of three snowpack measurement locations within the park revealed snowpack depths several inches greater than records set in 1952 and 2005.


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Shenandoah National Park announces public meeting to discuss Old Rag pilot program

Shenandoah National Park will host a virtual public meeting April 17, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. to share analysis of the data collected during the Old Rag pilot program.


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National Park Service selects Jessica Taylor as the Chief of the U.S. Park Police

The National Park Service (NPS) announced today the selection of Jessica Taylor as the U.S. Park Police’s (USPP) Chief of Police. Taylor will begin her role in early May.


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New traffic pattern coming April 15 to the northern section of George Washington Memorial Parkway

On Saturday, April 15, the National Park Service (NPS) will implement a new, temporary traffic pattern on George Washington Memorial Parkway between I-495 and Route 123 for the next phase of the North Parkway Rehabilitation Project


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Oxon Hill Farm to host second annual Egg-stravaganza April 15th

Feeling cooped up? Join the National Park Service for the second annual Oxon Hill Farm Egg-stravaganza.


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Moores Creek National Battlefield to Host Naturalization Ceremony and Junior Ranger Day

On Saturday, April 22, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., we invite you to bring your American flag to help us welcome our newest fellow citizens as Moores Creek National Battlefield hosts a Naturalization Ceremony in cooperation with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).