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Ranger-led History Hikes at National Park
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: On Saturday, April 8, 22 and 29, from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm, join a ranger and meander through a beech maple forest while learning about the area’s history and the early settlers and farmers who came to this region in the 1800s. Explore the Bailly Homestead and Cemetery, and the Chellberg Farm. Meet at the Chellberg Farm parking lot.
Congratulations to the 2023 Isle Royale Artists-in-Residence
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: Isle Royale National Park is proud to announce the summer 2023 artists-in-residence. This year’s artists.
2020 Professional Development Opportunity for Teachers
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: 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. Over the past several years we have had the opportunity to work with some incredible teachers and hope that...
Reducing deer numbers and removing invasive plants are key to long-term forest health
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON-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.
Lake Mead National Recreation Area announces award of lease for Cottonwood Cove Resort and Marina
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nev. - The National Park Service (NPS) announced today the selection of LMNRA Guest Services, LLC to operate Cottonwood Cove Resort and Marina on Lake Mohave.
Big South Fork NRRA Celebrates the Start of National Park Week 2023
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area will observe National Park Week from Saturday, April 22-30. The week will kick off with free backcountry camping permits as well as free camping at Alum Ford Campground on Saturday, April 22.
Celebrate Earth Day at Mammoth Cave National Park on April 22
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: MAMMOTH CAVE, KY- 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. Event volunteers will work alongside park staff to pick up litter along roadways, trails, and visitor use areas for a spring clean-up.
'We Love Our National Park' Event in Alamosa April 7
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: To honor the Great Sand Dunes National Park, and to celebrate being the Gateway Community, Visit Alamosa launched the third annual, month-long ‘We Love Our National Park Celebration’ on April 1, 2023. Various restaurants, shops, and attractions will offer Great Sand Dunes themed specials and displays...
Spring 2023 Prescribed Fire Burning Notice
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area may implement the following prescribed fire during the spring of 2023. Stevens County.
Scabies
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: THE BASICS. Humans: Human scabies is a skin condition caused by the human itch mite (Sarcoptes scabei var. hominis). The mites burrow into the upper layer of a person’s skin where they complete their entire life cycle, including laying their eggs. Scabies occurs worldwide and can affect all people. It...
Public invited to join rangers to observe strutting sage grouse
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: MOOSE, WY - 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.
Mojave National Preserve to Host Earth Day Events and Park Clean-Up, April 21-23
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. - The National Park Service (NPS) invites you to visit Mojave National Preserve to camp and help clean up the park April 21-23, Earth Day weekend. The National Park Service, with many partners, is hosting a volunteer-driven stewardship event to help the park remove trash and restore damaged public lands.
River Town Review Toolkit
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: Download the River Town Review Toolkit.
April 18, 1906 - The Lincoln Farm Association
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: Incorporation of Lincoln Farm Association. When Abraham Lincoln’s family farm, the Sinking Spring Farm, went up for auction in 1905, the media imagined that a big celebration would be in order. The main proposition for the land was to preserve it as a park for the American people, who were still wounded...
Blue Ridge Parkway Projects near Roanoke, Virginia, underway
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: (Vinton, VA) - National Park Service (NPS) officials today announced both a reminder about an ongoing road project and information about a new project on the Virginia section of the Blue Ridge Parkway this visitor season. In anticipation of a June 2023 project completion date for the ongoing slope failure...
Junior Ranger Day Celebration at Big Thicket
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: KOUNTZE, Texas - Come celebrate Junior Ranger Day at Big Thicket National Preserve on Saturday, April 22, 2023. This FREE family-friendly event will take place at the visitor center located at 6102 FM 420 north of Kountze from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The 161st Battle Anniversary Continues
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: Shiloh National Military Park will commemorate the 161st anniversary of the Battle of Shiloh by offering a variety of real-time hikes from Thursday, April 6, through Saturday, April 8, a book signing, and then a Vintage Baseball double-header baseball game on Saturday, April 15.
1816 - The Year Without Summer
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: 1816, also known as the ‘Year Without Summer,’ ‘Poverty Year,’ and ‘Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death.’.
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site seeks help solving recent crimes
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: MANTEO, N.C. - National Park Service employees and partners over the past several weeks have noticed an increase in vandalism, theft and attempted theft of government property at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (Fort Raleigh).
2023 Professional Development Opportunity for Teachers
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: Obed Wild and Scenic River is pleased to announce that we will be recruiting teachers again this year to participate in the Teacher-Ranger-Teacher (TRT) program this summer. Over the past several years we have had the opportunity to work with some incredible teachers and hope that you too will take part in this opportunity to help the National Park Service reach its goals in bringing the excitement and wonder of our National Parks into classrooms all over the country.