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United States Park Police Officer Involved in Shooting During Call for Assistance
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
On Saturday, March 18 at approximately 8:50 a.m., a United States Park Police (USPP) sergeant and officer responded to a request for assistance by Metropolitan Police Department officers on scene at 34th Street and Baker Street NE for a vehicle reported as stolen.
Spring Operating Hours at Sitka NHP
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
As we move from winter to spring, Sitka NHP’s Visitor Center hours will alter to prepare for the upcoming summer tourist season.
Joshua Tree park rangers announce new podcast: Where Two Deserts Meet
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
Joshua Tree National Park rangers announce the new official park podcast, Where Two Deserts Meet. Meet our narrators, Donovan Smith and Ian Chadwick, as they explore some of the park’s most unique and special resources, including wildlife, night skies, and the changing desert landscape.
Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park Seeks Volunteers for Annual Park Day Project - 2023
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
On Saturday, April 1, 2023, Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park, in partnership with the American Battlefield Trust’s Park Day, requests volunteers to help clear brush and debris from the historic Brigadier General Bushrod Johnson earthworks and paint cannon carriages belonging to Captain Tyler Peeple’s Georgia Battery, both located on Chickamauga Battlefield.
Great Sand Dunes Announces Free Programs and Events during “We Love Our National Park” Celebration in April
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
To honor the Great Sand Dunes National Park, and to celebrate being the Gateway Community, Visit Alamosa will launch the third annual, month-long ‘We Love Our National Park Celebration’ on April 1, 2023.
First Shot of the Civil War Commemoration at Fort Moultrie
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
It’s the 162nd Anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War, when the first shots of the war were fired on northern soldiers at Fort Sumter.
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument invites public input on draft operations plan
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument today announced an opportunity for the public to comment on preliminary concepts to guide the new national park’s future operations.
National Park Service donates venison to food bank concluding the deer management effort in February 2023
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
Fire Island National Seashore donated 3,211 pounds of venison to Feeding Westchester, located in Westchester County, New York.
Fort Pulaski’s Phone Number is Now 912-219-4233
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
To streamline communication efforts at Fort Pulaski National Monument the park now has a new phone number: 912-219-4233.
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park to host a Book Review on April 1
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
On April 1, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park will present the program “Ranger Lawson’s Book Review: On Freedom Road.
Researchers Complete First Season of Point Reyes Mountain Beaver Habitat Surveys
By Interior Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: Donald DeBlieux1, James Kirkland1, and Vincent L. Santucci2.
Hannah Tomiko Holmes
By Interior Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: The mighty Columbia River ties together the many different histories of the area including the histories of Native Americans, settlers, and those involved with the Manhattan Project. Explore these histories as you travel from south to north along the Columbia River to visit different museums and historic sites along the way.
Woman successfully found after an unintended night out at Badwater Basin
By Interior Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: Mercury is a widespread element and persistent pollutant that enters aquatic food webs through various sources and pathways. Airborne emissions can travel long distances across the globe, depositing mercury far from human sources. Other sources occur naturally within the landscape. But how is it that remote, otherwise pristine lakes in Alaska parks contain fish with elevated levels of mercury? We study lake trout to find out.
Lori Staely: Park Guide, Steamtown National Historic Site
By Interior Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: Completed in 1902, the Bunker Hill Lodge has undergone many repairs and replacements. The lighting in the statuary hall, for example, originally incorporated beautiful medallions set into the ceiling. Later, these medallions were covered and/or replaced with modern fixtures and exposed metal raceways.
USCIS to Welcome 15 Military Service Members as New US Citizens at Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
By Interior Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: Building constructed: 1933. Roof type: Semi-intensive. Size: 8,000 square feet. Year installed: 2009. The John W. McCormack U.S. Post Office and Courthouse underwent an extensive rehabilitation, by the U.S. General Services Administration, completed in 2009, which transformed this 1933 Art Deco building...
Independence National Historical Park has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to lease, operate, and maintain City Tavern
By Interior Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: On April 19, 1775, twenty-six-year-old Rebekah Fiske lived at her father-in-law’s home on the western edge of Lexington, Massachusetts. When war erupted between colonial militia and British regular soldiers at Lexington and Concord, Rebekah’s worst nightmare came to her doorstep. As the roar of musketry...
Footprints: Women Who Influenced Booker T. Washington
By Interior Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: Lauren Parry. Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument.
Displacement at Hanford
By Interior Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: Alexander Kim, Museum Technician. Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Idaho.
Podcast 012: Green Design and the Economy of Sustainability
By Interior Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: Meet Alexandra Hernandez, who is the Regional Program Manager for the National Heritage Areas Program!.
Prescribed Fire Planned at Chickamauga Battlefield
By Interior Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: Take advantage of the many days of great weather in Los Alamos to enjoy the outdoors. Spend a day outside in Los Alamos for a glimpse into the history of this land and historical buildings that aided in the scientific achievement of the Manhattan Project. Take a hike to learn more about the history of this landscape before and during the Manhattan Project. Walk where famous scientists once strolled and experience everything this once secret city has to offer.