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National Park Service opens final public comment period and releases Finding of No Significant Impact for potential St. John land exchange

News Release: The Shenandoah Valley was a natural "avenue of advance" for Gen. Robert E. Lee's 1863 invasion of the Northern states, and the Battle of Gettysburg.


Snowshoeing in Rocky Mountain National Park

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: 45°48'16.53"N 116°41'12.15"W. Significance: Traditional river crossing site for the Nez Perce. Following the 1863 Treaty, the Wallowa Valley in northeastern Oregon was left outside the reservation. This area was homeland to Chief Joseph's band of Nez Perce. Chief Joseph's band was...


News Release: Author: Douglas D. Scott. Adjunct Research Faculty. Applied Anthropology and Geography Program. Colorado Mesa University. Grant P17AP00228. This report was developed under a grant from the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, a unit of the National Park Service. Its contents are solely...


News Release: Arizona Department of Parks. Principal Investigator: Dr. Sophia Kelly. Study and Report Completed by: Daniel Rucker. With assistance from: Brittany Clark. Grant Number: P14AP00139. December 31st, 2015. Introduction: This project addresses the emerging challenges that climate change presents for the...


Free Entrance to Point Park, on Lookout Mountain, Monday, January 16, in Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

News Release: African Americans lived, worked, built, and died in the Valley. Stories centered in what is today Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park spread across the Valley encompassing the lives of many.


News Release: With the declaration that the American West was “closed" in the 1890s, the Buffalo Soldiers’ duties changed. While they remained at their frontier posts, their focus shifted to quelling labor disputes and maintaining social order among citizens.


News Release: Quick Facts. Location: New York, NY. Significance: Popular arena; the site of major political, sporting, and arts events in NYC 1925-1968. Madison Square Garden (1925-1968), also known as MSG III, was an arena in New York City that operated from 1925 until 1968. The third venue to go by that name, it was...


News Release: Quick Facts. Location: 46°1'34.74"N 116°19'39.91"W. Significance: Site of skirmishes between the Nez Perce and the U.S. Army during the Flight of 1877. MANAGED BY: Private Property. Amenities. 2 listed. Information, Parking - Auto. As the Nez Perce crossed the Camas Prairie following the battle at White Bird...


National Park Service purchases 198 acres in the heart of Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) from Conservancy

News Release: The hike along the Highland Route stretches the spine on the South Snake range from Pyramid Peak to Decathon Canyon, 14.6 miles one way with extreme elevation changes through out the hike. This route be started in the Highland Ridge Wilderness BLM area to the south of the park or can be started from Baker Lake.


News Release: Authors. * V. Etyemezian. * C.I. Davidson. * M. Zufall. * W. Dai. * S. Finger. * M. Striegel. Submitted. 22 September 1999. Abstract. Soiling on the walls of limestone buildings can be washed off when the surface erodes due to rain impingement. In this study, the delivery of rain to the 42-story Cathedral...


Voyageurs National Park Announces Kettle Falls Concession Business Opportunity Application Process Open

News Release: William and Elizabeth Thacher Kent purchased 600 acres of land in 1903. Back then it was called Redwood Canyon. Elizabeth was hesitant intially as the family was deeply in debt after suffering economic losses during the panic of 1902/1903. A financial risk to which William quipped: “If we lost all the money we have and saved these trees, it would be worthwhile, wouldn’t it?".


Closure of Lighthouse Dock & Reduction of Ferry Services

News Release: Wildlife Viewing Guidelines. San Juan Island National Historical Park provides habitat for many species of animals. When you visit the park, you are visiting their home. The choices you make have a direct effect on the wild animals that live here. By following the simple steps listed here you can help...


Lake Clark National Park Subsistence Resource Commision Meeting Via Teleconference Only January 25th, 2023

News Release: Introduction. In World War II, the United States military was segregated, and African American service members faced discriminatory limitations in positions. The Army Air Corps was expanded by Public Law 18 in April 1939 and the demand for more pilots lead to the creation of the 99th Pursuit Squadron...


Cape Lookout National Seashore Selects New Chief of Interpretation & Education

News Release: With US Gen. Ulysses Grant's army bogged down in front of Petersburg, Virginia, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee sought to take advantage. He ordered Gen. Jubal Early, in command of 14,000 soldiers, to launch a bold raid on the north.


News Release: In 1864, United States and Confederate forces clashed on what is now Monocacy National Battlefield. The U.S. Army fought valiantly to repel a desperate Confederate attack on Washington D.C. While the U.S. did not win the battle, they successfully delayed the Confederate advance long enough for reinforcements to reach Washington and defeat the Confederates at the battle of Fort Stevens.


Cape Lookout National Seashore Selects Volunteers of the Year for 2022

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: 44° 25' 9.09"N 111° 47' 35.81"W. Significance: One of the battle sites during the Nez Perce Flight of 1877. MANAGED BY: The Idaho State Lands Department, Private Property. After the horrific attack at Big Hole, the Nez Perce went south, crossing back into Idaho over Bannock Pass before...


News Release: LAMAR Institute Publication Series, Report Number 205. Grant Number. P16AP00371. Authors. * Daniel T. Elliott. * Michael Seibert. * The LAMAR Institute, Inc. Savannah, Georgia, 2017. Executive Summary. This report details the results of the 2017 Get the Lead Out! Workshop that was conducted by the LAMAR...


News Release: The Shenandoah Valley supported human settlement for thousands of years that continues today. Virginia's colonial land policies meant both opportunity for colonists but danger for those human buffers against colonial conflicts. Not all settlement was voluntary; enslaved inhabitants shaped the Valley's history too.


News Release: Project Director. Sez Atamturktur. Clemson University, Glenn Department of Civil Engineering 110 Lowry Hall, S Palmetto Blvd, Clemson, SC 29634 (864) 656-3003 sez@clemson.edu. Team Members. Civil Engineering. *. Saurabh Prabhu, Ph.D. Candidate. *. Elizabeth Wheeler, Ph.D. Student. *. Greg Roche, Ph.D.


News Release: Many visitors enjoy having picnics! Since there aren’t any restaurants in the park, it’s a good idea to bring food if you plan on staying a while. Groceries, snacks, and prepared food are available in the towns of Friday Harbor and at Roche Harbor near American Camp.