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2022 – 2023 Winter Park Hours Announced

Fort Stanwix National Monument has new winter hours. Starting on Saturday, December 24, 2022, the park visitor center will be closed though early April 2023.


Assateague Island National Seashore - Online OSV Sales

Superintendent Hugh Hawthorne announces that online purchasing of Over Sand Vehicle (OSV) permits will soon be operational at Assateague Island National Seashore.


Lake Mead Park Rangers seek to identify assault victim

U.S. Park Rangers of Lake Mead National Recreation Area and Special Agents with the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch (ISB) are seeking information from the public to identify a male assault victim. This information may assist with other ongoing investigations.


Ice Fishing Safety on the Upper Delaware

It looks like winter! Numerous anglers excitedly anticipate this time of year so that they can participate in one of their favorite cold weather activities, which is ice fishing.


Whiskeytown Reducing the Threat of Unwanted Fire by Pile Burning During the Winter

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area will soon begin pile burning to remove hazardous fuels within the park boundary


Andrew Johnson NHS Holiday Season Reminders

The staff at Andrew Johnson National Historic Site (NHS) wishes everyone a happy holiday season and would like to call attention to a couple of holiday reminders:


Apply to Become a Summer 2023 Artist-In-Residence at Isle Royale National Park

The Artist-in-Residence Program offers writers, composers, and all visual and performing artists the opportunity to capture the moods and magic of Isle Royale through their particular art form.


Annual Christmas Bird Count at Great Sand Dunes to be Held December 23rd

Birders and nature enthusiasts in the San Luis Valley will join birders across the western hemisphere to participate in Audubon's longest-running wintertime tradition, the annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC), held at Great Sand Dunes National Park on Friday, December 23 at 8:00 a.m.


Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park selects plan for the 2018 Disaster Recovery Project    

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park released a Finding of No Significant Impact today on the plan to move forward with the park’s Disaster Recovery Project following the 2018 eruption and summit collapse of Kīlauea volcano.


Health Evaluation Underway for Mountain Lion P-22

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and National Park Service (NPS) have successfully tranquilized the mountain lion known as P-22 and transported him to a wild animal care facility for a full health evaluation


Solo canyoneer dies in rappelling accident

On December 3, 2022, a 54-year-old man was found dead after falling while canyoneering alone in Death Valley National Park.


Valles Caldera National Preserve Plans 2022-23 Winter Prescribed Burns

The National Park Service plans to implement prescribed burn projects in Valles Caldera National Preserve between December 2022 and the end of the 2022-23 winter season when conditions allow.


Big Cypress National Preserve Announces ORV Office Holiday Closure

Big Cypress National Preserve Announces ORV Office Holiday Closure


Park takes steps to increase parking safety near busy trailheads

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will begin implementing temporary, single-lane road closures at several locations this week for the installation of permanent roadside protection measures at busy park destinations to eliminate unsafe, damaging roadside parking.


Olympic National Park announces entrance fee-free days for 2023

Olympic National Park will have five entrance fee-free days in 2023. On those days of commemoration or celebration, all National Park Service entrance fees throughout the country will be waived for all visitors.


Theodore Roosevelt National Park invites public comment on proposed Livestock Plan alternatives

The National Park Service (NPS) is developing a Livestock Plan to address livestock, horse and cattle herds, within Theodore Roosevelt National Park, under relevant laws, regulations, policies, and park management priorities including the conservation of native species and natural prairie ecosystem functions.


Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Closed Christmas Day 2022

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument is scheduled to be closed to the public three days each year, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and Independence Day.


Black Rock Desert Artist-in-Residence Program Exhibits in Winnemucca and Elko, Nevada

The Bureau of Land Management, Black Rock Field Office, in partnership with Friends of Black Rock High Rock, will hold multiple art exhibits for the 2022 Artists in Residence.


BLM Kemmerer and Pinedale Field Offices announce big game winter range closures

The BLM Kemmerer and Pinedale field offices will close BLM-administered public big game winter ranges to all motorized vehicle travel from Jan. 1 through April 30, 2022.


BLM High Desert District plans to conduct prescribed burns this winter

The Bureau of Land Management High Desert District plans to conduct slash pile prescribed burns on Rock Springs Field Office-managed lands this winter