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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...
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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.
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Experiencing a Health Victory While Exploring Haleakalā
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.
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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...
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Parked at Home
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...
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National Park Service announces David Smith as Golden Gate National Recreation Area’s new superintendent
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.
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Haleakalā National Park Recruiting Hawaiian Immersion School Teacher
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.
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Cape Cod National Seashore to receive funding from Great American Outdoors Act for deferred maintenance projects
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.
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Great Sand Dunes Begins Recruitment for 2023 Spring and Summer Internships
News Release: Authors. *. Chandra L. Reedy. *. Richard A. Corbett. *. Martin Burke. Summary. Many materials used in the storage and display of museum objects are potentially corrosive and should not be used in the vicinity of specific metals. The ‘Oddy test’ is the procedure used in most museums to assess the suitability...
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National Park Service Publishes Environmental Assessment for Charlestown Navy Yard Master Development Strategy
News Release: In 1864, Ulysses S. Grant, the new general-in-chief of the US Army, ordered his commanders to destroy the Confederacy's armies, transportation networks, and its economic and agricultural base in the Shenandoah Valley and West Virginia.
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Denali Invites Comment on Changes to the Superintendent's Compendium
News Release: An Overview and Evaluation of Digital Recordkeeping Tools with Addendum: Implementing IrisBG at National Parks.
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National Park Service’s Lincoln statue loaned to Valentine Museum
News Release: Objectives: 1. In a culminating product: a. Identify important WWII location(s) in Wilmington, N.C. and describe their historical significance. b. Summarize the contributions of Wilmington, North Carolina service members and civilians to home front wartime efforts. c. Evaluate the struggles, and contributions...
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Paradise Trails Orientation: East Skyline & Guide House Connector Trail Junction
News Release: By Watershed Stewards Program Corpsmember Natale Urquhart, San Francisco Bay Area Network Salmonid Monitoring Program.
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National Park Service seeks volunteers
News Release: Institution: Cornell University. Principal Investigator: Jennifer Minner, PhD. Co-Principal Investigator. Jeffrey Chusid. Additional authors in alphabetical order: * Nico Azel. * Yanlei Feng. * Geslin George. * Xiao Shi. * Feiyang Sun. * Taru. Grant Number: P14AP00278. June 18 2017. Executive Summary.
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Parker: Removal of trees near historic home ‘necessary to protect the structure and walking paths’
Two trees from the 1800s near the Theodore Roosevelt Home in Oyster Bay, N.Y., have been scheduled for a trim and likely removal by the eastern National Park Service Arborist Incident Response Team because of the fungal Dutch elm disease.
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8 notices published in week ending Jan. 7 by Interior Department
There were eight notices published by the Interior Department in week ending Jan. 7, according to the Federal Register.
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Varner: ‘This beetle is rare, and the fencing is to protect the population'
The Bureau of Land Management Pahrump field office has placed protective fencing at Big Dune in Nye County, Nevada, to protect the rare beetle known as Giuliani’s Dune Scarab from the public.
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Interior Department discusses Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of Five Listed Animal and Plant Species on Jan. 13
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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BLM to host public meeting in Boise for input on potential updates to solar energy program
News Release: BOISE, Idaho-As part of its ongoing effort to support responsible renewable energy development on public lands, the Bureau of Land Management is holding a public scoping meeting in Boise to solicit feedback on the recently announced programmatic environmental impact statement for the BLM’s utility-scale solar energy planning.
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Interior Department discusses Mining of the Osage Mineral Estate for Oil and Gas on Jan. 13
The US Interior Department published a seven page proposed rule on Jan. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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