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News Release: Quick Facts. Location: The picnic table at the Observation Deck above the Point Reyes Lighthouse is located 0.5 miles (0.8 km) west of the parking lot at the western end of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Inverness, California. Geographic Coordinates: 37.99645, -123.02099. Amenities. 5 listed. Picnic Table...
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Grand Opening of Museum Exhibits

News Release: HANK UMEMOTO. Family # 8648. Camp: Manzanar, CA. Address: 30-2-3. Uncertainty filled the air as we departed the farm in Florin which our parents had and devoted 32 years in to making and accepted the evacuation as just another formidable interruption in our lives. I would rather have the Japanese Americans...
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Youth Opportunity to Work in Local National Park

News Release: After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, and in recognition National Volunteer Week and National Park Week, a specialized group of volunteers returned to service this week and reboarded the Amtrak - National Park Service Trails & Rails program. Once again, Trails & Rails volunteers will share information about places of interest and significant cultural, natural, and historic areas with passengers along specific Amtrak routes.
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Historic Baseball Diamond

News Release: First impressions are important, and our Fordyce Bathhouse Visitor Center volunteers make sure visitors have a great one! They’re the first smiling face guests see when they enter the building, they’re always ready to share the history of our city's bathing industry, and they are happy to answer any...
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Wild horses, burros and trainers unite this weekend in Boise

News Release: Boise, Idaho- Trainers approved to adopt a wild horse or burro gathered from overpopulated public rangelands across the West will pick up their animal March 3 - 4 from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Boise Wild Horse Off-Range Corrals. This pick up launches the journey for both horse, burro and handler to prepare for competition during the 2023 annual Mustang Mania Trainer Incentive Program (TIP), June 30- July 1, in Nampa, Idaho.
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History of the Departmental Consulting Archeologist

News Release: We are celebrating our interns and fellows and the work they do all April long for National Internship Awareness month! You may have heard of cultural resources, but what exactly does this work entail and what type of work do interns and fellows do?
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How to Research Antiquities Act National Monuments

News Release: At the Midwest Archeological Center, archeologists travel to National Park sites across the country and work to discover, document, and preserve the past. These pages illustrate some of the most common activities archeologists do - like mapping artifacts or other evidence we find of people in the past, discovering sites with remote sensing technology, and excavating sites.
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My Park Story: Tom Matkovits

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Presidio La Bahía is across the San Antonio River, 1/4 mile south of the park on U.S. highways 183 and 77A. Significance: Presidio La Bahía is one of the world's finest examples of a Spanish frontier fort. It is also the most fought over fort in Texas history, having seen participation...
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Annual Shorebird Nesting Season Begins at the National Seashore

News Release: Why do I need to use a flashlight with a red light to view stars?
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Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks virtual public meeting rescheduled for Tuesday March 7: planting sequoia seedlings in areas impacted by recent wildfires

News Release: ARTHUR LOREN WILLIAMS. Camp: Manzanar, CA. Address: D-5 Administrative Housing. My grandfather Arthur F. Williams and his three brothers moved from Bradford, PA, to work in the California oil industry around 1900. My grandfather bought an apple ranch from his brother Leroy in 1912. It was located at Manzanar...
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Spanish Coin VCU 4985

News Release: Hunter Miles Davis found himself at the National Park Service when he came across an internship opportunity through the Greening Youth Foundation in 2018. He knew he wanted to do something with music and decided to take a chance and apply. He was attending Hampton University at the time. The job was...
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International Archaeology Day

News Release: *Note: What follows is text that is displayed on a panel next to a video touch screen inside the Nature Center.
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BLM authorizes renewable energy transmission line in Doña Ana County

News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - In an effort to improve the nation’s energy infrastructure and help meet President Biden’s goal of a zero-carbon electricity sector by 2035, the Bureau of Land Management has approved the La Mesa Gen-Tie Project in Doña Ana County, southeast of Las Cruces in Anthony, New Mexico.
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National Park Service seeks comment on environmental assessment for rehabilitation of Tidal Basin and West Potomac Park seawalls  

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Rancho de las Cabras is managed by the National Park Service as part of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park in San Antonio, Texas. You can visit Rancho de las Cabras as part of a guided tour with a park ranger from San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. Significance:...
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Spanish Coin VCU 4983

News Release: If Ulysses S. Grant had lived in the 20th century, he probably would not have been a famous general and president. He most likely would have been a well-known jockey or trainer. He may have been the Eddie Arcaro1 of his time, or the Woody Stephens2 of his day. When he graduated from West Point in 1843...
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The Welton/Scruggs Grove

News Release: This itinerary offers a mix of recreation and history! It is a very full day, so adjust the time you spend or visit to meet your needs. Check the visiting hours for sites and inquire if programs are available.
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Temporary Closure of the Fire Island Lighthouse

News Release: SHIGERU YABU. Family # 26725. Camp: Heart Mountain, WY. Address: 14-2-C. My mother, Hanako (Hana) Horishige, was born in Seattle in 1907 to parents who had come there from Japan. She was a pre­med student at the University of Washington for two years, then married another student there, my father Frank...
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Update: Fire crews plan Cades Cove prescribed burns

News Release: Journeys at Katmai: An Activity Book for Not-So-Junior Rangers is geared toward young adults and adults. This book delves deeper into Katmai's history and resources on an exploratory journey fit for any National Park fan.
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Joshua Tree National Park managers seek public input for 2023 OHV Restoration Grant

News Release: KAZUYUKI YAMAMOTO. Family # 2970. Camp: Manzanar, CA. Address: 17-13-1. My family consisted of my parents, Mr. & Mrs. Denjiro Yamamoto, and the four children: the eldest being my sister Yoneko age 20; myself, Kazuyuki, the oldest son, age 18; my brother Kenichi, age 15; and my younger sister Yeko, age 12.
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Cherry Blossom Protectors

News Release: JUN YAMAMOTO. Family # 10006. Camp: Manzanar, CA. Address: 31-10-4. On Sunday, December 7, 1941 the popular background music I had on the radio was interrupted by a special newscast: Japanese aircraft had attacked the US Naval Fleet at Pearl Harbor and Hawaii was in chaos. It was shocking news. Within...
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