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Public Comment Period Open for William L. Finley NWR Compatibility Determinations
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Seeking Input on Draft Compatibility Determination for Grazing by Goats on an Experimental Basis to Control Invasive Plants at Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge.
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Weather and wildlife management activities have led to the temporary closures of several refuge roads to vehicles and/or general public access
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As far back as she can remember, Lucy Crespo hasn’t liked being indoors. Maybe it’s in her genes: she was born in Argentina, surrounded by forests and mountains, lush grass and plants, and rivers that ran by her home. The air was crisp and sweet, the water clear.
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In the sandy wetlands of the Illinois River Watershed, a race is underway beyond our view. Scientists of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Illinois Department of Natural Resources are working in earnest to observe and document the Illinois chorus frog, a tiny one- to one and a half-inch amphibian that once thrived throughout the floodplain, but which is now a threatened species in Illinois.
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National Park Service park rangers made 8,557 traffic stops on Natchez Trace Parkway last year. The traffic stops resulted in 6,428 citations and 266 arrests.
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Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve announced that the preserve is now accepting applications for the summer 2023 Youth Conservation Corps (YCC).
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The National Park Service began bulkhead repairs, pier replacement and creek dredging by its Cruz Bay Visitor Center during the first week of February.
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Big South Fork NRRA is initiating a new river clean up volunteer program this year.
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Dr. Robbie Paul will present “Grandfather’s Trunk: Spirit of Survival. Three Generations of the Paul Family’s Native American Boarding School Experience” at the Nez Perce National Historical Park on March 18, 2023 at 1:00 pm.Dr. Paul will share her family’s journey of researching and discovering the three generations of the Jesse Paul, Ka-khun-nee (Black Raven) family story, tracing back to pre-Carlisle Indian Industrial Boarding School to great-great-grandfather Chief Ut-sin-malikan, who was born in 1793.
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All trails and facilities on San Miguel Island, except the sandy beaches of Cuyler Harbor, are closed to the public until emergency repairs can be made to Nidever Canyon Trail.
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The National Park Service (NPS) today transmitted the James K. Polk Presidential Home Special Resource Study (SRS) to Congress, concluding that the 11th president’s Columbia, Tennessee residence and adjacent property meet three of four criteria for potential inclusion in the National Park System.
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Moores Creek National Battlefield and Pender Arts Council are excited to partner in this call for artists! Moores Creek National Battlefield is creating a new recreational public use area in the park.
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The staff and volunteers of Moores Creek National Battlefield would like to thank the members of the Cape Fear Revolutionary War Round Table (CFRWRT) for their recent donation to the park.
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On Saturday February 25 and Sunday February 26, Moores Creek National Battlefield will be commemorating the 247th Anniversary of the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge.
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The National Park Service (NPS) has approved a plan for managing the marine waters of Glacier Bay National Park.
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Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Saturday, February 25, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special 90-minute ranger-led program exploring the ruins of the Third Women’s Army Corps Training Facility and discussing the challenges of both White and Black WAC’s.
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Indiana Dunes National Park is looking for service providers for two competitive Commercial Use Authorizations (CUA) to provide concession services for visitors for calendar years 2023 and 2024.
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Tune up your vocal cords for a night of music and singing on Friday, February 17, from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center.
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Death Valley National Park opens North Highway, continuing its digging out from last summer’s historic flash floods. However, those intense summer rains do not seem to be triggering a hoped-for ‘superbloom.’