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Recent News About U.S. National Park Service
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California recently received an Open OutDoors for Kids grant from the National Park Foundation.
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The National Park Service, for the first time in United States history, will participate in a multi-country nomination to the World Heritage List.
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Thinking about visiting Death Valley National Park? Entrance fees will be free at all National Park Service sites on Monday, January 17 in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
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During the past two years the Kentucky District of Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area has experienced numerous improvements and upgrades to facilities ranging from trails to exhibits, and buildings.
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Petersburg National Battlefield is preparing for the preservation of the two smokehouses and dairy, at the General Grant’s Headquarters Unit in Hopewell, Virginia.
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National Park Service announced the acquisition of approximately 60 acres of land within the boundaries of Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area.
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Wednesday, January 12, the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Indian Reservation completed the transfer of 28 Yellowstone bison to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Poplar, Montana, under the Bison Conservation Transfer Program.
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) has started a $2 million project to remove vacant structures and restore natural landscapes throughout the park.
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Joshua Tree National Park (JTNP) will begin Public Scoping on the Climbing Management Plan (CMP) on January 13, 2022.
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March 1, 2022, marks the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Yellowstone National Park. Signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant, America's first national park was set aside to preserve and protect the scenery, cultural heritage, wildlife, geologic and ecological systems and processes in their natural condition for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations.
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Rocky Mountain National Park will be implementing a pilot temporary timed entry permit reservation system beginning on May 27, 2022.
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Did you get a new pair of hiking boots or kayak for the holidays and looking for some new trails and friends to explore southeast Texas?
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The National Park Service is excited to announce the return of guided snowshoe walks at Cedar Breaks National Monument this winter.
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International Falls, MN: Voyageurs National Park will offer a self-guided night snowshoe hike Friday, January 14 along the Oberholtzer Trail, with luminaries to light the way.
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Padre Island National Seashore Superintendent Eric Brunnemann announced the park secured an additional $300,000 in federal funding for research into the survival rates, resource use patterns, and a debilitating wildlife disease of the endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle.
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The National Park Service (NPS) has opened a 60-day public review and comment period on a proposed rule change affecting the implementation of the park’s 2018 Mount Rainier National Park Fisheries Management Plan.
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In honor of the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Bandelier National Monument will waive entrance fees for everyone on Monday, January 17, 2022, as the first fee-free day of the year.
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All of Kīlauea Visitor Center, including the restrooms, lānai, administrative space and the Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association store, will be closed to everyone for termite treatment January 19 and 20.
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Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Point Park atop Lookout Mountain, part of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, is waiving the entrance fee on Monday, January 17, 2022 to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.
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This month, the National Park Service (NPS) will begin seeking the public’s input on a study designed to help preserve South Carolina’s second oldest town.