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Park managers announced today that repair will begin soon to address significant settlement, cracking, and rock fall on portions of the Blue Ridge Parkway near Deep Gap and Linville Falls, both in North Carolina.
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The National Park Service (NPS) is initiating a public planning process and 30-day comment period for the Tomales Point area of Point Reyes National Seashore.
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Obed Wild & Scenic River is initiating a new volunteer program this year for river cleanup.
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Washington man pleads guilty to guiding illegal rim-to-rim hike in Grand Canyon National Park
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Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Service’s (NPS) oldest active ranger, retired today after a decade and a half of sharing her personal experiences and the efforts of women from diverse backgrounds who worked on the World War II Home Front.
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Spring is here, and so is a regional celebration of ecology, Spring Nature Fling. This annual event runs from early April through mid-May and highlights the wonders of nature in central Appalachia.
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In celebration of National Poetry Month, poet Jodie Hollander will lead a workshop at the Montezuma Well picnic area on April 21, 2022 from 9:30 am to 12:30pm.
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Join an experienced bird guide to learn about both migrating and local bird species found at Tonto National Monument.
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Clingmans Dome Road to Open for the Season on April 8
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Park Headquarters Closed for Paving April 9 - 18, 2022
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A fall resulted in a fatality of a climber in the Sheep Pass Area of Joshua Tree National Park on Saturday, March 26, 2022.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials reported that the 960-acre Thomas Divide Complex Fire is now 60 percent contained.
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To protect and restore native plants and promote healthy and diverse forests, the National Park Service (NPS) will implement a deer management plan in additional national parks in Washington, D.C. and Maryland.
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Jockey Hollow will come to life on Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24, when re-enactors from across the northeast arrive for Morristown National Historical Park's Spring Encampment.
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Park rangers are offering a variety of programs in April. All programs are free, and most do not require reservations, except as noted.
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A project to improve the Ruby Beach parking area and access road will begin in May or June of this year.
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More than 2 million individuals visited the Assateague Island National Seashore in 2021, in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a March 21 National Park Service news release, Assateague Island ranked 33rd among the 380 National Park Units reporting visitation numbers.
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The Quitobaquito pond in Arizona's Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is getting a new liner to stop water loss, requiring the closure of the Quitobaquito site beginning April 11.
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Chickasaw National Recreation Area fire staff plan to initiate up to two prescribed fires on Friday, April 1, 2022.
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Gulf Islands National Seashore has begun increasing enforcement actions to protect nesting shorebirds in Florida and on islands in Mississippi.The seashore will implement a new measure this year in Florida, the installation of solar-powered speed radar signs on Highway 399 and Fort Pickens Road.