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Spring in the Chihuahuan Desert has always lured many visitors to remote West Texas, especially during the months of March and April. As travelers seek solace from educational routines, and escape wintry conditions, the park experiences significant increases in visitation.
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Point Reyes National Seashore announces its spring wildlife protection closures. These area closures take effect March 1, 2022.
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Join a birding expert from the Dunes-Calumet Audubon Society on Sundays, March 6, April 3, and May 1, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, for this migration birding hiking series.
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On March 15th-17th, 2022, the Whitman Mission National Historic Site Visitor Center will be closed for staff to participate in professional and employee development.
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The established climbing management areas identified below are closed to all public use from March 1, 2022 to July 15, 2022 to protect peregrine falcon nesting aeries.
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Search and rescue teams will be training on many rock crags in the Indian Cove Area this weekend.Joshua Tree National Park staff will be working with various search and rescue units from the western United States to accomplish technical training on rock rescue in the Indian Cove area on March 5, 2022.
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Haleakalā National Park has good news for campers! The Kīpahulu Campground will officially reopen on March 16, 2022.To stay in the campground, campers will need to utilize the new online reservation system on Recreation.gov, starting March 16.
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Gulf Islands National Seashore will host a virtual public meeting on March 8, 2022, from 4 to 6 p.m. to solicit feedback on various sustainable road options being evaluated for portions of J. Earle Bowden Way (Highway 399/Route 11) and Fort Pickens Road (Route 12), on Santa Rosa Island, Escambia County, Florida.
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Today we celebrate the 150th birthday of Yellowstone National Park. For nearly seven generations now the American people and our guests have been able to experience the beauty and majesty of Old Faithful, Minerva Terrace, Morning Glory Pool, the Grand Prismatic Spring, and the Yellowstone River, and marvel at the bison, wolves, elk, wildflowers and many other breathtaking sites.
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Everyone enjoys stays in Zion National Park, including peregrine falcons! Climbing routes on cliffs used by nesting peregrine falcons in Zion National Park will be temporarily closed beginning March 1, 2022.
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The National Park Service (NPS) invites public input from March 1 to March 31, 2022 on potential future activities and recreational uses within the fifty acre North Beach area, also known as Dog Beach or Area 4.
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Manassas National Battlefield Park is preparing for a prescribed burn.
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Effective July 1, 2022, Grand Canyon National Park will increase the cost of overnight backcountry permits.
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The National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are seeking public input on potential alternatives for an air tour management plan (ATMP) for Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
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Last week, National Park Service (NPS) Director Chuck Sams followed the flow of water from the Big Cypress Swamp, through the Everglades famed River of Grass, over the vast mangrove forests, and out to Florida and Biscayne Bays during a visit to South Florida’s national parks and preserve.
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Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Announces Prescribed BurnsREPUBLIC, MO -- Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield will conduct a prescribed burn in the park sometime between February 28 and March 12, 2022.
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Thomas Edison National Historical Park (TENHP) announces the release of 2,400 historic Edison disc sound recordings, digitized and made available online in cooperation with the University of California, Santa Barbara Library Special Research Collections on their Discography of American Historical Recordings (DAHR)
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The National Park Service (NPS) published 2021 annual visitation statistics and a news release that provide a picture of 2021 by the numbers for the NPS, including a list of the 25 most visited parks.
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The National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are seeking public input on potential alternatives to be considered for an air tour management plan (ATMP) for Haleakalā National Park.
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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.