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Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve is pleased to announce the commemoration of the 207th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans, taking place on-site for the first time since 2020.Battle of New Orleans anniversary events at Chalmette Battlefield will be highlighted by a wreath laying ceremony, living history, and black powder demonstrations.
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Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP) is seeking comments on a proposed project to make interim infrastructure improvements within the park’s Valle Grande District to enhance visitor experience, accessibility, interpretation of the park’s natural and cultural values, and recreational opportunities.
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Beginning January 2nd, 2022 Walnut Canyon National Monument will transition from an individual entry fee of $15 per person to a $25 dollar per vehicle fee.
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On Tuesday, December 21, at approximately 8:04 a.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of an overdue hiker in the vicinity of the Boucher Trail within Grand Canyon National Park.
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The Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC), the nation’s longest-running community science bird project will be taking place at Badlands National Park on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at 7:45 a.m. meeting at the Ben Reifel Visitor Center located at 25216 Ben Reifel Road, Interior, SD 57750.
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Everglades National Park is pleased to announce the outdoor art exhibition Wild Observations in Everglades National Park by conservation artist Deborah Mitchell.
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According to the Rutgers University’s Center for Urban Policy Research, the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program contributed more than $13.8 billion in output in terms of goods and services to the U.S. economy, generated approximately 122,000 jobs, and added an overall $7 billion in gross domestic product (GDP) in fiscal year 2020.
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The National Park Service is seeking public input on the Draft Backcountry Management Plan and associated environmental assessment (EA) for Wupatki National Monument.
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Looking for a unique gift idea? Be one of the first to purchase a 2022 annual park entrance pass for Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site!
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The Fort Hancock 21st Century Federal Advisory Committee brings together experts from several disciplines and occupations, drawn mainly from the communities surrounding Sandy Hook, to make recommendations for the preservation and adaptive reuse of over thirty National Historic Landmark structures under the National Park Service's leasing program.
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Beginning January 1, 2022 all overnight use of the Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness will require a Wilderness Use Permit reservation fee of $6.00 plus a $6 per-person-per-night recreation fee.
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No recent bear activity has been observed since December 6th at 4:41am.
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Everglades National Park recently awarded a contract to control invasive species in a unique and sensitive habitat in the park to Environmental Quality, Inc., also known as EQI.
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Fire management officials at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California declared the KNP Complex Fire is 100% contained as of Dec. 16.
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The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is slated for a cleaner look after the National Park Service recently concluded a successful test using laser ablation as a means of removing biofilm that cause the dome to darken.“We’re very satisfied with the results of this laser ablation test,” Architectural Conservator Justine Bello told the National Mall and Memorial Parks website.
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This weekend, the Zion National Park Technical Search and Rescue Team responded to an emergency call at the exit of Heaps Canyon. Rescuers found two canyoneers stranded on a rock perch about 280 feet above Upper Emerald Pools.
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The USDA Forest Service has set the record straight as to just how far the National Christmas Tree traveled to the U.S. Capitol.
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National Park Service (NPS) Regional Director Bert Frost announced the selection of Jeremy Sweat as superintendent of Gateway Arch National Park in St. Louis, Missouri. In this capacity Sweat will serve as the Group Superintendent overseeing operations at for both Gateway Arch National Park and Ste.
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Voyageurs National Park will begin taking overnight tent camping reservations and houseboat permits for the 2022 summer season beginning Nov. 15.