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Recent News About Us National Park Service
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The National Park Service announced today the designation of 18 new communities across the United States as American World War II Heritage Cities.
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The Old Ferry Landing construction project is complete and the recreation area is open.
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Artists are encouraged to apply for the 2023 Artist-in-Residence program at Shenandoah National Park.
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Tune up your vocal cords and join fellow visitors for a not so silent night of holiday songs with musicians Susan and Garry Brown on Sunday, December 11, from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center.
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Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Specialist Caitlin Campbell has won the Freeman Tilden Award, the highest award presented to a National Park Service individual to recognize outstanding contributions to the profession of interpretation. T
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that a geotechnical crew will implement a temporary closure of Laurel Falls Trail Monday, December 12 and Tuesday, December 13 to accommodate survey work.
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The Superintendent of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in areas of the 1980 park additions that are north of the crest of the Alaska Range.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that Richmond Tree Experts will implement temporary, single-lane road closures along the Bypass for tree removal Monday, December 5 through Thursday, December 8.
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Come to Fort Larned for the annual Christmas Past celebration on December 10 from 12:00 to 4:30 pm.
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There will be no Las Posadas celebration at Pecos National Historical Park this year.
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Carl Hayden Visitor Center Temporarily Closed
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Celebrate the holidays with a nightly lighting of the National Christmas Tree and take a stroll along the Pathway of Peace at President’s Park.
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National Parks of Boston will host a commemorative service and a wreath-laying ceremony at the USS Constitution Museum and on the World War II-era destroyer USS Cassin Young to remember and honor those who perished in the attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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Andersonville National Historic Site invites you to remember and honor our military veterans during this winter season by participating in our Wreaths Across America event.
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“The return of these annual holidays is the signal for bringing friends together, and uniting around the family fireside.” -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Bring your bird questions, and favorite snack and beverage, and settle in to watch the feeders at the Indiana Dunes National Park's Park Connection Office, located off the Chellberg Farm Parking lot on Thursdays December 8, 15, and 22 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am.
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Friday, December 30th will be the annual Christmas Bird Count at Pipestone National Monument. Volunteers will meet at the park visitor center at 7:30am for complimentary coffee and donuts, break into groups, and head out to count those birds!
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The National Park Service (NPS) is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed Laurel Falls Trail Management Plan and is seeking public input beginning December 1 through January 6.
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Congaree National Park will be increasing the fee for nightly campsite reservations in the park’s designated frontcountry campgrounds
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Due to significant and ongoing conservation concerns, the Queets and Salmon Rivers will remain closed to sport fishing to protect wild steelhead populations. Additionally, the Quinault River within Olympic National Park will be closed to fishing on December 1, 2022.