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Recent News About Us National Park Service
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Volunteer Clean Up Day at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace to Assist with Storm Clean Up
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The National Park Service (NPS) invites proposals for the Shared Beringian Heritage Program (SBHP) 2023 funding call.
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The National Park Service has extended the public comment period by 17 days at the request of the State of Alaska.
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October 25, 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Signed into law by President Calvin Coolidge, the park was set aside to protect its “…extraordinary proportions and…unusual beauty and variety of natural decoration…”
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The National Park Service (NPS) announced the release of the Environmental Assessment (EA) for repairs to the Fort Jefferson counterscarp and dredging of the moat at Dry Tortugas National Park.
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The National Park Service (NPS) will reopen hiking trails and picnic areas in Greenbelt Park on March 10
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Winter grooming of the 14-mile section of Teton Park Road between Taggart Lake Trailhead and Signal Mountain parking area will end on March 10.
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Beginning May 26, Mount Rainier National Park will transition to a fully cashless fee system and will accept only electronic card payments for entrance fees and campgrounds.
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Cape Cod National Seashore is currently accepting volunteer applications for the “Beach Apparatus Drill” program, a demonstration performed by volunteers and park staff to depict the live-saving measures used at the Old Harbor Life Saving Station at Race Point Beach.
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Valles Caldera National Preserve and New Mexico Gas Company achieved a significant milestone in the retirement of a natural gas pipeline in the park.
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Due to a predicted major precipitation event at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, the Ash Mountain entrance to Sequoia National Park is anticipated to close on Thursday, March 9 at 6 pm.
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On Tuesday, March 7, a Yellowstone National Park wildlife biologist on a radio telemetry flight observed the first grizzly bear of 2023 to emerge from hibernation.
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Big Cypress National Preserve’s planned prescribed fires will likely be affected by a burn ban instituted by Collier County Bureau of Emergency Services.
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The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Destination Death Valley, LLC to operate visitor services in Death Valley National Park under a 10-year concession contract
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On Monday, March 6 at approximately 2:45 pm, Big Bend National Park’s Communications Center received a call requesting emergency assistance along the Hot Springs Canyon Trail.
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The National Park Service (NPS) is taking steps to improve safety on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway through new and improved signs, mile markers and guardrails.
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The National Park Service is preparing to conduct a prescribed burn at Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park in early spring, depending on weather conditions.
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Visitors to Grand Canyon National Park can expect long lines and full parking lots during the spring break season, which spans from early March through mid-April.
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Angela Egizi has been selected as the new National Park Service (NPS) human resources assistant at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC).
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The National Park Service (NPS) announces the temporary closure of the Fire Island Lighthouse Tower in Fire Island National Seashore.