News from September 2006
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2006
News Release: Dave Forney, Superintendent of the National Park Service at Upper Delaware Scenic and RecreationalRiver, announced this morning that although the water level is dropping on the Delaware River, there is still a danger of high water for the weekend. “The rain last weekend and earlier this week has saturated the ground," commented Forney. “Any additional rain will result in higher water levels and possible danger for boaters on the Delaware River.".
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2006
News Release: In collaboration with the US Forest Service, UC Berkeley, UC Davis and the Mid-Peninsula Open Space District, Point Reyes National Seashore will be investigating the ability of tankoaks (Lithocarpus densiflorus) to resist Sudden Oak Death (SOD) caused by the pathogen Phytophthora ramorum. Led by UC Berkeley...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2006
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Officials at Glacier National Park remind park visitors that the park is open year-round and that most concessions, lodging and camping facilities will remain open well past Labor Day for the autumn season.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2006
News Release: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is pleased to announce the Artists In Residence for 2006 are Lucia Harrison and Sharon Sharp. Lucia Harrison, from Tacoma, Washington, is a book artist and visual artist and is a member of the faculty (Visual Arts) at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Sharon...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2006
News Release: Three National Park Service Campgrounds reopened at noon on Friday, Sept. 01, 2006: Ocracoke, Frisco and Oregon Inlet Campgrounds are open for business as usual. Campers may experience areas of standing water and should be alert to the possibility of reptiles (including poisonous snakes) and amphibians...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2006
News Release: Robert A. Vogel, Superintendent, Cape Lookout National Seashore, announces that all areas of the National Seashore have reopened effective 3:00 PM on Friday, Sept. 01, 2006.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 1, 2006
News Release: Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Georgia and Florida are working to control a moth that is threatening an important cactus that is native to the southern United States and Mexico.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2006
News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray announced the reopening of three National Park Service Campgrounds today at noon. Ocracoke, Frisco and Oregon Inlet Campgrounds will reopen business as usual. Campers may experience areas of standing water and should be alert to the possibility of reptiles (including poisonous...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2006
News Release: Water quality monitoring conducted on August 29 and 30 revealed high fecal coliform bacteria levels throughout the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River and within Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2006
News Release: The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse will be closed for climbing on September 6 for one day only to complete the installation of the first of seven new cast ductile iron windows. This first window is a prototype window to verify proper fit. Once proper fit is established, then the remaining six windows will be fabricated and installed after the lighthouse closes for the 2006 season in October.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2006
News Release: Three National Park Service Campgrounds reopened at noon on Friday, Sept. 01, 2006: Ocracoke, Frisco and Oregon Inlet Campgrounds are open for business as usual. Campers may experience areas of standing water and should be alert to the possibility of reptiles (including poisonous snakes) and amphibians...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2006
News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray announced the reopening of three National Park Service Campgrounds today at noon. Ocracoke, Frisco and Oregon Inlet Campgrounds will reopen business as usual. Campers may experience areas of standing water and should be alert to the possibility of reptiles (including poisonous...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2006
News Release: This is the final beach access report for the 2006 summer season. Significant resource management activities related to protected species will be provided via press releases. The National Park Service would like to thank everyone for their support this season. A special thanks to Bill Holda for researching...
