News from April 2010
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2010
News Release: Chamizal National Memorial (NMEM) is rolling out new programs for young visitors just in time for spring!.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2010
News Release: If the weather cooperates, the National Park Service plans to implement prescribed fire projects in Theodore Roosevelt National Park's South, North and Elkhorn Ranch Units. The burn units vary in size and will be conducted between April 12 and May 24, 2010. Prescribed fires are those started by park...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2010
News Release: Chickasaw National Recreation Area is seeking energetic volunteers to roll up their sleeves and devote one morning to cleaning up the area in and around Rock Creek, just west of Vendome Well in the park. Interested volunteers should meet at 9 am on April 17, 2010 at the Sulphur Chamber of Commerce/Visitor Information Station, 717 W. Broadway, Sulphur.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2010
News Release: Where do all the tourists come from? How much do they spend when they are here? Where do they spend it; in Traverse City, or in Leelanau and Benzie Counties? How did so many people find out about this beach? If you have ever wondered these things, the National Park Service invites you to a presentation...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2010
News Release: Zion National Park will be joining other national parks throughout the country in celebrating National Park Week by waiving entrance fees April 17-25, 2010.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2010
News Release: What do a missing bust, the town of Ribe, Denmark, a talented local artist, and Gateway National Recreation Area all have in common? Answer: A creative teacher and his talented class of honor students from the Immaculate Conception School in Jamaica Estates, Queens who brought them all together because...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2010
News Release: Lassen Volcanic National Park entrance fees will be waived April 17 to 25 with added snowshoe hikes in celebration of National Park Week, coinciding with Earth Day and Junior Ranger Day. "The entrance fee free week will be in addition to the usual fee free days for National Public Lands Day on September...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2010
News Release: The four parks of the Southeast Utah Group; Arches and Canyonlands National Parks and Hovenweep and Natural Bridges National Monuments will waive all entrance fees during National Park Week which runs from April 17 through April 25, 2010.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2010
News Release: LAS VEGAS - National Parks will be free during National Park Week, Apr. 17-25. Las Vegas is one of the best places to be if you like visiting national parks. There are eight national parks within six hours driving time of the city. Plan your visit now at www.nps.gov/npweek.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2010
News Release: Chickasaw National Recreation Area in Sulphur, OK, is now accepting applications for campground host positions for the summer 2010 season at Cold Springs and Rock Creek campgrounds.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 9, 2010
News Release: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are figuring out how to turn wheat straw into ethanol "gold," and learning more about the bacteria that can "infect" ethanol plants and interfere with fuel production.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2010
News Release: Stonewall, TX - Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park invites the public to return to the 1960s on Friday, April 16, when the "Reflections of the 60s" special event brings together people who experienced this turbulent decade first hand to share their stories and re-create the atmosphere of that electrifying time in U.S. history. The all-day event is free of charge and will be held on the LBJ Ranch, one mile east of Stonewall, off Ranch Road 1.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 9, 2010
News Release: KYIV, UKRAINE - Officials from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy today (April 8, 2010) participated in a ceremony in Ukraine to mark the insertion of Westinghouse-produced nuclear fuel into a nuclear power plant in Ukraine. This marked a milestone in the Ukraine Nuclear Fuel...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 9, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today released the following statement regarding a "notice of violation" issued today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency related to the Kettleman Hills toxic waste facility...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2010
News Release: The four parks of the Southeast Utah Group; Arches and Canyonlands National Parks and Hovenweep and Natural Bridges National Monuments will waive all entrance fees during National Park Week which runs from April 17 through April 25, 2010.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2010
News Release: Oriskany Battlefield SHS: Over many years generations have remembered the sacrifice of the men and women who fought on the Oriskany battlefield by erecting monuments and signs. Starting in the 19th century many American historians, social groups and historical associations began interpreting the Battle...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2010
News Release: This year Kenai Fjords National Park will again be celebrating National Park Week, April 18-25th by bringing an artist into every classroom of the gateway community, Seward, Alaska.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 8, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 “I commend the Federal Air Marshals on board United Airlines flight 663 last night, who swiftly responded to a potential threat to passenger safety while the plane was in flight. These highly trained individuals took appropriate ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today announced an agreement with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. The agreement was reached under Project Civic Access (PCA), the department’s wide-ranging initiative to ensure that cities, towns and counties throughout the country comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2010
News Release: A federal judge in Chicago has permanently barred Matoi Rimes, individually and operating as Rimes Accounting Service, from preparing federal tax returns for anyone who is not a member of his immediate family, the Justice Department announced today. Rimes is also barred from owning, working for, or volunteering for a tax return preparation business.
