News from August 2012
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2012
News Release: Fort Raleigh National Historic Site Celebrates Virginia Dare's 425th Birthday.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2012
News Release: Hale and Elberta peaches will be available for harvest at Capitol Reef National Park's historic orchards. The Krueger Orchard, located about 1.5 miles east of the visitor center on Hwy 24, will open at 9am on Tuesday, August 21. There is no charge for fruit consumed in the orchards; however, the charge...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2012
News Release: MUNISING, Mich. On Saturday, August 11 at 2:32 p.m., Park Rangers and Alger County EMS responded to a near drowning of two adult males on Miners Beach near the mouth of the Miners River in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. They found a 43 year old male and 47 year old male, brothers, lying prone on...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2012
News Release: Join Charles Pinckney National Historic Site in celebration of Constitution Week by attending one of the many free special events scheduled September 17-23, 2012 at 1254 Long Point Road in Mount Pleasant. The park preserves the last 28 acres of Snee Farm, a plantation that was once owned by Charles Pinckney, a principal framer and signer of the U.S. Constitution.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2012
News Release: With the end of summer getting closer every week, you may want to mark your calendar and participate in one of Fire Island National Seashore's broadly diverse programs. This month, there are special talks and activities at each of the park's visitor centers, from the William Floyd Estate to the Fire Island Wilderness, Sailors Haven and the Fire Island Lighthouse.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2012
News Release: MUNISING, Mich. Park Rangers from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore are crediting Robert Helsel and Steven Welters of Munising with saving the lives of a 30 year male from Grand Rapids, Michigan, and a 27 year old female of Spring Lake, Michigan, whose kayaks had capsized off the thumb of Grand Island on Sunday, Aug. 12, at about 12:30 p.m.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2012
News Release: Fort Pulaski National Monument Celebrates Founders Day.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2012
News Release: Beginning the week of August 20th, 2012, the Knox Covered Bridge on Yellow Springs Road will be closed for approximately 2 weeks to undergo much needed maintenance and a fresh coat of paint.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2012
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MT. - The Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center at Glacier National Park is hosting a free brown-bag lecture on Tuesday, August 21 from 12- 1pm at the Community Building in West Glacier. The public is invited to join Dr. Kerry Foresman who will discuss rare species in Glacier National Park such as the porcupine, least weasel, and fisher.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2012
News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - David Szymanski has been selected as the new superintendent of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, a unit of the National Park Service. Szymanski replaces Woody Smeck, who recently transferred to Yosemite National Park after serving as the park's superintendent for ten years.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Committee members today called on Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to address the numerous concerns raised by members of Congress and the HHS Inspector General regarding the seemingly illegal use and waste of taxpayer dollars through the Centers for Disease Control’s Communities Putting Prevention to Work program.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Committee members today called on Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to address the numerous concerns raised by members of Congress and the HHS Inspector General regarding the seemingly illegal use and waste of taxpayer dollars through the Centers for Disease Control’s Communities Putting Prevention to Work program.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2012
News Release: Port Angeles, Wash. - Restoration of the Elwha River, including the Nation's largest dam removal to date, is the backdrop for the second Elwha River Science Symposium, scheduled for August 20 through 24 at the campuses of Peninsula College and NatureBridge Olympic National Park. The symposium will feature...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2012
News Release: Restoration of the Elwha River, including the Nation's largest dam removal to date, is the backdrop for the second Elwha River Science Symposium, scheduled for August 20 through 24 at the campuses of Peninsula College and NatureBridge Olympic National Park. The symposium will feature presentations of...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Committee members today called on Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to address the numerous concerns raised by members of Congress and the HHS Inspector General regarding the seemingly illegal use and waste of taxpayer dollars through the Centers for Disease Control’s Communities Putting Prevention to Work program.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to reduce the United States’ reliance on foreign oil and save drivers money at the pump, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today seven new projects to accelerate the development and deployment of stronger and...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2012
News Release: WHAT: Your Park! Your Health! will celebrate the end of a successful summer engaging new communities with heart-smart outdoor recreation at Gateway. This collaboration between the American Heart Association and the National Park Service introduced over 600 New Yorkers, especially from Hindu and Spanish-speaking communities, to overnight camping and kayaking at Gateway National Recreation Area's Jamaica Bay Unit.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 13, 2012
News Release: "The bill proposed by the chairman - when adjusted for inflation and population growth - would bring funding back to levels not seen since 2001…The bill is also loaded down with numerous controversial partisan riders that have no place on an appropriations bill. This is by far the most partisan appropriations bill we have seen this year and a stark departure from the bipartisan cooperation we’ve experienced up until this point." Full Committee Ranking Member, Rep. Norm Dicks.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 13, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Legislation authored by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) supporting jobs and strengthening U.S. trade ties with sub-Saharan Africa and Central America was signed into law on Friday. Senator Baucus led the Senate to pass the law earlier this month, which extends...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2012
News Release: Mount Rainier National Park will host its fourth annual Keep Wildlife Wild Day on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 12 pm to 4 pm at Paradise in an effort to educate visitors on wildlife and the impacts we have on them. The day will focus on wildlife protection and education to keep Mount Rainier's wildlife wild.
