News from December 2022
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
Congaree National Park will be increasing the fee for nightly campsite reservations in the park’s designated frontcountry campgrounds
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
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.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
Holiday events this year at Wind Cave National Park begin Sunday, December 11, with the park’s annual Christmas Bird Count followed by a holiday open house on Monday, December 19.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
Congratulations to the four participants selected for the 2023 Artist-in-Residence (AiR) program at Capitol Reef National Park.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
Death Valley National Park opened Cottonwood Canyon and Marble Canyon roads on Wednesday, November 23. The National Park Service (NPS) road crew re-established these backcountry roads after damage by flash floods this summer.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve has prepared a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate the environmental impacts of the proposed demolition and rebuilding of twenty-nine structures and 2.63 miles of the 30-mile Entergy Louisiana LLC (Entergy) Golden Meadow-Barataria electrical transmission.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park invites the community to participate in a public meeting regarding protection and potential future use of the remote 16,451-acre Kahuku-Pōhue parcel the park acquired earlier this year.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve will begin the next phase of their efforts to backfill 12.75 miles of canals and their spoil deposits within the Barataria Preserve to restore more natural hydrology (Figure 1).
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
Shenandoah National Park implemented a pilot ticketing program to manage visitation to Old Rag, one the park’s most popular hiking opportunities in March 2022
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area provides year-round recreational opportunities, however visitor services and maintenance operations are reduced during the winter months when staffing levels and visitation are at their lowest.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking feedback on a Glacier Bay National Park draft Marine Management Plan and Environmental Assessment between November 30 and December 30, 2022.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
A project to improve a parking area at the former site of the Bodie Island Coast Guard Station is scheduled to begin Monday, Dec. 5, 2022.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
In fall 2022, Olympic National Park awarded a construction construction contract to rehabilitate water and wastewater systems for the 105-site Heart O' the Hills Campground, located five miles south of Port Angeles along Hurricane Ridge Road
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
Join a local artist from the Art Barn to learn how to paint your own dunes-inspired artwork.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, the Friends of Lindenwald, and the Village of Kinderhook invite the community to participate in the annual observance of Martin Van Buren’s birthday.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
Great Smoky Mountains National Park volunteers and staff are seeking help to identify and document former homesites in the park.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
On November 18, 2022, National Park Service (NPS) South Atlantic-Gulf Regional Director Mark Foust signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), recommended by Blue Ridge Parkway Superintendent Tracy Swartout, to permit a Right of Way (ROW) for an underground natural gas pipeline within the Blue Ridge Parkway boundary for applicant Dominion Energy North Carolina (DENC).
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
U.S. Park Rangers at Mesa Verde National Park are seeking those responsible for the theft of a white utility trailer taken near the entrance to the park
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
Tis the season to break out your calendars and pencil in all the exciting and fun-filled December events at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park!
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
The Casa Grande Ruins Speaker Series takes place weekly through January 18, 2023. On December 14, 2022 Casa Grande Ruins will host Laura Tohe at 1:00 pm.
