News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation to host National Day of Remembrance virtual events

The National Park Service, Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation will co-host this year’s National Day of Remembrance with live virtual events from February 18-20.


John Banks Named as New NPS Fire and Aviation Customer Support IT Specialist

John Banks has been selected as an information technology (IT) specialist for the Division of Fire and Aviation’s Branch of Information Technology & Resource Management (ITRM) focused on customer support.


National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation to host National Day of Remembrance virtual events

The National Park Service, Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation will co-host this year’s National Day of Remembrance with live virtual events from February 18-20.


Bridge 12 of the Mount Vernon Trail is getting a makeover

On February 14, the National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration and Virginia Department of Transportation, will begin a project to replace Bridge 12 and realign the Mount Vernon Trail to improve safety near Fort Hunt Park.


Public Archeology is Back in Manzanar Three Volunteer Projects in 2022

After a pandemic-necessitated hiatus, Manzanar National Historic Site’s award-winning public archeology program is returning with three projects this year.


Group of three national park sites in eastern North Carolina hosted record number of visits in 2021

Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial combined to host nearly four million visits in 2021.


Park receives $31 M to repair Foothills Parkway West

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is using $31 million in funding from the Great American Outdoor Act (GAOA) to repave the Foothills Parkway West, from Chilhowee Lake to Walland.


Construct a New West Entrance Fee Station Environmental Assessment Public Review and Comment

Joshua Tree National Park (JTNP) began accepting public comments on a project to construct a new West Entrance Fee Station approximately 1/2 mile further inside the park to replace the existing fee station.


Springfield Armory National Historic Site Receives National Park Foundation Open OutDoors for Kids Grant to develop a Traveling Education Trunk Program

Springfield Armory National Historic Site received an Open OutDoors for Kids grant from the National Park Foundation (NPF).


National Park and Indiana Dunes Tourism offer Volunteer Opportunities 2022

Indiana Dunes National Park and Indiana Dunes Tourism have partnered to offer Drop-In Volunteering, a no-hassle volunteer option for those looking to help out at the Indiana Dunes.


Everglades National Park seeks public input on Environmental Assessment for Shark Valley Site Plan Project

The National Park Service (NPS) today announced the release of the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Shark Valley Site Plan.


Bryce Canyon Announces Shuttle Bus Contract Award to Red Canyon Transit, L.L.C.

Bryce Canyon National Park announces the award of the contract for the park’s shuttle bus operation to Red Canyon Transit, L.L.C.


Cape Hatteras National Seashore warns visitors of beach debris between Rodanthe and Salvo

Cape Hatteras National Seashore visitors should use caution when participating in recreational activities on the beach and in the ocean between the villages of Rodanthe and Salvo due to debris from a collapsed house.



Acquisition More than Doubles the Size of Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, National Park Service, Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative, National Park Foundation, and the Open Space Institute (OSI) announced today a historic addition to the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (Park)


Firefighters to burn slash piles on public land within Kremmling Field Office area of responsibility

Firefighters from the Northwest District Fire and Aviation plan to resume burning slash piles at several locations on Bureau of Land Management lands managed by the Kremmling Field Office beginning as early as February 10 and potentially lasting through April 29, 2022.


Pahrump Field Office releases Nevada Wild Horse Range Herd Management Area Wild Horses treated with fertility control

The Pahrump Field Office released 133 mares treated with population suppression control vaccine GonaCon Equine on February 4 and 5, 2022.


Casa Diablo IV geothermal development affecting recreation activities

The Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office and the Inyo National Forest are limiting some winter recreation access north of Shady Rest Par for public safety during the construction of a geothermal pipeline.


BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Springfield, Ohio

The Bureau of Land Management is holding a wild horse and burro placement event March 4-5, offering approximately 60 excess animals gathered from western rangelands at the Champions Center, 4122 Laybourne Road, Springfield, Ohio.


BLM plans prescribed burn in Weaverville Community Forest

Fire crews from the Bureau of Land Management are planning a prescribed broadcast burn on Friday, Feb. 11, in the Weaverville Community Forest on the west side of the community of Weaverville.