News from January 2022
By Press release submission | Jan 13, 2022
Did you get a new pair of hiking boots or kayak for the holidays and looking for some new trails and friends to explore southeast Texas?
By Press release submission | Jan 13, 2022
The National Park Service is excited to announce the return of guided snowshoe walks at Cedar Breaks National Monument this winter.
By Press release submission | Jan 13, 2022
International Falls, MN: Voyageurs National Park will offer a self-guided night snowshoe hike Friday, January 14 along the Oberholtzer Trail, with luminaries to light the way.
By Press release submission | Jan 13, 2022
Padre Island National Seashore Superintendent Eric Brunnemann announced the park secured an additional $300,000 in federal funding for research into the survival rates, resource use patterns, and a debilitating wildlife disease of the endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle.
By Press release submission | Jan 13, 2022
The National Park Service (NPS) has opened a 60-day public review and comment period on a proposed rule change affecting the implementation of the park’s 2018 Mount Rainier National Park Fisheries Management Plan.
By Press release submission | Jan 13, 2022
In honor of the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Bandelier National Monument will waive entrance fees for everyone on Monday, January 17, 2022, as the first fee-free day of the year.
By Press release submission | Jan 13, 2022
All of Kīlauea Visitor Center, including the restrooms, lānai, administrative space and the Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association store, will be closed to everyone for termite treatment January 19 and 20.
By Press release submission | Jan 13, 2022
Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Point Park atop Lookout Mountain, part of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, is waiving the entrance fee on Monday, January 17, 2022 to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.
By Press release submission | Jan 13, 2022
This month, the National Park Service (NPS) will begin seeking the public’s input on a study designed to help preserve South Carolina’s second oldest town.
By Press release submission | Jan 13, 2022
The National Park Service (NPS) posted the Polychrome Area Improvements Environmental Assessment (EA) for a 30-day public review period ending February 13, 2022.
By Press release submission | Jan 13, 2022
Superintendent Judy Forte is delighted to announce the schedule of events for the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park in celebration of the 93rd birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., beginning Friday, January 14, 2022 and ending on the National King Holiday, Monday, January 17, 2022. Superintendent Forte said, “This has been another challenging year, and through it all, the life and legacy of Dr. King continues to be a source of inspiration, comfort and peace of mind.
By Press release submission | Jan 13, 2022
National Park Service (NPS) Regional Director Bert Frost announced the selection of Craig Hansen as superintendent of Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway spanning over 200 miles of forested landscape through Wisconsin and Minnesota.
By Press release submission | Jan 13, 2022
The National Park Service (NPS) in cooperation with the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, has completed the Environmental Assessment for the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts Management Plan. T
By Press release submission | Jan 13, 2022
On 01/08/22 at approximately 12:00 pm, a motorcyclist was traveling eastbound on SR-190 near Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley National Park. While traveling approximately 65 mph, the motorcyclist caused or allowed his motorcycle to drift off the right hand of the roadway, causing him to lose control of the motorcycle.
By Press release submission | Jan 13, 2022
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site will host an online Civil Rights Educator Institute (CREI) from Tuesday, July 12 through Thursday, July 14, 2022.
By Press release submission | Jan 13, 2022
Wright Brothers National Memorial will waive its entrance fee on six days in 2022.
By Press release submission | Jan 13, 2022
The new year has been a tough start for nēnē at Haleakalā National Park; over the past few weeks two nēne have been fatally struck by vehicles.
By Press release submission | Jan 13, 2022
Southern California cougars often make the news with their litters of oh-so-cute kittens, but a UCLA-led study suggests that these mountain lions may soon find it much harder to reproduce due to a lack of genetic diversity.
By Press release submission | Jan 13, 2022
The installation of four prefabricated concrete vault toilets will begin Monday, January 10, 2022.
By Press release submission | Jan 13, 2022
National Park Service officials today announced a public comment period is open as part of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s review of an application submitted by Dominion Energy North Carolina (DENC) for a right-of-way (ROW) permit to construct, operate, and maintain a 760-ft segment of pipeline that would cross beneath the Parkway near Milepost 393.3 in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
