News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


The Volunteers-In-Parks Program is now recruiting paid interns for the 2023 February Cohort of the Community Volunteer Ambassador program


Cape Hatteras National Seashore, in partnership with Outer Banks Forever and the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society, will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the lighting of the Bodie Island Lighthouse at 4 p.m.


In the last year, the four National Park Service (NPS) sites in South Florida received a combined $527,225 in aid from their nonprofit education partner, the Florida National Parks Association (FNPA).


 Wind Cave National Park will offer free tours on Veterans Day, Friday, November 11, 2022, in honor of veterans and active-duty members of the U.S.


Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Appalachian Piedmont Coastal Fire Management Zone staff plan to burn approximately 1,200 acres of fields in Cades Cove.


Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials temporarily closed the Gatlinburg Trail between Gatlinburg and Sugarlands Visitor Center, and also the Twin Creeks Trail between Gatlinburg and the Twin Creeks Science and Education Center.


The West, South and East entrances and nearly all roads in Yellowstone National Park will be closed to regular vehicle traffic Nov. 1.


The gates to State Routes 410 and 123 inside Mount Rainier National Park including Chinook and Cayuse passes, are closed for the season after a foot of early season snow and a forecast of more snow and lower than average temperatures.


Today, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) kicked off a year-long commemoration of its 50th anniversary.


National Park Service (NPS) Route 5, a gravel road in Wind Cave National Park’s backcountry, will be closed for several months this winter for the laying and grading of new gravel base material.NPS Route 5 is a scenic route along the park’s eastern edge that provides visitors an opportunity to view wildlife and access trailheads.


Beginning next Monday, October 31, 2022 winter season operational changes will be implemented at the Lone Rock Primitive Campground.


This November, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and the Harpers Ferry Park Association will host writer, poet, and teaching artist Nancy L. Cook as an Artist-in-Residence.


Lincoln Home National Historic Site will host three programs in November and early December with topics covering knitting and crocheting, the history of Thanksgiving, and holiday music in the 1800s.


The National Park Service (NPS) issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Balsam Mountain Campground and Heintooga Picnic Area Water and Wastewater Environmental Assessment (EA).



The annual Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site Evening Candlelight Tours will be presented on Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3 this year.


Firefighters from several agencies assisted Wind Cave National Park with a 1,037-acre prescribed fire the week of October 16.


Join a local artist from the Art Barn for Art in the Park, sponsored by the Friends of Indiana Dunes.


Now’s your chance to enter the free ticket lottery for the 100th National Christmas Tree Lighting!


Today, Monday, October 24, Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park officially closed for the season to through travel.