News from February 2023

By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
Weather and wildlife management activities have led to the temporary closures of several refuge roads to vehicles and/or general public access.

By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge is seeking public review and comment on its Draft Compatibility Determination for research. We propose to continue allowing this existing use on the Refuge.

By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge is seeking public review and comment on its Draft Compatibility Determinations. Under USFWS policy, compatibility determinations for existing uses on National Wildlife Refuges must be periodically reviewed and updated.

By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge is seeking public review and comment on its Draft Compatibility Determination for research. We propose to continue allowing this existing use on the Refuge.

By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
Manzanar National Historic Site will host U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for a naturalization ceremony at noon, Thursday, February 23, in the Manzanar Visitor Center.

By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
Clear skies, telescopes, and engaging speakers combined for a stellar experience at this year’s Dark Sky Festival in Death Valley National Park.

By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
How would you communicate your story on stone or pottery? What would your messages to each other look like?

By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
Mount Rainier National Park is seeking housing to lease for park employees during the park’s peak visitation period (April to November) and is inviting rental property and business owners to submit leasing proposals by February 28, 2023.

By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
The National Park Service (NPS) submitted the United States’ first multi-country nomination to the World Heritage List for the first time in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Convention’s 50-year history.

By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public feedback on a proposal to replant giant sequoia and other mixed conifer seedlings in areas severely impacted by the recent Castle and KNP Complex wildfires and where regeneration is otherwise not anticipated in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.

By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
The National Park Service’s (NPS) American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) awarded $1,133,275 today in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants to protect 272.86 acres at four Civil War battlefields in Maryland, Mississippi, and Virginia.

By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
Cape Krusenstern Subsistence Resource Commission to Meet February 22-23, 2023

By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
Kobuk Valley Subsistence Resource Commission to Meet February 23-24, 2023

By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
Beginning on February 24, 2023, the Hurricane Ridge Mountain View Café, Gift Shop & Rental Shop, operated by Aramark Sports and Entertainment Service, LLC, will be closed in preparation for the upcoming rehabilitation of the Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge.

By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
Rocky Mountain National Park will hold a public comment period for an Environmental Assessment (EA) on the proposal to construct new employee housing in the park

By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
The outer Cape Cod landscape has long served as muse for artists from around the world. In that spirit, Cape Cod National Seashore is now accepting applications for Perspectives: Seeing Cape Cod National Seashore Through Art, a series of month-long exhibitions of artists who find inspiration from the seashore’s resources and stories, and whose works reflect the natural beauty, cultural significance, and recreational aspects of Cape C

By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
From 10 am to 2 pm, on Saturday, February 25, 2023, the National Park Service and the Friends of Wilderness Battlefield (FoWB) will host an Open House for prospective volunteers at Ellwood Manor, located at 36380 Constitution Highway (Rt. 20), Locust Grove, VA 22508.

By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
Beginning March 1st 2023 Badlands National park will transition to a fully cashless fee system and only accept mobile or electronic payments for entrance and permit fees.

By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will host the 23rd annual Spring Planting and Music Festival on Saturday, April 29, 2023.

By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
Manassas National Battlefield will permanently re-route a section of the Matthews Hill bridle (equestrian) trail beginning March 1, 2023 .