News from February 2023
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2023
On Saturday, March 4, Petersburg National Battlefield will host a special event “The Foregoing Sale: Honoring Enslaved People at City Point” which will pay tribute the lives of enslaved men, women, and children who were sold by and to the Eppes family.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2023
On the cold, wet morning of January 17, 2023, National Capital Parks – East (NACE) maintenance crews from Washington D.C. and Maryland gathered at Anacostia Park to clean up an illegal dumping site under the overpass of I-295.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2023
Join the Friends of Fort Vancouver in hosting Dru Holley, Producer and filmmaker, on Saturday, February 25th.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2023
The Hosmer Grove Campground and nature trail located at the Summit District of Haleakalā National Park are closed due to high winds causing falling debris from trees in the area.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2023
After two consecutive years of successfully fledgling chicks at Harpers Ferry, a pair of peregrine falcons have again returned to nest on Maryland Heights in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2023
During the week of January 10, the National Park Service (NPS) and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) completed the transfer of 112 Yellowstone bison to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Poplar, Montana.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2023
Join us on February 18th at the Spalding site between 8am-1pm to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2023
Chad Fisher, who has served as the National Park Service’s (NPS) acting chief for Division of Fire and Aviation since August 2022 has announced his retirement at the end of February 2023
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2023
On February 18 and 25, Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, a unit of the National Park Service, will host Kingsley Heritage Celebration at Kingsley Plantation.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2023
A cave without a ceiling, red rocks standing like men, nature’s most delicate jewel—Bryce Canyon National Park has been described as many things, and this year we’ll add “100 years old” to that list.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2023
National Park Ranger Jade Perdue from New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park will be in Springfield for performances and programs on February 17 and February 18, 2023 as part of the Lincoln Home National Historic Site’s Black History Month Guest Ranger Series.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2023
The Hosmer Grove Campground and nature trail located at the Summit District of Haleakalā National Park is closed due to high winds causing falling debris from trees in the area. All camping reservations for Hosmer Grove Campground on February 9 are canceled.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2023
The National Park Service (NPS) today awarded $4.48 million to eight projects in seven states as part of the Historic Preservation Fund's (HPF) History of Equal Rights grant program, which focuses on the preservation of sites directly associated with the struggle for all Americans to gain equal rights.
By DOL Newswire Report | Feb 11, 2023
Two Louisville coffee shops allowed managers to keep a portion of 125 employees’ tips, which violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by diverting tips to the managers.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Feb 11, 2023
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico to announce funding for the island and to address the importance of the Economic Census, a five-year measure of American businesses and the economy.
By DHS Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas is assuring football fans everywhere that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), its agencies and partners are working in tandem to protect Super Bowl LVII, being played Sunday in Phoenix.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: John Stanwix was a British military officer, member of Parliament, and the man who oversaw the building of Fort Stanwix in New York and Fort Pitt in Pennsylvania during the French & Indian War. Place of Birth: Widmerpool, Nottinghamshire, England. Date of Birth: 1690. Place of...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) added COVID-19 vaccinations for children, adolescents, and adults to the immunization schedule...
By Karen Kidd | Feb 11, 2023
Science and technology ideas are being floated after a meeting between Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary John K. Tien and Finland Interior Minister Krista Mikkonen late last month.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
News Release: Colorado National Monument is the eastern gateway into the Colorado Plateau. Across the mesas or in the hanging canyons, your peaceful night will be shared with coyotes, stars, and the smell of sagebrush. The Milky Way can be seen on dark, clear nights. The natural soundscape can be loud with crickets, frogs, and birds, and still be one of the quietest nights of your year.
