News from March 2023

By Press release submission | Mar 5, 2023
Mammoth Cave National Park cave tours, the Green River Ferry, Mammoth Cave Campground, and all secondary roads including the Green River Ferry Road will be closed on Sunday, March 5.

By Press release submission | Mar 5, 2023
Park rangers from Congaree National Park, along with staff from Kings Mountain National Military Park, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, Carl Sandburg National Historic Site, and the SC Forestry Commission, are hoping to conduct a prescribed burn between Wednesday, March 8 and Friday March 10, weather and conditions permitting.

By Press release submission | Mar 5, 2023
The National Park Service (NPS) reminds those interested in the Caneel Bay Redevelopment environmental assessment that the public comment period was extended through Monday, March 6, 2023.

By Press release submission | Mar 5, 2023
Mammoth Cave National Park roads, cave tours, Green River Ferry services, and the Mammoth Cave Campground will be closed on Saturday, March 4 so park crews may safely remove fallen trees along roadways and within visitor areas.

By Press release submission | Mar 5, 2023
Beginning today, March 3, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad (CVSR) is suspending its modified train operations and spring activities in the park.

By Press release submission | Mar 5, 2023
A severe squall line has passed through the Fort Donelson NB area, with winds in excess of 60 mph continuing at this time.

By Press release submission | Mar 5, 2023
The National Park Service is preparing to conduct a prescribed fire at Monocacy National Battlefield between March 6 and 10, 2023, weather and vegetation conditions permitting.

By Press release submission | Mar 4, 2023
The National Park Service (NPS) is pleased to announce that South Florida Fire & Aviation - Big Cypress National Preserve Helicopter Program Manager Mike Roof is the recipient of the 2022 National Park Service Excellence in Mentorship Aviation Award.

By Press release submission | Mar 4, 2023
Obed Wild and Scenic River is looking for volunteers to join the River Otters river cleanup program.

By Press release submission | Mar 4, 2023
Some new changes to improve the visitor experience are in the works at the Summit District of Haleakalā National Park.

By Press release submission | Mar 4, 2023
Colonial National Historical Park announces the award of $122.8 million for the Colonial Parkway Rehabilitation project, funded through the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

By Press release submission | Mar 4, 2023
On Saturday, March 18, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to participate in a special 45-minute, ranger-led, program examining the story of four cannon belonging to Cobb’s Kentucky Battery and how each one got its unique name.

By Press release submission | Mar 4, 2023
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By Press release submission | Mar 4, 2023
Due to the winter storm watch issued for Northwest Indiana the concession site visits at Portage Lakefront and West Beach have been cancelled for Friday, March 3rd.

By Press release submission | Mar 4, 2023
Gulf Islands National Seashore plans to conduct prescribed burns within the Davis Bayou Area near Ocean Springs, Mississippi, on March 4 and 5, 2023.

By Press release submission | Mar 4, 2023
On Saturday, April 1, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park will participate in the 27th annual Park Day, sponsored by the American Battlefield Trust

By Press release submission | Mar 4, 2023
On Sunday, March 5, 2023, the National Park Service (NPS) will close both northbound lanes of the George Washington Memorial Parkway to remove an abandoned vehicle that is below the road near the Potomac River.

By Press release submission | Mar 4, 2023
Yellowstone National Park’s winter season starts to wrap up March 5 as roads begin to close to the public. By March 15 at 9 p.m., most park roads will close including the South, West and East entrances.

By Press release submission | Mar 4, 2023
The National Park Service (NPS) is performing preservation, maintenance, and repair work on sections of the historic Espada Aqueduct, the oldest Spanish aqueduct in the United States, located in San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.

By Press release submission | Mar 4, 2023
Chamizal National Memorial Superintendent Aaron Mahr and Ciudad Juárez Mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar signed an arrangement on February 14, 2023 to formally recognize their respective Chamizal parks as “sister parks.”