U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service publishes 261 press releases in August

U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service publishes 261 press releases in August

There were 261 press releases published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service in August.

The most recent press release, "Local Tales Spun From Mine-18 During Blue Heron Ghost Train," was submitted on Aug. 31.

The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service published 258 press releases the month before, marking a 1.2 percent increase for the current month.

The National Park Service cares for the more than 400 national parks in the US. It works with local communities to help with historic preservation as well as the establishment and upkeep of recreational places.

The Great American Outdoors Act was enacted to increase recreational options and address long-overdue infrastructure and modernization issues in the National Park System.

Press releases by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service in August
TitlePublication Date
Local Tales Spun From Mine-18 During Blue Heron Ghost Train08/31/2022
Sandburg Home begins shuttle service due to bridge closure08/31/2022
Zion National Park Prepares for Busy 2022 Labor Day Weekend08/31/2022
Business Opportunity Announced for Providing Guided Multi-Day Interpretive Whitewater River Trips along the Colorado River through Grand Canyon08/31/2022
Traveler Safety Alert for Mojave National Preserve08/31/2022
Saratoga Battlefield rehabilitation project continues08/31/2022
National Park Service awards $489,200 to enhance visitor experiences at 26 battlefields08/31/2022
Park Rangers to Conduct Sobriety Check Point on Friday, September 208/31/2022
White Sands National Park Announces Commercial Use Authorizations for Photography Workshops08/31/2022
Cape Cod National Seashore to Host Morning of Science Talks Science in the Seashore (Hybrid) Symposium on September 15th08/31/2022
Gulpha Gorge Campground at Hot Springs National Park Sites #35-44 to Undergo Construction08/31/2022
Lassen Volcanic Proposes Online Wilderness Permitting08/31/2022
During Elk Rut Season In Rocky Mountain National Park Annual Meadows Closures Occur08/31/2022
Yellowstone National Park’s 2022 wildfire season has begun08/30/2022
Heritage Hike: Staple Bend Tunnel, Sunday, September 408/30/2022
National Park Service Celebrates the 101st Birthday of Dick Bowser, Inventor of the Gateway Arch Tram Ride to the Top08/30/2022
Temporary Road Closures08/30/2022
Call for 2023 Community Artist in the Parks Applications08/30/2022
Bear activity increasing on Moose-Wilson Road08/30/2022
Search Underway for Missing Hiker Quang Trong Than in Kings Canyon National Park08/30/2022
Bighorn Canyon Begins Seasonal Closure of Yellowtail Dam Visitor Center and Dock Removal After Labor Day08/30/2022
Black Canyon Boat-In Campground Closed for Season08/30/2022
Milner Pass Parking Area will be Closed to all Users Beginning on Wednesday, September 7 for the Construction of a new Vault Toilet Facility08/30/2022
Dave Cooper Awarded the John L. Cotter Award for Excellence in NPS Archeology08/29/2022
2021 Big South Fork Art in the Park Reception This Weekend08/29/2022
Just Two Weeks until the Indiana Dunes Outdoor Adventure Festival08/29/2022
Seasonal closures at Blue Mesa Reservoir08/29/2022
National POW/MIA Recognition Day08/29/2022
Bat tests positive for rabies along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park08/29/2022
Planned closures begin after Labor Day08/29/2022
September 2022 Events at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park08/29/2022
Indiana Dunes Volunteer and Porter Resident Receives National Award08/29/2022
Virginia Memorial Preservation and Patination Project08/29/2022
Mammoth Cave National Park receives $6.5 million in funding to rehabilitate popular cave trail08/29/2022
Black Rock Art Gallery Opening of Into the Mojave: Desert Flora Exhibition08/29/2022
North Puerto Blanco Road Closed Due To Storm Damage08/29/2022
National Public Lands Day 202208/29/2022
Trail Crews Repair Station Camp Creek and Bear Creek Loop Horse Trails After Heavy Multi-Year Rain Event08/28/2022
Drowning on the Upper Delaware River08/28/2022
Chilliwack Area Fires Update08/27/2022
Congaree Staff Recognized for Work in Wilderness Stewardship08/27/2022
Grand Canyon National Park Rangers recover body below Bright Angel Point08/27/2022
Mojave National Preserve Roads Closed Again08/26/2022
Saguaro National Park Resumes Aerial Treatments to Manage Buffelgrass08/26/2022
September 3, 2022 at 10am, program comparing the Underground Railroad and Negro Motorist Greenbook and their use as networks to freedom.08/26/2022
Jim Shultz named as new Operations Program lead for National Park Service Wildland Fire Management08/26/2022
Pea Ridge National Military Park Civil War Artillery Program on Saturday 3, 202208/26/2022
Friendship Hill Announces Labor Day Weekend Whiskey Rebellion Program and Encampment08/26/2022
Petrified Forest National Park Welcomes Dogs, and Their Humans, to New Dog Park08/26/2022
The Story of the River Batteries and their Soldiers Dover, TN08/26/2022
NYC Plover Project Receives National Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service08/26/2022
Closure areas open on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park following the Dragon Fire08/26/2022
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site and Library of Virginia to Host Program on Park’s Administrative History 08/26/2022
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site and Library of Virginia to Host Program on Park’s Administrative History08/26/2022
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Volunteers Earn Prestigious Service Awards08/26/2022
Chellberg Farm Fun at the National Park08/26/2022
Obed Adopt-a-Crag Celebrates National Public Lands Day on September 9, 201708/26/2022
U.S. Park Rangers Seek Information on Illegal Diversion of the Platte River08/26/2022
Folk Music at National Park’s Chellberg Farm 8-2808/25/2022
Military Saber Training Program Starts New 7-week Series at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site08/25/2022
National Park Service and National Park Foundation recognize outstanding employees, volunteers and partners08/25/2022
Grand Canyon National Park Ranger Della Yurcik Receives the 2022 Harry Yount Award08/25/2022
Identity Confirmed of Human Skeletal Remains in Lake Mead National Recreation Area08/25/2022
Climber recovered after fatal fall from Disappointment Cleaver08/25/2022
Yosemite Fire Update for August 25, 202208/25/2022
The Camels are Coming to El Morro National Monument September 10-11, 202208/25/2022
National Park Service Issues Finding of No Significant Impact for Traditional Purposes Environmental Assessment08/25/2022
Experience War and Calamity at Bent’s Old Fort08/25/2022
National Park Service Reopens Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace to the Public08/25/2022
Horse Trail Resurfacing Project Requires Short Term Closure08/25/2022
Areas Closed Due to Recent Rain and Flooding at Carlsbad Caverns08/25/2022
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Rescinded in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area08/25/2022
Paving at Lava Beds National Monument – Update for September 08/25/2022
Public Input Requested on Design Concept Plan at Lassen Volcanic National Park08/25/2022
Apsaalooke Tours and Fall/Winter Hours08/25/2022
National Park Service approves plan to rehabilitate Ocracoke Light Station08/25/2022
Chilliwack Area Trail and Camp Closure08/24/2022
Fatality at Lake Crescent08/24/2022
Trailhead improvement project to begin at Cheeseboro Canyon Sept. 1908/24/2022
Obed WSR Park Rangers Recover Body Below Cliff Within Park Boundaries08/24/2022
Acadia National Park visitors should come prepared for a busy Labor Day weekend08/23/2022
Bonita Canyon Drive Closure08/23/2022
Zion National Park ends search08/23/2022
Nashville man issued multiple citations for graffiti vandalism08/23/2022
Golden Gate NRA receives $35 million for Alcatraz infrastructure project08/23/2022
2022 Moby-Dick Reading Marathon08/23/2022
El Malpais National Monument Discontinues Issuing Free Public Park Passes08/23/2022
Former Cape Hatteras National Seashore employee receives U.S. Coast Guard Silver Lifesaving Medal08/23/2022
Sunday Bird Hikes Return to Fort Caroline National Memorial08/23/2022
National Park Service awards nearly $1.2 million to preserve sites of armed conflict08/23/2022
NPS Seeks Information on Vehicle Break-ins08/22/2022
Zion National Park continues search in and near Virgin River08/22/2022
National Park Service to Open Kettle Falls Business Opportunity08/22/2022
Shenandoah National Park reinstates mandatory mask-wearing in park buildings08/22/2022
Shenandoah National Park Artist-in-Residence to present public program on plein air painting08/22/2022
Night Sky Program at Fort Union--Saturday, August 27, 202208/22/2022
Glacier Bay Whale Waters Update Effective 22 August 202208/22/2022
Hunting Permit Registration Opens September 1, 202208/22/2022
Point Reyes National Seashore Celebrates 60 Years08/22/2022
Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland Highlights Tribal Co-Stewardship, Celebrates Homeland Restoration in Minnesota Visit08/22/2022
Park Evacuates Due to Flash Flooding08/21/2022
Zion National Park search and rescue responds to flash flood at the Narrows08/20/2022
Kennedy Fire Update08/20/2022
Living History Weekend announced for September 3-4, 202208/19/2022
Fuel truck rolls over on Hwy 191 in Yellowstone National Park08/19/2022
Yosemite Fire Update, August 19, 202208/19/2022
Park officials work to clear new storm damage on park roads08/19/2022
Great Sand Dunes to Host Dark Sky Celebration08/19/2022
Petersburg National Battlefield’s Poor Creek Trail Closed Permanently08/19/2022
Park announces upcoming morning closures of Clingmans Dome and Cades Cove Loop Roads08/19/2022
POSTPONED: Park research opportunity at Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum08/19/2022
UPDATE - Pinto Basic Road Reopens After Flood Event at Joshua Tree National Park08/19/2022
Air Tour Management Plan completed for Death Valley National Park08/19/2022
Natchez Trace Parkway receives funding to rehabilitate 83 miles of the parkway in Mississippi08/19/2022
Yellowstone National Park incident at Abyss Pool, West Thumb Geyser Basin Visitors: For your own safety, stay on boardwalks and trails in thermal areas08/19/2022
Artist selected for public marine debris art display in Cape Cod National Seashore08/19/2022
World War II Weekend, September 16 – 1808/19/2022
National Park Service Releases Video Series on Texas White House08/19/2022
Thermal water at Hot Springs National Park to temporarily shut off for system upgrades08/19/2022
Futile Thunder Returns to Fort Stanwix08/18/2022
Eric Veach selected as superintendent of Badlands National Park08/18/2022
Prince William Forest Park makes planning ahead easier for Chopawamsic Backcountry Area08/18/2022
Popular sites in Death Valley publicly reopen on August 2008/18/2022
Yellowstone to host multiple Tribal activities Aug. 17-28 to commemorate 150 Years of Yellowstone and Founders Day08/18/2022
Rock climbers and Zion National Park succeed at protecting wildlife through collaborative climbing management08/18/2022
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park to host a Spirituals and Gospel event September 2408/18/2022
Last Backcountry Pueblo Hikes of the Year08/17/2022
Tours of Forked Lightning Ranch House to Resume08/17/2022
Preserve’s 17th Annual Labor Day Quilt Display Showcases Nine-Patch and Four-Patch Quilts08/16/2022
Skeletal Remains Found at Lake Mead National Recreation Area08/16/2022
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Propose Campground Fee Increases08/16/2022
Yellowstone visitation statistics for July 202208/16/2022
Isle Royale Mt Franklin Fire Update: Fire Conditions Improve Allowing Some Trails to Reopen08/16/2022
National Park Service acquires 45 acres of land adjacent to the Backbone Trail08/16/2022
National Park Service Invites Public Input on President Street Station – Special Resource Study08/16/2022
Heritage Hike: Summit Level, Sunday, August 2108/16/2022
Yellowstone National Park’s North Entrance at Gardiner, Montana, to close Aug.16-17 to foot and bicycle traffic08/15/2022
South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park lifts water conservation measures as water tank levels return to normal08/15/2022
Yosemite Fire Update for August 15, 202208/15/2022
Yellowstone conducts 2022 commercial vehicle safety inspections08/15/2022
Living History Event at Fredericksburg Battlefield08/15/2022
Park announces 2023 fee program changes08/15/2022
Autumn Train Rides at Steamtown National Historic Site08/15/2022
Public Scoping Underway for Upper McDonald Creek Bridge Replacement08/15/2022
Passing of Park Superintendent Joe Salvatore08/14/2022
Wildfire at Isle Royale Causes Trail and Campground Closures08/14/2022
McGregor Mountain Fire Contained08/13/2022
Pea Ridge National Military Park Civil War artillery programs on Saturday, August 20, 2022. Artillery demonstrations08/13/2022
Program "The U.S.S. Cairo and it's role on Western Waters"08/13/2022
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR PRESERVATION WORK AT MANZANAR’S CHILDREN’S VILLAGE SITE08/13/2022
Southeastern Utah Agencies Life Fire Restrictions08/12/2022
Cape Lookout National Seashore’s Portsmouth Village Recognized as Port of Middle Passage Route08/12/2022
Update: Some Roads to Reopen in Mojave National Preserve08/12/2022
Starfest Returns to Hopewell Furnace08/12/2022
Yosemite National Park Seeks Witnesses of Reported Assault08/12/2022
Celebrate Octave Chanute at National Park’s Aviation Day08/12/2022
See local national parks through the lens of youth 08/12/2022
Big Bend National Park Temporarily Closes Chisos Basin Campground 08/12/2022
Friends of Fort Vancouver Host Garden Party to Celebrate the 106th Anniversary of the National Park Service & Honor Volunteer Gardeners08/12/2022
National Park Service Temporarily Closes African Burial Ground National Monument Ancestral Chamber08/12/2022
Moonlight Walking Tour August 13, 202208/12/2022
Park invites the public to the Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum for help in Identifying historic homesites08/12/2022
Yosemite Fire Update, August 12, 202208/12/2022
Road closures and delays in Grandview area of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve08/12/2022
Temporary Front Country Evening Closures August 16-1808/12/2022
Joshua Tree National Park Proposes a Wilderness Backcountry Permit Program08/12/2022
McGregor Mountain Fire08/11/2022
National Park and Indiana Dunes Tourism Offer Volunteering Opportunities08/11/2022
Mount Baldy Summit Hikes offered at National Park08/11/2022
Upcoming Single-Lane Closures on the Spur, August 15 - 2508/11/2022
Wildland Fire Near Little Bighorn Battlefield08/11/2022
Rangers conduct three major rescues in less than 24 hours08/11/2022
Campfire Restrictions Begin August 11 for Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest08/11/2022
Watch California Condors take their first flights in the wild during the 27th annual public condor release, in-person and live-streamed!08/11/2022
Public invited to comment on supplemental backcountry access plan for Big Cypress National Preserve08/11/2022
2022 Obed Photo Contest Reception & NPS Birthday Celebration08/10/2022
Access to Panamint Valley Open, most of Death Valley Closed08/10/2022
Park Announces Plans for 2022 Fall Fishing Season08/10/2022
Gregory Hauburger selected as Superintendent of Congaree National Park08/10/2022
National Park Service awards $7 million in inaugural Semiquincentennial grant program08/10/2022
August Programing at Bighorn Canyon08/10/2022
Fire risk now moderate08/10/2022
Release of the Finding of No Significant Impact to Improve Water Supply at Two Lassen Volcanic National Park Campgrounds08/10/2022
Public invited to provide input on proposed boating safety zone08/09/2022
Public Comment Invited on Public Scoping for a Marine Management Plan Environmental Assessment including Updates to Vessel Quotas and Operating Requirements08/09/2022
National Park Service seeks public input on Springfield Race Riot Act Special Resource Study08/09/2022
Camping fees at Chickasaw National Recreation Area to change on October 1st, 202208/09/2022
Heritage Hike: Staple Bend Tunnel, Sunday, August 1408/09/2022
Injured Hiker Extracted from Kenai Fjords National Park via Helicopter08/09/2022
Effective Oct 1, Park Switches to Tiered Pricing and Online Reservations for Group Campsites08/08/2022
Joshua Tree National Park Road Closure Due to Flooding08/08/2022
Plane Crash and Rescue Near Ptarmigan Lake in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve08/08/2022
State Route 190 Closure Extended08/08/2022
National Park Service awards $2.1 million for the return of Native American remains and sacred objects08/08/2022
Reward offered for information about intentional destruction of shorebird eggs and nests in New York08/08/2022
Cape Symphony Returns to Cape Cod National Seashore for Free Outdoor Performance on August 2608/08/2022
Rocky Mountain National Park to host “Fly Fishing in the Rockies,” a reduced barriers fishing event on Tuesday, August 16, 202208/08/2022
Meet Fort Laramie’s Famous and Faceless During Western Encounters08/08/2022
Death Valley Experiences 1,000 Year Rain Event08/07/2022
Human skeletal remains found at Lake Mead National Recreation Area08/06/2022
Death Valley Roads Closed, Damage Being Assessed08/06/2022
Bryce Canyon National Park Selected as 2022 Leave No Trace Hot Spot08/05/2022
Biking and Birding at National Park’s Hobart Prairie Grove08/05/2022
Folk Music at National Park’s Chellberg Farm08/05/2022
GNP Bridge Restoration Project Update08/05/2022
Closures and delays expected during road improvement projects08/05/2022
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park Annual Symposium 202208/05/2022
Grand Canyon National Park Initiates Water Conservation Measures-August 202208/05/2022
Business Opportunity to operate Bandy Creek Stables and Campground Store at Big South Fork NRRA08/05/2022
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park and Outdoor Chattanooga Continue Chickamauga Battlefield Bicycle Tours in 202208/05/2022
Death Valley National Park Announces Closure Due to Flooding08/05/2022
Pōhue public meetings to be held August 13 and August 1708/05/2022
Park Rangers take part in East Troy Railroad Museum Event in Wisconsin08/05/2022
Identity of Rising Wolf Mountain Victim Released08/05/2022
Update: Monsoonal Damage and Road Conditions in Mojave National Preserve08/05/2022
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Rescinded 8/5/2208/05/2022
New Big Bend Trail Welcomes Hikers08/05/2022
National Park Service announces opportunities to bid on federal government contracts in Dare County, N.C.08/05/2022
Missing Tennessee man found deceased by Park Rangers08/05/2022
National Park Service to Hold Annual Wreath Laying Ceremony for President Lyndon B. Johnson’s 114th Birthday08/05/2022
Greenbelt Park to remain closed following July 12 windstorm08/05/2022
Paving of Lava Beds National Monument Set to Begin08/04/2022
Exploring Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve with Your Smartphone08/04/2022
Beach Reopens at Assateague Island National Seashore after closure due to Unexploded military ordinance (Maryland)08/04/2022
Celebrate 50 years of summer concerts at Fort Dupont Park08/04/2022
NPS Director visits Acadia National Park, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument 08/04/2022
Biologists set to begin grizzly bear captures for research purposes in Yellowstone National Park Public reminded to heed warning signs08/04/2022
Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Commemorates 161st Battle Anniversary; Unveils Temporary Exhibit with Recently Acquired Museum Collection08/04/2022
Petersburg National Battlefield Sunset Tour Series: “Explosion at City Point” August 20, 202208/04/2022
Archivist Kate Hanson Plass Named Winner of the NPS Appleman-Judd-Lewis Award for Cultural Resource Specialist08/04/2022
Ranger-led History Hikes at the National Park08/03/2022
South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park lifts Water Conservation measures as water levels return to normal08/03/2022
Fort Donelson NB Hosting Artillery Firing and Programs about the “First Battle of Dover,” Saturday, August 6th08/03/2022
Unsung Heroes Event at Fort Stanwix08/03/2022
Fee Free Day August 4, 202208/03/2022
Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) for the adaptive re-use of the Henson Robinson House08/03/2022
Temporary Closure to Foot Traffic due to Bear Activity in the West Arm of Glacier Bay08/02/2022
Free Family Fishing Day in Beaumont08/02/2022
David Alberg selected as National Park Service deputy regional director for Alaska08/02/2022
Temporary Closures Extended In Lumpy Ridge To Protect Nesting Raptors In Rocky Mountain National Park - Most Closures Lifted08/02/2022
Beachcomber Hikes offered at National Park08/02/2022
Is it a “Birdie” or an “Eagle”? Birding Hike at National Park08/02/2022
Birding Hikes with the Dunes-Calumet Audubon Society at National Park08/02/2022
Volunteer at First Ladies National Historic Site08/02/2022
Big South Fork NRRA to Celebrate Great American Outdoors Act08/02/2022
National Park Service to Search Lakes for Zebra Mussels08/02/2022
National Park Service awards $820,612 to protect Civil War battlefields in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia08/02/2022
Whale Waters Update for Glacier Bay Effective August 3rd, 202208/02/2022
Cave Research Foundation Receives Regional National Park Service Award08/02/2022
Manhattan Project National Historical Park Hosting Days of Peace and Remembrance in observance of atomic bombings of Japan08/02/2022
Temporary Road Closures Due to Flood Damage in Mojave National Preserve08/01/2022
Golden Gate NRA begins environmental assessment for removal of aging earthen dam at Tennessee Valley08/01/2022
Under the Stars at the Salt Basin Dunes08/01/2022
Nāhuku lava tube closed for structural monitoring and safety08/01/2022
National Park Service seeks comment on Environmental Assessment for the Peace Corps Commemorative Park08/01/2022
400 Years of African American History Commission awards $150,000 in National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Grants08/01/2022
August 2022 Calendar08/01/2022
August 2022 Notice of Flight Operations08/01/2022
Heritage Hike: The Summit Level08/01/2022
Evening on the Summit: The American Highlanders08/01/2022
“Days of Peace and Remembrance” Sunrise Bell Ringing on Aug 6th08/01/2022

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