Posted on March 10, 2010, 12:39 PM, by Blog Master, under
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National Park Service News Release
Susan Hughes, Tonto National Monument, susan_hughes@nps.gov, 928-467-2241
Elise Cleva, NPS Headquarters, Elise_M_Cleva@nps.gov, 202-208-6843
March 10, 2010
Tonto National Monument
America’s Best Idea: National Park Getaway
ROOSEVELT, Ariz. – Drive a few hours from either of Arizona’s largest cities, and you’ll reach the epitome of the American Southwest. In this region, the earth stretches in desert expanses, [...]
Posted on March 4, 2010, 9:35 PM, by Blog Master, under
National Parks.
National Park Service News Release
Contacts:
Frances Delmar, Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site,
Frances_Delmar@nps.gov,
610-582-8773 ext. 233
Elise Cleva, NPS Headquarters, Elise_M_Cleva@nps.gov, 202-208-6843
March 3, 2010
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
America’s Best Idea: National Park Getaway
ELVERSON, Pa. – This week, the National Park Getaways series invites you to visit Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site. From the cast house at Hopewell Village came [...]
Posted on March 4, 2010, 8:40 PM, by Blog Master, under
National Parks.
National Park Service News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 4, 2010
Contact: David Barna (202) 208-6843
Gerry Gaumer (202) 208-6843
Mary Gibson Scott Named Acting Intermountain Regional Director
WASHINGTON – National Park Service (NPS) Director Jonathan Jarvis announced
today that Mary Gibson Scott will act as Regional Director for the agency’s
Intermountain Region, which consists of 91 NPS units in eight [...]
Posted on March 4, 2010, 8:38 PM, by Blog Master, under
National Parks.
National Park Service News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 4, 2010
Contact: David Barna (202) 208-6843
david_barna@nps.gov
$129 Million Saved by National Park Service Will Fund Additional 30
Projects Nationwide
WASHINGTON, DC- The National Park Service (NPS) announced today that favorable pricing on its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) large construction projects has resulted in savings of over 20 [...]
Posted on March 2, 2010, 12:47 PM, by Blog Master, under
National Parks.
National Park Service
Parktips – March 2010
Parktips is a monthly compilation of newsworthy items and story ideas from the National Park Service. A new edition is posted on the first week of each month at http://www.nps.gov/news/index.htm. Just click on the Story Leads link to access Parktips. You can view past issues of Parktips. You can also [...]
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Posted on February 25, 2010, 11:49 AM, by Blog Master, under
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National Park Service News Release
Boston African American National Historic Site
America’s Best Idea: National Park Getaway
Sean Hennessey, Boston African American NHS, Sean_Hennessey@nps.gov,
617-242-5616
Elise Cleva, NPS Headquarters, Elise_M_Cleva@nps.gov, 202-208-6843
February 24, 2010
BOSTON – In a day in which air travel has transformed trans-Atlantic and cross-country voyages from matters of months into matters of hours, the term “journey,” designating a [...]
Posted on February 23, 2010, 6:14 PM, by Blog Master, under
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Contact: Dan Chure
Phone Number: (801) 703-1267
Date: February 23, 2010
A New Dinosaur Rears Its Head in Dinosaur National Monument
A team of paleontologists from Dinosaur National Monument, Brigham Young
University, and the University of Michigan has announced the discovery of a
new, large, plant-eating dinosaur, Abydosaurus mcintoshi, (pronounced Ab-id
-o-saurus mak-in-toshi). The discovery is described this week in the
on-line first [...]
Posted on February 23, 2010, 4:50 PM, by Blog Master, under
National Parks.
Date: February 23, 2010
Contact: Hugh Vickery (202) 208-6416
Jeffrey Olson, NPS, (202) 208-6843
Despite Economic Downturn, Americans and Foreign Visitors Flocked to Our
National Parks in 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ten million more Americans and foreign tourists visited the nation’s national parks last year than in 2008, a 3.9 percent increase that marked the fifth [...]
Posted on February 18, 2010, 9:07 PM, by Blog Master, under
National Parks.
National Park Service
News Release
February 18, 2010
Contact: David Barna, 202-208-6843, david_barna@nps.gov
New Firearms Law Takes Effect Monday
National parks now subject to state and local firearms laws
WASHINGTON – A change in federal law effective Monday, February 22, allows firearms in many national parks. People who can legally possess firearms under federal and state law can now possess those [...]
Posted on February 18, 2010, 9:06 PM, by Blog Master, under
National Parks.
Date: February 19, 2010
Contact: David Barna (NPS) 202-208-6843
David_Barna@nps.gov
Secretary Salazar Commends British Columbia and Montana for Agreement to
Protect the Flathead Valley
Washington, DC – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today commended an agreement between the governments of British Columbia and Montana to strengthen protections for the Flathead River Basin and the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park.
“This agreement [...]
