National Park Service News Release July 16, 2010 – For immediate release Contact: Samantha Richardson, Samantha_Richardson@nps.gov, 303-969-2825 From the Brooklyn Bridge to Osaka, Japan National Park Service presents park design awards WASHINGTON: Public, private and international design firms from more than 20 states and five countries vied for honors in the inaugural Designing the Parks [...]

National Park Service News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 2010 Contacts: Mike Litterst, Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, Mike_Litterst@nps.gov, 804-226-1981×30 Elise Cleva, NPS Headquarters, Elise_M_Cleva@nps.gov, 202-208-6843 Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site America’s Best Idea: National Park Getaway RICHMOND – Plan a visit to the capital of Virginia with the help of this [...]

National Park Service News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2010 Contacts: Katharine Jones, Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, Katharine_Jones@nps.gov, 202-426-6905 Elise Cleva, NPS Headquarters, Elise_M_Cleva@nps.gov, 202-208-6843 Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens America’s Best Idea: National Park Getaway WASHINGTON – This week, the National Park Getaways series features an article about Kenilworth Park and Aquatic [...]

National Park Service News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 9, 2010 Contact: David Barna (202) 208-6843 $1.2 Million Awarded to Preserve Battlefields National Park Service announces 25 grants WASHINGTON – More than $1.2 million in National Park Service grants will be used to help preserve and protect America’s significant battlefield lands. The funding from [...]

National Park Service News Release July 8, 2010 Contact: David Barna (202) 208-6843, david_barna@nps.gov Sue Husari, (510) 817-1320, sue_husari@nps.gov Lehnertz Named Pacific West Regional Director Will lead one of seven National Park Service regions WASHINGTON – National Park Service (NPS) Director Jonathan Jarvis has named Christine S. Lehnertz as the Service’s Pacific West regional director, [...]

National Park Service News Release Climate Change Response Program 1201 Oakridge Drive, Suite 200 Fort Collins, CO 80525 970-225-3597 phone www.nps.gov/climatechange July 1, 2010 Contact(s): Angie Richman, 970-267-2136, Angie_Richman@nps.gov Lisa Norby, 303-969-2318, Lisa_Norby@nps.gov Young scholars help National Park Service tackle climate change George Melendez Wright programs premier this summer (Fort Collins, CO) – From temperature [...]

National Park Service Parktips – July 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 [...]

National Park Service News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2010 Contacts: Sheridan Steele, Acadia National Park, Sheridan_Steele@nps.gov, 207-288-8700 Elise Cleva, NPS Headquarters, Elise_M_Cleva@nps.gov, 202-208-6843 Acadia National Park America’s Best Idea: National Park Getaway BAR HARBOR, Maine – Every week, the National Park Service shines a spotlight on a different park—the destination of the week’s [...]

National Park Service News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2010 Contacts: Heather Brown, Tallgrass Prairie, Heather_Brown@nps.gov, 620-273-6034 Elise Cleva, NPS Headquarters, Elise_M_Cleva@nps.gov, 202-208-6843 Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve America’s Best Idea: National Park Getaway STRONG CITY, Kan. – Let “hopeful green stuff” cushion your soles as you walk. Come play with “the produced babe of [...]

National Park Service For Immediate Release – June 17, 2010 Contact: David Barna, (202) 208-6843, David_Barna@nps.gov Jennifer Mummart, (202) 208-4986, Jennifer_Mummart@nps.gov First Lady Michelle Obama Asks Junior Rangers to Take It Outside at Our National Parks WASHINGTON – “Let’s Move Outside, Junior Rangers!” is First Lady Michelle Obama’s call to kids across the country this [...]