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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

PRONGHORN RELEASED IN GUNNISON BASIN
GUNNISON, Colo. – The Colorado Division of Wildlife released 62 pronghorn in the Gunnison Basin on Feb. 26 to supplement the population in that area. The release area was about 20 miles southeast of the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

DOW ONLINE VIDEO: ‘ELK CAMP COLORADO’ PRESENTS UNIQUE LOOK AT COLORADO ELK HUNTING
DENVER, Colo.–Big game hunters can now experience the excitement and adventure of Colorado elk hunting by immersing themselves in "Elk Camp Colorado,"the latest online video from the Colorado Division of Wildlife. 
Filmed [...]

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 [...]

 
                                                    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 [...]

National Park Service News Release
Gloria Updyke, George Washington Birthplace, gloria_updyke@nps.gov,
804-224-1732 ext. 224
Elise Cleva, NPS Headquarters, Elise_M_Cleva@nps.gov, 202-208-6843
February 18, 2010
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
America’s Best Idea: National Park Getaway
WASHINGTON’S BIRTHPLACE, Va. – The ruddy bark of cedars glows as morning light strikes their trunks. Solid and strong as the trees are, their amply spaced bodies form [...]