National Park Service News Release For immediate release – July 26, 2010 Contacts: David Barna, (202) 208-6843, David_Barna@nps.gov Patrick O’Driscoll, (303) 969-2839, Patrick_O’Driscoll@nps.gov Wessels Named Intermountain Regional Director Will lead one of seven National Park Service regions WASHINGTON – National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis has named John A. Wessels as the Service’s Intermountain regional [...]

Reptile hobbyists, educators, scientists, and zoo professionals from around the world will all converge on Tucson this month for the 33rd annual International Herpetological Symposium.

Held in different locations each year, the IHS is one of the…

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 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 [...]

National Park Service Parktips – June 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 – May 13, 2010 Contact: Gerry Gaumer (202) 208-6843 Kara Miyagishima (303) 969-2885 $3 million for WWII Japanese American Confinement Sites National Park Service Grants Fund Preservation Efforts Washington — The National Park Service (NPS) has awarded 23 grants totaling $2.9 million to help preserve and interpret [...]

National Park Service & National Geographic News Release May 3, 2010 For Immediate Release National Park Service: Linda Friar, 305-242-7714, Linda_Friar@nps.gov National Geographic: Carol Seitz, 202-775-6186, cseitz@ngs.org Biscayne BioBlitz Reveals National Park’s Rich Diversity After 24 straight hours of exploration and documentation, the Biscayne BioBlitz provided a snapshot of the many land and water species [...]

Parktips – April 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 receive [...]