America’s State Parks FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AMERICA’S STATE PARKS ALLIANCE LAUNCHED TO ADVOCATE FOR HEALTHFUL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THE 50 STATES More than 725 million visits provide a collective $20 billion economic impact to communities surrounding 6,000 state park units nationwide ARLINGTON, Virginia (February 16, 2010) – Millions of Americans who rely on [...]
National Park Service News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 4, 2010 Contact: Chad Moore (970) 491-3700 National Parks Offer Star-studded Skies in 2010 Washington, DC – On your next national park visit, remember that a spectacular sunset is just the prelude to the wonders of the night sky. “Thousands of people made that discovery [...]
National Park Service News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 3, 2010 Contact: David Barna (202) 208-6843 Gerry Gaumer (202) 208-6843 Shackelton Named to National Leadership Team WASHINGTON – National Park Service (NPS) Director, Jon Jarvis announced today that Steve Shackelton has been selected as the associate director for visitor and resource protection. Shackelton, who [...]
National Park Service News Release For Immediate Release: February 3, 2010 Faye Walmsley, Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site, Faye_Walmsley@nps.gov, 404-331-6922 ext. 3625 Elise Cleva, NPS Headquarters, Elise_M_Cleva@nps.gov, 202-208-6843 Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site America’s Best Idea: National Park Getaway ATLANTA – This week’s National Park Getaway takes you to a place [...]
National Park Service News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 2, 2010 Contact: David Barna (202) 208-6843 Gerry Gaumer (202) 208-6843 Neubacher Named Superintendent of Yosemite National Park WASHINGTON – Don Neubacher has been selected as the new superintendent of Yosemite National Park in California. Neubacher takes over from David Uberuaga who has been acting [...]
National Park Service Parktips – February 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 [...]
PUEBLO ‘EAGLE DAYS’ FEB 6-7 PUEBLO, Colo. – The 2010 Pueblo "Eagle Days Festival" is slated for Feb. 6-7 at Lake Pueblo State Park and Wildlife Area. Activities include live bird demonstrations, bird watching classes, wildlife viewing stations, and performances by the United States Air Force Academy falcons and the Koshare Indian Dancers. "Eagle [...]
National Park Service News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 15, 2010 Contacts: Kathy Kupper (202)208-4990; Celinda Peña (202)208-4621 National Parks in the U.S. and Argentina Join Forces Partnership helps endangered condors take flight WASHINGTON – Two of the world’s largest and most endangered birds will benefit from a sister park agreement signed today by [...]
National Park Service Media Advisory FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 13, 2010 Contacts: Kathy Kupper (202)208-4990 Celinda Peña (202)208-3818 National Parks in the U.S. and Argentina to Join Forces Partnership to aid condor recovery takes flight WASHINGTON, DC – Separated geographically but united by their efforts to protect similar resources, Pinnacles National Monument in the [...]
National Park Service Parktips – January 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 [...]
