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 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 News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 7, 2010 Contact: David Barna (202) 208-6843 Elise Cleva (202) 208-6843 Toothman to Lead Historic Preservation & Cultural Programs Accomplished National Park Service Veteran Named to Post WASHINGTON, DC – National Park Service (NPS) Director Jonathan Jarvis has named Stephanie Smith Toothman, Ph.D., as the [...]

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 Lenard Ramacher, Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, Lenard_Ramacher@nps.gov, 208-527-1332 Elise Cleva, NPS Headquarters, Elise_M_Cleva@nps.gov, 202-208-6843 May 27, 2010 Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve America’s Best Idea: National Park Getaway ARCO, Idaho – At this time of year, commencement speakers are urging graduates around the [...]

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 News Release For Immediate Release Contact: Sue Husari, sue_husari@nps.gov (510) 817-1320 Point Reyes Superintendent Named Seasoned Professional to Lead National Seashore WASHINGTON – National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis today announced Cicely Muldoon as the new superintendent of Point Reyes National Seashore in northern California. She will report to the park in [...]

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 [...]

National Park Service News Release Wendy Janssen, Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Wendy_Janssen@nps.gov, 208-933-4110 Elise Cleva, NPS Headquarters, Elise_M_Cleva@nps.gov, 202-208-6843 November 4, 2009 Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument America’s Best Idea: National Park Getaway HAGERMAN, Idaho – You might not believe it at first, but time travel is possible. Here in southern Idaho, you can [...]

National Park Service               News Release   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 13, 2009 Contact: David Barna (202) 208-6843       Gerry Gaumer (202) 208-6843   National Park Service Announces Appointment of Dr. Gary Machlis as Science Advisor to the Director   WASHINGTON – National Park Service (NPS) Director Jon Jarvis is announcing the appointment of Dr. [...]