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 [...]

We have all heard about the recent BP Oil Spill situation by now. The horrible pictures of Pelicans are showing the disasters truest casualties. But what about the other animals? The Gulf coast states had a very hard winter and numerous animals…

We have all heard about the recent BP Oil Spill situation by now. The horrible pictures of Pelicans are showing the disasters truest casualties. But what about the other animals? The Gulf coast states had a very hard winter and numerous animals…

National Park Service News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 14, 2010 Contact: Kathy Kupper (202) 208-6843 National Park Service Honors Outstanding Volunteers WASHINGTON –Throwing a 100th birthday celebration for the “Crown of the Continent” and removing over 33 tons of garbage from a park are Herculean feats. So too are engaging thousands of children [...]

Christmas Tree Worms, Guns, & More Parktips May 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 [...]

National Park Service News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 12, 2010 Contact: David Barna (202) 208-6843 Jeffrey Olson (202) 208-6843 Jarvis names assistant director for American Indian relations National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis today named Mount Rushmore National Monument Superintendent Gerard Baker as his Assistant Director for American Indian Relations. “The National Park [...]

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 [...]

National Park Service News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 15, 2010 Contact: David Barna 202-208-6843 Kinks in time funded by National Center for Preservation Technology and Training WASHINGTON – With financial support from the National Park Service, universities, non-profit organizations, federal departments, and state agencies will seize time and bend it, looping the present [...]

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 Parktips – December 2009 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 [...]