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 [...]

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 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 [...]

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES STUDY SALIDA, Colo. – The Division of Wildlife is looking for volunteers interested in searching for boreal toads in Colorado’s high country.    Training for interested volunteers begins on Thursday, May 13 at 5:30 p.m. at the DOW office in Salida.   "We need folks willing to hike into some [...]

National Park Service News Release For Immediate Release: April 15, 2010 Contact: David Barna, 202-208-6843 150th Anniversary of Pony Express National Historic Trail Preserves Missouri-to-California Route WASHINGTON, DC – Hooves pound the earth. Sunlight flashes off a bit. Dust billows around two figures as they pass in a blur: black manes, brown flanks. Rawhide chaps, [...]

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, [...]

EIGHTH ANNUAL HIGH PLAINS SNOW GOOSE FESTIVAL IN LAMAR LAMAR, Colo. – The city of Lamar and the Colorado Division of Wildlife will co-host the eight annual "High Plains Snow Goose Festival," the weekend of February 25-28.  The popular event is a chance to see flocks of thousands of snow geese during their migration through [...]

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 [...]

LESSER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN CONSERVATION WORKSHOP IN LAMAR LAMAR, Colo. – Conservation of lesser prairie-chickens will be the subject of a workshop at the Division of Wildlife Office in Lamar Nov. 12, from 4-8 p.m.   The workshop is open to anyone interested lesser prairie-chicken conservation.    "Local citizens interested in lesser prairie-chicken management will be briefed [...]

LESSER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN CONSERVATION WORKSHOP IN LAMAR LAMAR, Colo. – Conservation of lesser prairie-chickens will be the subject of a workshop at the Division of Wildlife Office in Lamar Nov. 12, from 4-8 p.m.   The workshop is open to anyone interested lesser prairie-chicken conservation.    "Local citizens interested in lesser prairie-chicken management will be briefed [...]