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 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 News Release For Immediate Release – June 8, 2010 Carol Shull (202) 354-2234 Kathy Kupper (202) 208-6843 National Park Service Launches On-line Travel Itinerary for Scotts Bluff, Nebraska (Washington, DC) – Towering 800 feet over the plains, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska has been a landmark for travelers for thousands of years. Modern day [...]

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 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 [...]

I learned the troops in Afghanistan have found new ways to entertain themselves, and let’s hope learn a thing or two along the way about their deployments’ animal inhabitants. From the AP:
Staff Sgt. Aaron Christensen, a self-described reptile n…

I learned the troops in Afghanistan have found new ways to entertain themselves, and let’s hope learn a thing or two along the way about their deployments’ animal inhabitants. From the AP:
Staff Sgt. Aaron Christensen, a self-described reptile n…

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 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 [...]

National Park Service News Release Contacts: David_L_Thomson@nps.gov, 541-592-2100 Elise_M_Cleva@nps.gov, 202-208-6843 Date: April 10, 2010 Oregon Caves National Monument An Epic Part of America’s Best Idea and This Week’s National Park Getaway CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. – Oregon Caves National Monument is a place of marble chambers, glistening walls, spiky ceilings, and underground streams. This week’s National [...]