National Park Service News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 21, 2010 Contacts: Peggy Wall, Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network, Peggy_Wall@nps.gov, 410-260-2473 Elise Cleva, NPS Headquarters, Elise_M_Cleva@nps.gov, 202-208-6843 Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network America’s Best Idea: National Park Getaway ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The white triangle of a sail against a backdrop of azure makes [...]

National Park Service News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 2010 Contacts: Mike Litterst, Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, Mike_Litterst@nps.gov, 804-226-1981×30 Elise Cleva, NPS Headquarters, Elise_M_Cleva@nps.gov, 202-208-6843 Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site America’s Best Idea: National Park Getaway RICHMOND – Plan a visit to the capital of Virginia with the help of this [...]

National Park Service News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 9, 2010 Contact: David Barna (202) 208-6843 $1.2 Million Awarded to Preserve Battlefields National Park Service announces 25 grants WASHINGTON – More than $1.2 million in National Park Service grants will be used to help preserve and protect America’s significant battlefield lands. The funding from [...]

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 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 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 [...]

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 Kathy Kupper, National Park Service, Kathy_Kupper@nps.gov, 202-208-4990 National Park Ranger Named Outstanding American by Choice Honor Conveyed at Naturalization Ceremony during National Park Week WASHINGTON – A dramatic quest to pursue an education in the land of opportunity and to escape civil war in Somalia brought Kawther [...]

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 Parktips – March 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 [...]