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Funding Will Help Repair Historic Gun Batteries at Gateway National Recreation Area's Sandy Hook Unit

Congress has provided $800,000 for the National Park Service to have repairs and restoration done to the historic gun batteries in the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area, according to U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone.

National Park Foundation Helps Fund Eradication of Russian-Olive in Utah

Russian-olive can be an interesting addition to your landscape, with its dense coat of silvery leaves, bright yellow flowers, and relatively compact stature. But it also is a non-native tree that can overwhelm native vegetation, hog water, and disrupt nutrient cycles. In Utah, the National Park Foundation is helping combat this invasive by providing funding to a coalition trying to eradicate Russian-olive from public lands in the southern part of the state.

Is There A Turf Battle Brewing Between National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service Over Oregon Caves NM Expansion?

A turf battle could be brewing between the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service over how best to manage a proposed expansion to Oregon Caves National Monument, a move that would increase the monument's footprint almost tenfold by acquiring land within the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.