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"21st Century Visitor Centers" Coming To A Number Of Parks

Changes in visitor desires and habits, technology, and even interpretation are driving efforts to redefine the national park visitor center for the 21st century.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 23rd, 2023 9:35am

Joshua Tree National Park Reaches Stewardship Agreement With Twenty-Nine Palms Band Of Mission Indians

Joshua Tree National Park and the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians have signed an agreement that allows for continued cooperation and a path toward shared stewardship of park resources.

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By Compiled From N... - January 19th, 2023 2:30am

Yo-Yo Ma To Perform At Mammoth Cave National Park

Yo-Yo Ma, the world-famous cellist who has been performing "pop up" concerts in the National Park System, will appear in Kentucky at Mammoth Cave National Park in April to perform with the Louisville Orchestra.

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By Compiled From N... - January 19th, 2023 2:30am

Native American Alliance Wants More Say In Managing National Parks

A Native American group wants to see Indigenous groups given more say in how national parks are managed and wants "sacred places within the parks" returned to the relevant Native American communities.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 18th, 2023 2:45am

New River Gorge National Park And Preserve Expands By 45 Acres

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia has added 45 acres of land to the area designated as a preserve. The tract is located on Beury Mountain just east of the Thurmond area and will provide easier access to lands that are already in the national preserve.

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By Compiled From N... - January 18th, 2023 2:30am

Sequoia National Park Campground Severely Damaged By Flood Waters

Recent storms that have rolled through California have spawned flooding that damaged the South Fork Campground and nearby trails in Sequoia National Park.

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By NPT Staff - January 18th, 2023 2:30am

Dead Humpback Whale Washes Ashore At Assateague Island

For the second time in less than three weeks a dead humpback whale has washed ashore in the National Park System, this time at Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland.

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By Compiled From N... - January 17th, 2023 1:30pm

New Management Plan For Kejimkujik Embraces Mi'kmaw Concepts

Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site has a new management plan.

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By NPT Staff - January 17th, 2023 2:45am

Review | Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Richard Nixon, And The Great Environmental Awakening

One of historian Douglas Brinkley’s “fortes,” as he puts it, is presidential history, and one project has been to focus on the conservation and environmental records of presidential players in 20th century America.

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By John Miles - January 17th, 2023 2:30am

NPS Issues Prospectus For Hostel At Point Reyes National Seashore

The National Park Service recently issued a prospectus soliciting proposals for operation of the hostel at Point Reyes National Seashore in California. The hostel is the only lodging facility within the 71,000-acre national seashore that was established under legislation signed by President John Kennedy in 1962.

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By David and Kay Scott - January 17th, 2023 2:30am