Attention Birders: The 125th Annual Christmas Bird Count Begins This Week
The 125th Annual Christmas Bird Count begins this week. Here's a list of national parks hosting events.
- By justin.housman - December 19th, 2024 6:25pm
Gateway National Recreation Area
Coastal Erosion Forces Closures At Gateway National Recreation Area
Due to extremely hazardous beach conditions, Gateway National Recreation Area in the greater New York-New Jersey area has restricted access to sections of Jacob Riis Park, the National Park Service announced Friday.
- By Compiled From N... - May 24th, 2024 4:45pm
National Parks Quiz And Trivia #71
It’s time again to test your knowledge about sights, science, and history you might experience while visiting units of the National Park System. Test your knowledge with the 10 questions here. You may know more than you think and you will definitely learn something new through the questions and the trivia.
- By Rebecca Latson - February 3rd, 2024 3:00am
$50 Million Restoration Plan Unveiled For Jacob Riis Bathhouse At Gateway NRA
An Art Deco gem of Gateway National Recreation Area, the historic bathhouse in Jacob Riis Park in New York, will be restored and reopened under a $50 million agreement reached with the National Park Service.
- By Compiled From N... - October 23rd, 2022 2:30am
Wanted: Those Who Destroyed Shorebird Egg At Gateway National Recreation Area
A $5,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the conviction of those who destroyed an American oystercatcher egg at Gateway National Recreation Area in New York.
- By Compiled From N... - August 8th, 2022 9:59am
UPDATED | Parks Turning 50 In 2022...
Of course, the big birthday in the National Park System being notched this year is at Yellowstone National Park, which turns 150th. But there are 11 units of the system that turn 50 this year.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 1st, 2022 10:27am
Study Warns Of Greater Storm Activity Impacting Northeastern U.S.
A study in Nature warns that National Park System units in the Northeast face greater risk from the combination of potent hurricanes, storm surge, sea-level rise, and flooding than those in other parts of the country.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 8th, 2022 3:00am
"Living Shoreline" Being Installed At Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge In Gateway National Recreation Area
More than eight years after Superstorm Sandy drenched and rearranged parts of Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge at Gateway National Recreation Area work is underway to create a resilient "living shoreline" that should better stand up to future storms.
Historic Buildings At Gateway National Recreation Area To Be Razed
Seven years after they were extensively damaged by Hurricane Sandy, two historic buildings that once housed military officers will be torn down at the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area in New Jersey.
- By NPT Staff - June 9th, 2020 1:30am
Tiny Shorebird Forces Cancellation Of Concert Series At Gateway National Recreation Area
The arrival of a tiny shorebird that has decided to nest on a beach at Sandy Hook inside Gateway National Recreation Area in New Jersey is great news for the species, but not-so-great news for the Sandy Hook Foundation's summer beach concert series. Because the noise from the concert would disturb the nesting piping plovers, the series has been canceled for this summer.
- By NPT Staff - June 14th, 2019 1:30am
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