National Park News

Yosemite National Park invites the public to attend a Forum on the Merced River Plan (MRP), this Friday, December 3, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The first annual Yosemite Volunteer Awards ceremony took place in September of this year. The ceremony was held to recognize outstanding volunteers who have donated their time, talent, and skills to help improve park facilities.

December marks the end of the season for certain services at Mammoth Cave National Park: the river ferry service at Houchin Ferry and Maple Springs Group Campground. The ferry boat at Houchin Ferry will operate through Saturday, December 4, closing at the end of shift at 6:00 p.m.

The National Park Service (NPS) is examining approaches to recover more of the cost of the mountaineering program in Denali National Park and Preserve. As part of the public involvement process, the NPS is hosting two public open houses in December and two in January…

The Denali Park Road has closed for the winter at Mile 3 (Park Headquarters).

Grand Canyon National Park staff recently hosted a focus group on accessibility and universal design in wayside exhibits.

The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, also known as the PATC, has been recognized as an outstanding partner of Shenandoah National Park and the National Park Service. Shenandoah National Park Deputy Superintendent Jennifer Flynn recently presented PATC the prestigious 2009 National Park Service George and Helen Hartzog group award for the Northeast Region.

Critical park functions continue; interim offices established

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The project will occur on November 29 unless the weather prohibits it.

Superintendent Eric Brunnemann has
announced that the Ben Reifel Visitor Center at Badlands National Park will be closed on Wednesday, December 1.

Superintendent Eric Brunnemann has
announced that the Ben Reifel Visitor Center at Badlands National Park will be closed on Wednesday, December 1.

Cades Cove Loop Road will be closed to all vehicular traffic on Wednesday, December 1st, with a partial closure on Thursday, December 2nd. During that time, park forestry technicians will treat hemlock woolly adelgid-infested hemlock trees.

The Tioga and Glacier Point Roads in Yosemite National Park are closed for the season. These roads close each fall and remain closed throughout the winter months until weather conditions permit reopening in the spring next year.

Victoria Carlson of Santa Fe, NM became the park’s one-millionth visitor Saturday morning November 20th.

Victoria Carlson of Santa Fe, NM became the park’s one-millionth visitor Saturday morning November 20th.

The National Park Service has scheduled two additional public meetings to discuss the Draft Stehekin River Corridor Implementation Plan Environmental Impact Statement and Land Protection Plan.

The National Park Service has scheduled two additional public meetings to discuss the Draft Stehekin River Corridor Implementation Plan Environmental Impact Statement and Land Protection Plan.

The park recently received seven Ford Escape Hybrid vehicles that were purchased using a $197,550 grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program.

The park recently received seven Ford Escape Hybrid vehicles that were purchased using a $197,550 grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program.

Critical park functions continue; interim offices established

A 42-year old man from Denver died from a fall while climbing “All Mixed Up” on Saturday.

Salmon have returned to the rivers and streams of Redwood National and State Parks. Join park volunteer Rick Hiser for a morning of “silver magic” as we explore the Mill Creek Watershed on the lookout for spawning Chinook salmon. Each winter these extraordinary native fish return to the streams of their birth to pass their complex evolutionary lives on to the next generation.

A new alternative energy system will
become operational at Badlands National Park on November 19th.

A new alternative energy system will
become operational at Badlands National Park on November 19th.

The Zion Canyon Visitor Center will be open on Thanksgiving Day.