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National Park Service completes environmental review for continued management of e-bikes in parks

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National Park Service completes environmental review for continued management of e-bikes in parks

Last updated on August 27, 2024, 2:05 p.m. WASHINGTON – The National Park Service (NPS) today released a programmatic environmental impact assessment and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) finding reaffirming park rangers’ authority to permit visitor use of electric bicycles (e-bikes) in national parks on a case-by-case basis, consistent with public safety and […]

The National Park Service will decide the future of the park plan for Middlesex County

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The National Park Service will decide the future of the park plan for Middlesex County

EDISON – With the public comment period on the proposed sports complex at Thomas A. Edison Park ending Sept. 3, the Middlesex Greenway Coalition is hosting a presentation on the project by environmentalist Walter Stochel on Thursday. The presentation by Stochel, vice president of the Edison Greenways Group, and others will be at 7 p.m. […]

National park receives award as “most disappointing tourist attraction”

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National park receives award as “most disappointing tourist attraction”

The historic entrance to Mammoth Cave can be visited free of charge. NPS There are several ways to respond to bad reviews. You can try to learn from them. You can ignore them. Or you can embrace them and turn them into something positive. That’s what Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky did when it […]

US National Park Service receives largest grant in its history

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US National Park Service receives largest grant in its history

The National Park Foundation, the official charitable partner of the National Park Service, is set to receive a $100 million donation, which the foundation says is the largest grant in its history. According to the Associated Press (AP), the unprecedented donation comes from Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. and is expected to have a significant impact […]

US National Parks receive record donation of $100 million

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US National Parks receive record donation of 0 million

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The official nonprofit of the National Park Service is set to receive the largest grant in its history: a $100 million donation that the fundraising group called transformative for the nation’s national parks. The National Park Foundation, which was established by the U.S. Congress in the 1960s to support national parks, […]

Search for missing man in Arches National Park underway

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Search for missing man in Arches National Park underway

MOAB, Utah (KUTV) — A man has disappeared in Arches National Park. Francis Userovici, 76, is a French citizen who has been missing since August 16, the National Park Service said. READ MORE:Man dead after suspected gang shooting in Millcreek Rangers reportedly noticed an abandoned rental car at the Sand Dune Arch trailhead around 9:45 […]

Search for missing man in Arches National Park underway

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Search for missing man in Arches National Park underway

MOAB, Utah (KUTV) — A man has disappeared in Arches National Park. Francis Userovici, 76, is a French citizen who has been missing since August 16, the National Park Service said. READ MORE:Man dead after suspected gang shooting in Millcreek Rangers reportedly noticed an abandoned rental car at the Sand Dune Arch trailhead around 9:45 […]

Designation as a national park would give a boost to the Apostle Islands in Wisconsin

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Designation as a national park would give a boost to the Apostle Islands in Wisconsin

I propose to amend the Bill to make it clear that nothing in the legislation shall be construed to alter or modify any existing contractual obligation. TomTiffany | Special to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The ice cover makes the ice caves of the Apostle Islands accessible. Here is a view When it’s cold enough (like in […]

Too popular for its own good? NC National Park struggles with partially contradictory goals • NC Newsline

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Too popular for its own good? NC National Park struggles with partially contradictory goals • NC Newsline

Perhaps more than any other national park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is faced with goals that may well be contradictory: protecting and preserving the park’s natural environment on the one hand, and ensuring public use of the park on the other. In 1916, the Organic Act established the National Park Service with, among other […]

Florida National Park is on this list of the 15 most breathtaking views

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Florida National Park is on this list of the 15 most breathtaking views

Wastewater treatment plant in Everglades City in operation Treated water bubbles in a holding tank at Everglades City’s new wastewater treatment plant, which was built with state and federal funds. Florida is full of natural beauty – from the state’s crystal clear, blue-green freshwater springs to the thousands of lakes, hundreds of miles of beaches […]