National Park Service
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 09: Workers finish installing the last pieces of scaffolding on the Washington Monument to repair earthquake damage May 9, 2013 in Washington, DC. Following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the Northeast in August 2011, the National Park Service chose Perini Management Services, Inc. of Framingham, Massachusetts for the $15 million project to repair large cracks in the 555-foot-tall obelisk.
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A recovery was mounted by Marin County search and rescue and the National Park Service, and the body was given to the Marin County coroner
We've worked closely with the National Park Service to ensure that the new interior and exterior fixtures and finishes are true to the style of the original building.
Jamaica Bay is one of New York City’s richest ecological open spaces and the Jamaica Bay/Rockaway Parks Restoration Corps will help ensure its recovery from damages inflicted by Hurricane Sandy as well as the longterm preservation of its natural areas ... We are grateful to our partnership with the National Park Service, National Emergency Grant funds through the New York State Department of Labor, and recruitment assistance from Workforce1 and the New York City Department of Small Business Services that helped make this initiative a reality.More quotes »
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Smithsonian to close galleries due to budget cuts
to furlough its 767 officers. They will have to take off up to 14 days unpaid from their jobs due to the budget cuts.National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis told the congressional panel that the agency had to make $153 million in cuts this year across Read more »
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Sequestration cuts trim funds for Sagamore Hill, Fire Island
Island 's two National Park Service sites are cutting back on staffing, hours and services to make up for mandatory federal spending cuts.Sagamore Hill National Historic Site and Fire Island National Seashore have to cut their spending for the rest of the Read more »
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Salazar: Thousands of park workers face furloughs
-- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says thousands of National Park Service workers would be furloughed, and thousands more seasonal workers would not be hired under automatic spending cuts set to take effect Friday.Visiting hours at all 398 national parks are Read more »
Around the web
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Prize-Winning National Park Photos
Today) -- The winning entries in the 2012 National Park Service's annual photo contest will make you want to pitch a tent or learn to fly fish or paddle a kayak, or maybe just take a hike. The annual Share the Experience competition invites visitors to public 5/17/13 from WUSA Washington, DC Read more »
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Wheelchair Accessible National Parks and Monuments
top left to bottom right (John de Rosier, National Park Service, Matthias Kabel, Ken Lund) ...experience and appreciate the natural ecology, wildlife and historical significance of our great country. National Parks are regarded as America’s greatest national 5/17/13 from PRWeb Read more »
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Officials with National Park Service find quagga mussels at Lake Powell
— More than 150 invasive mussels have been found at two marinas at Lake Powell over the past month. Officials with the National Park Service say the individual adult quagga mussels found at the Wahweap and Antelope Point marinas weren't close enough to reproduce. from Deseret News Read more »
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Some Santa Monica Mountains trails to reopen Tuesday
Park Service officials will reopen trails on the western side of the Santa Monica Mountains on Tuesday. The trails have been closed since the Springs Fire swept through the area this month. With the fire controlled, authorities will reopen some trails with from Ventura County Star Read more »
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Feds fight Utah over measure to curb law enforcement authority
Gov. Gary Herbert that was due to take effect Tuesday restricting the police powers of employees with the Forest Service, National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management. It does not impact agencies like the FBI or Drug Enforcement Administration. from Deseret News Read more »
