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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DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite has consistently worked hand-in-hand with the National Park Service and public health officials on this issue ... The Signature Tent Cabins have been removed from Curry Village. We are following the recommendations by the National Park Service, which were developed in consultation with the California Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite has consistently worked hand-in-hand with the National Park Service and public health officials on this issue ... The Signature Tent Cabins have been removed from Curry Village. We are following the recommendations by the National Park Service, which were developed in consultation with the California Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
It is one of the crown jewels of Pike County, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and the National Park Service and we are extremely pleased to be able to share it with the public once againMore quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy
recommend that design changes to tent cabins and other lodging run by private concessionaires first be reviewed by National Park Service officials.The report released Monday by the Interior Department 's Office of Inspector General found that park officials Read more »
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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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Earth Log: Report calls for tent cabin changes after Yosemite hantavirus deaths
investigators have recommended a National Park Service review of any design changes in tent cabins after three deaths last year during a hantavirus outbreak at Yosemite National Park. Several hantavirus cases were diagnosed after people spent the night at 3:12 AM from Fresno Bee Read more »
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German climber dies on Alaska's Mount McKinley
— Officials say a 59-year-old German mountaineer has died of cardiac arrest while climbing Alaska's Mount McKinley. National Park Service officials say Klaus Bielstein of Muenster, Germany, was climbing North America's tallest peak with an 11-member expedition 5/21/13 from FindLaw: AP News Read more »
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@American_Latino Expedition Looks To Bring Diversity To National Parks
Park Service In an effort to increase diversity in America's national parks, the American Latino Heritage Fund of the National Parks Foundation has announced a nation wide search for bloggers to take part in an exciting new adventure. Yesterday, the ALHF launched from Gadling Read more »
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Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy
statement. "The Signature Tent Cabins have been removed from Curry Village. We are following the recommendations by the National Park Service, which were developed in consultation with the California Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease from Sify Read more »
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Is Anyone On The Hook If a Volcano Gawker Ends Up In Trouble?
liquified rock make its way to the ocean through cracks in the brittle crust just beneath your feet. A smattering of National Park Service rangers wander around reminding viewers to keep to the ill-defined trail, and several warning signs are posted where from Hawaii Reporter Read more »
