Topic: National Park Service
A police officer was injured Thursday and two people arrested at the site of a Washington offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement, a National Park Service police spokesman said.One person was charged with assaulting a police officer and disorderly conduct after ...
Protesters in Washington condemning corporate greed and corrupt politics leaped at the chance to extend their occupation of a square near the White House by another four months.The Stop the Machine occupation of Freedom Plaza is one of two ongoing protests in ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Park Service and engineers have completed an assessment of earthquake damage to the now-closed Washington Monument, the agency said.The service and an engineering team that rappelled the 555-foot-high obelisk wrapped up their checks on Wednesday, the National ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Engineers resumed rappelling down the earthquake-damaged Washington Monument on Monday after high winds forced a weekend delay in their checks of the 555-foot-high obelisk."They are out there now, doing just what they have been," said National Park Service spokeswoman ...
The Washington Monument will remain closed to the public until further notice, pending a full assessment of the damage it suffered in the East Coast earthquake, the National Park Service said Monday.The 170-meter (555-foot) obelisk that soars over the US capital was ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Monument has had a rough week.When Hurricane Irene dumped rain on the East Coast over the weekend it left water in the Washington Monument, evidence of more cracks sustained during last Tuesday's earthquake, the U.S. National Park ...
CODY, Wyo (Reuters) - A female grizzly that attacked and killed a man who inadvertently surprised the bear and its cubs while hiking in Yellowstone National Park is being allowed to roam free for now, park officials said on Thursday.The initial investigation ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans will be able to commemorate several national holidays with a fee-free trip to one of the country's national parks, the Department of the Interior announced on Wednesday.The National Park Service, which manages the nation's parks and monuments, is ...
National Park Status Fort Funston is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, a network of protected lands in Northern California -- including Alcatraz and the Farralone Islands National Marine Sanctuary -- that are collectively a national park. Though this international ...
The cool breeze of ocean air blew from the nearby Atlantic through the partially open cab of the 33-year-old Land Cruiser. On our trip north, we also saw several groups of the wild mustangs that still run loose at the northern end ...
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial - US National ...
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the ...2011-07-20
