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XeDAR Corporation Wins National Park Service Contract for Secure Records Management Project: DENVER -- XDAR Corporation (OTCBB: XDRC) provides homeland security and defense consulting and IT management and security services to the Departments of Homeland Security, Defense and others; the national intelligence agencies; and the U.S. Military. It announced today the receipt of a contract from the National Park Service NPS to...; Tags: FINANCE, Government, National Park Service; Research articles 2008-09-23
Hundreds evacuated near Grand Canyon as dam bursts: reports: LOS ANGELES AFP — Hundreds of people were evacuated from a remote town in the Grand Canyon on Sunday after heavy rain caused an earthen dam to burst, reports said. Local media citing the US National Park Service said between 300-400 people were evacuated from the Indian tribal village...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, MARKETING, National Park Service, Phoenix Technologies, Red Cross; Research articles 2008-08-17
Zoning appeal contests Valley Forge development plans: More than a million visitors come each year to explore its rich Revolutionary War history, but the fact is that there's never been a battle fought at Valley Forge. Until now. Tonight, a conservation group and several local property owners plunge into what could be a long and contentious attempt...; Tags: conference, FINANCE, INTERNET, museum, National Park Service; Research articles 2008-07-24
World briefs: Ship stuck: USA: A cruise ship grounded for about nine hours off Alaska has been towed to safety. A National Park Service vessel transferred passengers and crew members to a nearby port before they were taken to Juneau.; Tags: Alaska, National Park Service, vessel; Research articles 2008-07-08
National Park Service Teams With TV Worldwide to Salute Troops, With Live Satellite and Web Simulcast of Nation's Capital 4th of July Fireworks: TV Worldwide, a fast-growing web-based global TV network, in cooperation with the National Park Service, will again produce a free live simulcast via satellite and the web of the Washington, D.C., National Capital 4th of July Fireworks Celebration for the benefit of American military personnel and their families stationed overseas....; Tags: National Park Service, satellite, team, TVs, Web; Research articles 2008-07-03

Alcatraz Cruises Becomes First National Park Service Concessioner to Receive ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001 Certification: Alcatraz Cruises is the first concessioner in the National Park Service, and one of only a few organizations nationwide, to obtain certification for ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:1999. These three international standards measure an organization's quality management, environmental management and health and safety management systems. They are all...; Tags: certification, National Park Service, Quality, SOFTWARE, standards; Research articles 2008-06-10
Preserving Hamilton's home.(U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS)(Brief article): A conservation group said it is seeking to preserve the St. Croix boyhood home of Alexander Hamilton, reports AP (April 16, 2008). The San Francisco-based Trust for Public Land plans to acquire the 115-acre former sugar plantation and eventually transfer it to the National Park Service...; Tags: Associated Press, Banking, Governor, Hamilton, National Park Service; Research articles 2008-06-01
Carolyn Pitts, architectural historian, dies at 85: Carolyn Pitts, 85, an architectural historian and a pioneer for the preservation of Cape May whose efforts got National Register and National Landmark status for the town, died of diabetes Friday at the Watermark at Logan Square. She lived in Society Hill. Miss Pitts' drive to preserve Cape May began...; Tags: Miss, National Park Service, preservation, resort, team; Research articles 2008-05-28
The University of Texas at Austin has received a $173,930 grant from the National Park Service: The UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN has received a $173,930 grant from the National Park Service to preserve and repair thousands of handwritten papers by Stephen F. Austin, who is known historically as "the father of Texas."; Tags: Austin, National Park Service, University of Texas; Research articles 2008-05-15
Thousands have passed through here: By Tom Parker SPECIAL TO THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Northeast Kansas is justly famous for its Oregon Trail history, but nowhere does it resonate more than at Alcove Spring in Marshall County. "Alcove Spring is the most significant place along the Oregon Trail in Kansas," according...; Tags: National Park Service; Research articles 2008-05-04
New plan would scrap ban on loaded weapons in parks: WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration formally proposed Wednesday to scrap a longtime ban against bringing loaded weapons into national parks and wildlife areas. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced the beginning of a 60-day public comment period on the proposed update to the nation's gun regulations. Under...; Tags: Government, National Park Service, refuge, regulation, Regulations; Research articles 2008-05-01
Stricken field; the Little Bighorn since 1876: Stricken field; the Little Bighorn since 1876. Greene, Jerome A. U. of Oklahoma Pr. 2008 352 pages $34.95 Hardcover E83 Greene, a retired research historian for the US National Park Service, explains how the Indian Memorial at Little Bighorn came to be...; Tags: National Park Service; Research articles 2008-05-01
Spaaaaaaah: The intrepid quartet that is converting the historic Quapaw Baths on Central Avenue in Hot Springs into a posh day spa has set a June 4 opening date. Whispers took a look around last week, and tremendous progress has been made on the distinctive building since last fall, but...; Tags: FINANCE, National Park Service; Research articles 2008-04-28
Fewer funds, more visitors hurt parks?: It's no wonder that Dinosaur National Monument, on the Utah- Colorado border, now has the worst visitor satisfaction ratings in the entire National Park Service -- disappointing news disclosed during the current National Parks Week. For two years, its world-famous visitor center -- enclosing a cliff where 1,500...; Tags: FINANCE, inflation, National Park Service, superintendent, Utah; Research articles 2008-04-26
Valley Forge gets $375,000 in grants: Valley Forge National Historical Park hit a $375,000 jackpot yesterday as the winners were announced in the first round of grants under the National Park Service's new Centennial Challenge. All three projects submitted by the park were selected for funding: a new connector trail and multimedia show at Washington's Headquarters...; Tags: Government, National Park Service; Research articles 2008-04-25
A plea to protect Valley Forge site: At winter's end in 1778, the Continental Army had survived bitter Valley Forge weather and would go on to win the war for independence. At winter's end in 2008, the struggle at Valley Forge challenges the way we honor that winter long ago: Who can build on some of that...; Tags: National Park Service, U.S. Congress, Valley; Research articles 2008-04-09
Capitol overrun with blossoms -- and crowds: WASHINGTON -- For Jake Kwon, spring doesn't begin until the city's famous cherry trees have bloomed, wrapping the Tidal Basin in a stunning canopy of pink and white petals. Kwon thought about staying far away from the blossoms this year, though. He's grown weary of fighting traffic, traipsing...; Tags: festival, Manufacturing, National Park Service, Washington; Research articles 2008-04-06
7 ex-parks chiefs back gun ban: WASHINGTON -- Seven former directors of the National Park Service -- including the Bush administration's first park chief -- have signed a letter opposing the Interior Department's plan to reconsider regulations restricting loaded guns in national parks. The former park officials say current regulations requiring that visitors to...; Tags: Government, National Park Service, Regulations; Research articles 2008-04-05
Blazing Heritage: A History of Wildland Fire in the National Parks: Blazing Heritage: A History of Wildland Fire in the National Parks. By Hal K. Rothman. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 2007. via + 281 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, and index. Cloth $29.95. Stewards of parks and forests have always been concerned about wildfires and, in the United States, fires...; Tags: agency, MARKETING, National Park Service; Research articles 2008-04-01
Tower plan in Washington County irks National Park Service: The National Park Service is objecting to plans for a 190-foot emergency communications tower next to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Park officials have asked the Washington County Commissioners to consider alternatives to the tower that the county plans to build in the Sandy Hook area. The site is adjacent...; Tags: National Park Service; Research articles 2008-03-28