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Shenandoah National Park Fire Managers plan to burn 500 acres sometime between Wednesday April 4 and April 20, weather permitting. The area is in the park’s south district, west of Jarman Gap and northeast of Waynesboro. A prescribed burn is a planned fire. A prescription is a set of conditions that considers the safety of…
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Martha Bogle, superintendent of Shenandoah National Park, will lead the Augusta County Historical Society’s spring meeting in considering the history and future of the park, which celebrated its 75th Anniversary last year. Her talk, “Shenandoah National Park: 75 Historic Years & Growing,” is Sunday, March 18, at 3 p.m. at Wilson Memorial High School, Fishersville….
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Shenandoah National Park Superintendent Martha Bogle announced that facilities closed during the winter season will begin opening in March and will continue to open throughout the spring. Visitor Centers will be operated as follows: Harry F. Byrd Visitor Center will open March 30; Dickey Ridge Visitor Center will open on April 6; Loft Mountain Information…
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The National Park Service has issued a prospectus for proposals to provide lodging, food and beverage, retail sales and other services within Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. The proposed Concession Contract will be for a term of ten (10) years. “Getting the new concession contract in place will ensure that visitors will continue to receive…
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James Lawson of Elkton, who is a noted historian, presenter for the JMU Lifelong Learning Institute, and a master naturalist, paid a visit to the East Rockingham Senior Center on Jan. 25 to share his knowledge about the development of the Shenandoah National Park. For the 29 members and 10 guests/volunteers in our audience, we…
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Shenandoah National Park will be hosting “The Basics of Family Camping” seminar on Saturday and Sunday, July 16 -17, 2011. A camping trip to a national park has been a long-standing tradition for many Americans. However, a lot of today’s busy families have not found an easy way to share a camping experience together. “The…
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Staff Report Facilities in the Shenandoah National Park will begin closing at the end of October. Visitor centers will be operated as follows: Dickey Ridge and Harry F. Byrd Visitor Centers will both remain open until Nov. 30. Loft Mountain Information Center which is open on weekends only will close on Oct. 26.
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Memorial Day weekend is a great time for a pic-a-nic. And Shenandoah National Park would be a great place.
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Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park will offer a series of special National Park Service ranger programs this September.
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Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park and its partners will offer a series of special programs on the history of the Shenandoah Valley.
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