http://www.newsvine.com/national-park-serviceNewsvine - national-park-serviceen-usCopyright 2013Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:45:57 +0000Wed, 22 May 2013 11:39:58 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779232-lawmaker-disputes-impact-of-budget-cuts-on-parkshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779232-lawmaker-disputes-impact-of-budget-cuts-on-parksusnationalcutspoliticsparksnational-park-servicenational-parksspending-cutsTue, 16 Apr 2013 14:40:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/24/17441713-ellis-island-museum-re-open-not-likely-in-2013http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/24/17441713-ellis-island-museum-re-open-not-likely-in-2013usstormislandnational-park-servicedamageus-newsellis-islandstorm-damagesuperstorm-sandyellis-island-immigration-museumSun, 24 Mar 2013 17:07:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17405844-judge-park-service-ruined-evidence-in-calif-deathhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17405844-judge-park-service-ruined-evidence-in-calif-deathusdeathlawsuitnorthern-californianational-park-serviceus-newswrongful-death-lawsuitlassenFri, 22 Mar 2013 00:17:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17404121-alcatraz-marks-50-years-since-closure-with-photoshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17404121-alcatraz-marks-50-years-since-closure-with-photosusanniversaryalcatraznational-park-serviceus-newsalcatraz-islandnational-parks-serviceThu, 21 Mar 2013 19:40:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>File - In this March 21, 1963 file photo the last prisoners depart from Alcatraz Island federal prison in San Francisco. The National Park Service on Thursday celebrated the 50th anniversary of Alcatraz Island's closure as a federal penitentiary with an exhibit of newly discovered photos of the prison's final hours. The new display opened five decades after the last shacked prisoners were taken off the infamous prison in San Francisco Bay that once held the likes of gangsters Al Capone and Mickey Cohen. (AP Photo/File)</p><p>In this March 21, 1963 photo taken by Leigh Wiener and provided by the National Park Service, prison guard Jim Albright, second from left, leads out the last prisoners from the federal penitentiary. The National Park Service on Thursday celebrated the 50th anniversary of Alcatraz Island's closure as a federal penitentiary with an exhibit of newly discovered photos of the prison's final hours. The new display opened five decades after the last shacked prisoners were taken off the infamous prison in San Francisco Bay that once held the likes of gangsters Al Capone and Mickey Cohen. (AP Photo/National Park Service, Copyright Leigh Wiener)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17090119-salazar-thousands-of-interior-workers-imperiledhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17090119-salazar-thousands-of-interior-workers-imperiledusbudgetpoliticsparksbattleinterior-departmentnational-park-servicenational-parksken-salazarMon, 25 Feb 2013 20:32:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17058980-a-look-at-potential-cutbacks-at-national-parkshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17058980-a-look-at-potential-cutbacks-at-national-parksusglanceassociated-pressnational-park-servicenational-parksus-newssequestrationFri, 22 Feb 2013 20:05:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://susananthony.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16667989-park-ranger-security-breakdownhttp://susananthony.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16667989-park-ranger-security-breakdownnational-mallnational-park-serviceus-newspark-rangersecurity-breachesThu, 24 Jan 2013 02:24:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/20/16611270-officials-lay-wreaths-at-king-memorial-on-mallhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/20/16611270-officials-lay-wreaths-at-king-memorial-on-malluspoliticsmemorialkingnational-mallnational-park-serviceinaugurationking-memorialSun, 20 Jan 2013 16:28:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2011, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington. Monday's inaugural may be Obama's big day, but Martin Luther King Jr. will loom large over the festivities. A quirk in the calendar pushed Obama's public swearing-in onto the national holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader, and inaugural planners have taken pains to acknowledge that fact. Going into his second term, Obama seems to have put King at the front of his mind, too. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p> http://team-laguna.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/10/16451942-obama-signs-bill-creating-new-national-park-in-califhttp://team-laguna.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/10/16451942-obama-signs-bill-creating-new-national-park-in-califbillsparksenvironmentnational-park-servicebarack-obamanational-parkscentral-californiapinnacles-national-monumenthigh-peaks-trailThu, 10 Jan 2013 22:03:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/09/16436627-court-upholds-decision-on-elk-thinning-in-us-parkhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/09/16436627-court-upholds-decision-on-elk-thinning-in-us-parkuscoloradonational-park-serviceus-newswolvesrocky-mountain-national-parkWed, 9 Jan 2013 23:48:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://medicine-show-communications.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/11/15831154-raw-deal-jillian-kay-melchiorhttp://medicine-show-communications.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/11/15831154-raw-deal-jillian-kay-melchiornational-park-serviceus-newsnational-academyuc-davismarin-countypark-servicecalifornia-departmentdrakes-bay-oyster-corsquo-sadvertisement-on-novemberpark-servicersquo-snational-park-servicersquo-sTue, 11 Dec 2012 04:57:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/30/15573729-no-estimate-on-reopening-liberty-island-statue-okhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/30/15573729-no-estimate-on-reopening-liberty-island-statue-okusislandnational-park-serviceus-newssuperstormliberty-islandsuperstorm-sandyFri, 30 Nov 2012 17:08:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In a Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 file photo, waves crash over the bow of a tug boat as it passes near the Statue of Liberty in New York as rough water as the result of Hurricane Sandy churns the waters of New York Harbor. The Statue of Liberty survived Superstorm Sandy intact. But the storm flooded Liberty Island's power and heating systems and damaged its buildings. Superintendent David Luchsinger, who led reporters on a tour of Liberty Island on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, says the National Park Service still does not know when the statue will reopen to the public or how much the island repairs will cost.  (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)</p><p>Parts of the brick walkway of Liberty Island that were damaged in Superstorm Sandy were shown during a tour, in New York, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. Tourists in New York will miss out for a while on one of the hallmarks of a visit to New York, seeing the Statue of Liberty up close. Though the statue itself survived Superstorm Sandy intact, damage to buildings and Liberty Island's power and heating systems means the island will remain closed for now, and authorities don't have an estimate on when it will reopen. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>A sea shell rests on a wall surrounding the Statue of Liberty, in New York, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. Tourists in New York will miss out for a while on one of the hallmarks of a visit to New York, seeing the Statue of Liberty up close. Though the statue itself survived Superstorm Sandy intact, damage to buildings and Liberty Island's power and heating systems means the island will remain closed for now, and authorities don't have an estimate on when it will reopen. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>David Luchsinger, superintendent of Statue of Liberty National Monument, and last resident of Liberty Island, poses for a photo at the back door of his Superstorm Sandy-damaged home,on Liberty Island in New York, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. Tourists in New York will miss out for a while on one of the hallmarks of a visit to New York, seeing the Statue of Liberty up close. Though the statue itself survived Superstorm Sandy intact, damage to buildings and Liberty Island's power and heating systems means the island will remain closed for now, and authorities don't have an estimate on when it will reopen. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>David Luchsinger, superintendent of Statue of Liberty National Monument, and last resident of Liberty Island, poses for a photo during a tour of the venue, in New York, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. Tourists in New York will miss out for a while on one of the hallmarks of a visit to New York, seeing the Statue of Liberty up close. Though the statue itself survived Superstorm Sandy intact, damage to buildings and Liberty Island's power and heating systems means the island will remain closed for now, and authorities don't have an estimate on when it will reopen. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>David Luchsinger, superintendent of Statue of Liberty National Monument, and last resident of Liberty Island, shows the high water line at the back of his Superstorm Sandy-damaged home, on Liberty Island in New York, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. Tourists in New York will miss out for a while on one of the hallmarks of a visit to New York &#8212; seeing the Statue of Liberty up close. Though the statue itself survived Superstorm Sandy intact, damage to buildings and Liberty Island's power and heating systems means the island will remain closed for now, and authorities don't have an estimate on when it will reopen. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>A Statue Cruises tour boat passes the damaged auxiliary pier on Liberty Island, in New York, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. Tourists in New York will miss out for a while on one of the hallmarks of a visit to New York, seeing the Statue of Liberty up close. Though the statue itself survived Superstorm Sandy intact, damage to buildings and Liberty Island's power and heating systems means the island will remain closed for now, and authorities don't have an estimate on when it will reopen. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>Parts of the brick walkway of Liberty Island that were damaged in Superstorm Sandy were shown during a tour, in New York, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. Tourists in New York will miss out for a while on one of the hallmarks of a visit to New York, seeing the Statue of Liberty up close. Though the statue itself survived Superstorm Sandy intact, damage to buildings and Liberty Island's power and heating systems means the island will remain closed for now, and authorities don't have an estimate on when it will reopen. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>Manhattan island can be scene behind sections of a fence on Liberty Island, in New York, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. Tourists in New York will miss out for a while on one of the hallmarks of a visit to New York, seeing the Statue of Liberty up close. Though the statue itself survived Superstorm Sandy intact, damage to buildings and Liberty Island's power and heating systems means the island will remain closed for now, and authorities don't have an estimate on when it will reopen. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>Boards of the passenger dock of Liberty Island are askew, damaged from Superstorm Sandy, in New York, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. Tourists in New York will miss out for a while on one of the hallmarks of a visit to New York, seeing the Statue of Liberty up close. Though the statue itself survived Superstorm Sandy intact, damage to buildings and Liberty Island's power and heating systems means the island will remain closed for now, and authorities don't have an estimate on when it will reopen. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>Bricks from the walkway that surrounds Liberty Island are collected in a Dumpster, in New York, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. Tourists in New York will miss out for a while on one of the hallmarks of a visit to New York, seeing the Statue of Liberty up close. Though the statue itself survived Superstorm Sandy intact, damage to buildings and Liberty Island's power and heating systems means the island will remain closed for now, and authorities don't have an estimate on when it will reopen. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/30/14807512-dcs-national-mall-largely-unaffected-by-sandyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/30/14807512-dcs-national-mall-largely-unaffected-by-sandyuspoliticsmallnational-mallnational-park-servicesuperstormTue, 30 Oct 2012 17:13:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/26/14724626-park-service-to-plant-new-national-christmas-treehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/26/14724626-park-service-to-plant-new-national-christmas-treeuswhite-housepoliticsnational-park-servicetreenational-christmas-treeFri, 26 Oct 2012 17:48:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/04/14227412-dc-reflecting-pool-drained-after-algae-invasionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/04/14227412-dc-reflecting-pool-drained-after-algae-invasionuspoliticsnational-park-servicelincoln-memorialpoolreflecting-poolThu, 4 Oct 2012 21:38:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/03/14202429-pennsylvania-ave-joins-list-of-endangered-spaceshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/03/14202429-pennsylvania-ave-joins-list-of-endangered-spacesuspoliticsnational-park-servicelandscapesmain-street"endangered-landscapeswashington-pennsylvania-avenueWed, 3 Oct 2012 17:02:16 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Birds fly across Pennsylvania Avenue NW with the Capitol in the background in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. Pennsylvania Avenue, sometimes called “America’s Main Street,” is being listed among the nation’s endangered landscapes because of neglect and deferred maintenance by the National Park Service. The nonprofit Cultural Landscape Foundation told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the grand avenue connecting the Capitol and White House is slowly falling into disrepair. Water fountains are left rarely functioning, benches are broken and some trees have been removed. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p><p>Pennsylvania Avenue NW leads toward the Capitol as seen from the Old Post Office Tower in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. Pennsylvania Avenue, sometimes called “America’s Main Street,” is being listed among the nation’s endangered landscapes because of neglect and deferred maintenance by the National Park Service. The nonprofit Cultural Landscape Foundation told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the grand avenue connecting the Capitol and White House is slowly falling into disrepair. Water fountains are left rarely functioning, benches are broken and some trees have been removed. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p><p>FILE - This June 15, 2011 file photo shows a lifeguard climbing a stand at Field Four at Jones Beach State Park, in Wantagh, N.Y. The Cultural Landscape Foundation has released a list of 12 threatened or at-risk landscapes. Jones Beach State Park in New York &#8212; This popular public beach was designed in the 1920s as a premiere seaside park and served as a model for other state parks. Deferred maintenance has slowly led to its decline. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File)</p><p>FILE - This Aug. 6, 2009 file photo shows an artists installation, left, seen with part of the city skyline, right, at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas. The Cultural Landscape Foundation has released a list of 12 threatened or at-risk landscapes. Nasher Sculpture Garden in Dallas &#8212; Construction of a glass skyscraper nearby is casting a shadow over the gardens and disrupting the flow of sunlight into a museum that's part of the site. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)</p><p>This photo taken Oct. 1, 2012 shows lopsided street lamps and concrete planters lining Pennsylvania Avenue NW toward the Capitol. Washington’s Pennsylvania Avenue. Washington's Pennsylvania Avenue, sometimes called "America's Main Street," is being listed among the nation's endangered landscapes because of neglect and deferred maintenance by the National Park Service. (AP Photo)</p><p>In this photo taken Oct. 1, 2012, tourists on Segways pass dilapidated benches and fencing blocking a heating grate at John Marshall Park on Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington. Washington's Pennsylvania Avenue, sometimes called "America's Main Street," is being listed among the nation's endangered landscapes because of neglect and deferred maintenance by the National Park Service. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/27/14127298-12m-federal-grant-to-help-fund-pa-911-memorialhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/27/14127298-12m-federal-grant-to-help-fund-pa-911-memorialusmemorialgrantnational-park-serviceus-newsflight-93-memorialThu, 27 Sep 2012 20:29:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/26/14112162-contractor-chosen-for-washington-monument-repairhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/26/14112162-contractor-chosen-for-washington-monument-repairuspoliticsmonumentwashington-monumentnational-mallnational-park-serviceWed, 26 Sep 2012 15:17:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>American flags fly below the Washington Monument, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, in Washington. The Washington Monument was damaged and has been closed to visitors since the August 2011 earthquake. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p><p>The Washington Monument is reflected in a passing tour bus, after a news conference to discuss work to repair damage to the Washington Monument, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, in Washington. The Washington Monument was damaged and has been closed to visitors since the August 2011 earthquake. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p><p>Marine One, with President Barack Obama aboard, flies past the Washington Monument in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, en route to Andrews Air Force Base, before a news conference to discuss work to repair damage monument. The Washington Monument was damaged and has been closed to visitors since the August 2011 earthquake. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/20/13980788-park-service-defends-refusal-to-use-wolveshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/20/13980788-park-service-defends-refusal-to-use-wolvesuscoloradosciencenational-park-servicewolvesrocky-mountain-national-parkThu, 20 Sep 2012 09:01:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/13/13848219-official-yosemite-visitor-recovered-from-virushttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/13/13848219-official-yosemite-visitor-recovered-from-virususrodentdiseasesciencenational-park-serviceyosemiteyosemite-national-parkThu, 13 Sep 2012 20:38:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/13/13840620-antietam-150th-prompts-reflection-on-loss-freedomhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/13/13840620-antietam-150th-prompts-reflection-on-loss-freedomuswarnational-park-servicecivil-warus-newsabraham-lincolnpulitzer-prize-winningantietam150thjames-mcphersoncivil-war-battleThu, 13 Sep 2012 09:04:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Dec. 4, 2010 file photo, luminaries are seen across Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Md., to commemorate the soldiers who were killed or wounded during the three-day Civil War battle. The battle was so big, they’re re-enacting it twice. And nearly 8,000 re-enactors had to make a choice: strictly regimented realism or bombastic spectacle? The two privately financed events, both open to the public, were scheduled on back-to-back weekends leading up to Monday’s 150th anniversary of the bloodiest day of combat on U.S. soil. (AP Photo/Timothy Jacobsen, File)</p><p>Army Major Gen. Mark Bowman speaks during a ceremony at Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Md., Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War's Battle of Antietam. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)</p><p>Jim Rosebrock, a volunteer portraying a member of the Union Army's 4th U.S. Artillery, prepares for a cannon firing demonstration at Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Md., Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. A series of demonstrations and speeches took place at the battlefield to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War's Battle of Antietam. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)</p><p>Douglas Dobbs, a volunteer portraying a Union Army soldier, pauses while standing among spectators during a moment of silence at Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Md., Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. A series of demonstrations and speeches took place at the battlefield to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War's Battle of Antietam. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)</p><p>Volunteers portraying members of the Confederate Army's 14th Tennessee Regiment prepare to fire a cannon at Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Md., Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. A series of demonstrations and speeches took place at the battlefield to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War's Battle of Antietam. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)</p><p>Kevin Zepp, left, and Jim Matte, volunteers portraying members of the Confederate Army's 14th Tennessee Regiment, chat at their camp site at Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Md., Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. A series of demonstrations and speeches took place at the battlefield to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War's Battle of Antietam. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)</p><p>Michael Young, a volunteer portraying a member of the Union Army's 4th U.S. Artillery, stands alongside a cannon at Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Md., Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. A series of demonstrations and speeches took place at the battlefield to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War's Battle of Antietam. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)</p><p>Bob Griesbach, a volunteer portraying a member of the Confederate Army's 14th Tennessee Regiment, holds a solid shot cannon ball during a cannon firing demonstration at Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Md., Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. A series of demonstrations and speeches took place at the battlefield to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War's Battle of Antietam. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)</p><p>Volunteers portraying Union artillery troops gather before performing a cannon firing demonstration at Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Md., Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. A series of demonstrations and speeches took place at the battlefield to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War's Battle of Antietam. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/31/13591201-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-reopens-in-dchttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/31/13591201-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-reopens-in-dcuspoliticsmemorialnational-mallnational-park-servicebarack-obamalincoln-memorialpoolreflecting-poolFri, 31 Aug 2012 15:04:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Pedro Turano, 7, right, and his sister Lucia 5, from Buenos Aires, Argentina sit by the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. The reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall is reopening after a two-year, $34 million reconstruction. Construction fences were taken down Friday, and visitors gathered to snap photos of the new pool. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)</p><p>Pedro Turano, 7, right, and his sister Lucia 5, from Buenos Aires, Argentina cool their feet at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. The reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall is reopening after a two-year, $34 million reconstruction. Construction fences were taken down Friday, and visitors gathered to snap photos of the new pool. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)</p><p>This photo taken Aug. 28, 2012 shows the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington under construction. The reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall is reopening after a two-year, $34 million reconstruction. Construction fences were taken down Friday, and visitors gathered to snap photos of the new pool. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p><p>This photo taken Aug. 28, 2012 shows construction workers finishing up work on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington. The reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall is reopening after a two-year, $34 million reconstruction. Construction fences were taken down Friday, and visitors gathered to snap photos of the new pool. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/29/13552110-park-ranger-cleared-in-probe-of-dog-walker-arresthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/29/13552110-park-ranger-cleared-in-probe-of-dog-walker-arrestusdogownernational-park-servicestunnedus-newsgolden-gate-national-recreation-areaWed, 29 Aug 2012 20:00:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/28/13529919-1-year-later-mlk-memorial-inscription-unchangedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/28/13529919-1-year-later-mlk-memorial-inscription-unchangeduspoliticsmemorialkingnational-park-serviceTue, 28 Aug 2012 18:53:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial is seen in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. A year after the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial opened to visitors on the National Mall, the group behind the monument is still working with the National Park Service to change an inscription quoting the civil rights leader and plans to bring new programs to the site. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p><p>The Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. A year after the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial opened to visitors on the National Mall, the group behind the monument is still working with the National Park Service to change an inscription quoting the civil rights leader and plans to bring new programs to the site. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p><p>The Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. A year after the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial opened to visitors on the National Mall, the group behind the monument is still working with the National Park Service to change an inscription quoting the civil rights leader and plans to bring new programs to the site. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p><p>Visitots at The Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. A year after the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial opened to visitors on the National Mall, the group behind the monument is still working with the National Park Service to change an inscription quoting the civil rights leader and plans to bring new programs to the site. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/28/13515914-up-to-10000-yosemite-visitors-at-risk-of-virushttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/28/13515914-up-to-10000-yosemite-visitors-at-risk-of-virusushealthrodentdiseasenational-park-serviceyosemiteus-newsyosemite-national-parkyosemite-rodentTue, 28 Aug 2012 04:19:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE -- In this file photo from Sunday Oct. 23, 2011, tents are seen in Curry Village in Yosemite National Park, Calif. On Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, Yosemite officials announced a second person had died of a rare, rodent-borne disease after staying in one of Yosemite National Park's most popular lodging areas, prompting federal officials to step up efforts to locate and warn recent visitors. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)</p><p>In this undated photo provided by DNC Parks and Resorts at Yosemite, Inc., are tent cabins in the fall at Yosemite National Park in California. Yosemite officials are expanding their efforts notify visitors to a complex of tent cabins who may have been exposed to a rare but potentially deadly rodent-carried virus. Officials said Wednesday they have notified 2,900 visitors who stayed in the Curry Village "Signature Cabins" since mid-May, up from 1,700 initially notified. (AP Photo/DNC Parks and Resorts at Yosemite, Inc.)</p><p>In this undated photo provided by DNC Parks and Resorts at Yosemite, Inc., is the interior of a signature tent cabin at Yosemite National Park in California. Yosemite officials are expanding their efforts notify visitors to a complex of tent cabins who may have been exposed to a rare but potentially deadly rodent-carried virus. Officials said Wednesday they have notified 2,900 visitors who stayed in the Curry Village "Signature Cabins" since mid-May, up from 1,700 initially notified. (AP Photo/DNC Parks and Resorts at Yosemite, Inc.)</p>