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- Indiana Dunes National Park
Competitive Opportunity for Portage Lakefront Concession Stand
- Locations: Indiana Dunes National Park
- Date Released: 2025-03-27
INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK, Ind.-- Indiana Dunes National Park is excited to announce a competitive selection process for a Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) to operate the concession stand at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk Pavilion. The CUA will permit food, beverage, and light retail sales at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk Pavilion in Portage, Indiana.
- Wind Cave National Park
Wind Cave National Park Prepares for Prescribed Fire
- Locations: Wind Cave National Park
- Date Released: 2025-03-24
Planning is underway to burn 1,094 acres of land east of the park’s headquarters this April. Timing for the fire will depend on fuel moisture, weather forecasts, and crew availability.
- Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Ozark Riverways implements campground changes for 2025 season
- Locations: Ozark National Scenic Riverways
- Date Released: 2025-03-21
Ozark National Scenic Riverways has updated its campground reservation system for the 2025 season.
- Jewel Cave National Monument
No Cave Tours at Jewel Cave March 24-28,2025, Due to Generator Installation
- Locations: Jewel Cave National Monument
- Date Released: 2025-03-20
Jewel Cave National Monument will cease cave tours Monday, March 24 to Friday, March 28, 2025, due to a planned emergency generator installation. On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, the visitor center will not have power and will be closed.
- Indiana Dunes National Park
Construction Begins on Marquette Greenway Trail Segment
- Locations: Indiana Dunes National Park
- Date Released: 2025-03-19
INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK, Ind.-- Construction began this week at Indiana Dunes National Park on a segment of the Marquette Greenway Trail. This segment is located between the national park’s Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education in Gary and the entrance to the park’s West Beach in Portage.
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
NPS Issues Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) Enhanced Island Access for Manitou Islands Dock Project
- Locations: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
- Date Released: 2025-03-17
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) announces the signing of the Improve Boat Access Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).
- Indiana Dunes National Park
Spring Prescribed Fires Planned for Indiana Dunes
- Locations: Indiana Dunes National Park
- Date Released: 2025-03-12
INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: The National Park Service plans to conduct eight prescribed fires at Indiana Dunes National Park this spring. Approximately 1,534 acres are planned to be burned as part of the park’s natural resources and fuels management programs. The prescribed fires will occur between March 1 and April 30 as appropriate weather conditions allow.
- Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Ozark Riverways continues campground repairs for 2025 season
- Locations: Ozark National Scenic Riverways
- Date Released: 2025-03-11
Campground and access point repairs are continuing at Ozark National Scenic Riverways following a record-setting flood in November 2024.
- Pea Ridge National Military Park
Pea Ridge National Military Park Announces Prescribed Burns
- Locations: Pea Ridge National Military Park
- Date Released: 2025-03-08
Pea Ridge National Military Park will conduct prescribed fire operations Monday and Tuesday, March 10-11, 2025, subject to weather conditions falling within the parameters of prescribed fire prescriptions.
- George Washington Carver National Monument
Prescribed Burn at George Washington Carver National Monument
- Locations: George Washington Carver National Monument
- Date Released: 2025-03-07
George Washington Carver National Monument is planning a prescribed burn March 10th -14th, weather permitting.
Last updated: November 3, 2023