by admin | Dec 7, 2022 | General Announcements
GATLINBURG, Tenn. – The National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) completed an air tour management plan for Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Saturday, Dec. 3. The plan establishes measures to protect park resources...
by admin | Dec 1, 2022 | General Announcements
The National Park Service (NPS) is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed Laurel Falls Trail Management Plan and is seeking public input beginning Dec. 1, 2022 through Jan. 6, 2023. The plan addresses visitor experience and safety, parking, and...
by admin | Nov 30, 2022 | General Announcements
Great Smoky Mountains National Park volunteers and staff are seeking help to identify and document former homesites in the park. The public is invited to the King Family Library in Sevierville, Tenn. on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to learn more about the...
by admin | Nov 30, 2022 | General Announcements
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – On Nov. 18, National Park Service (NPS) South Atlantic-Gulf Regional Director Mark Foust signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), recommended by Blue Ridge Parkway Superintendent Tracy Swartout, to permit a Right of Way (ROW) for an...
by admin | Nov 28, 2022 | General Announcements
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that traffic on the northbound Spur will be reduced to one lane on Jan. 3 through April 7, 2023, to allow for tunnel repairs. Concrete barriers will be placed along the center line of the tunnel to allow crews to...
by admin | Nov 22, 2022 | General Announcements
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior has announced that the Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names will hold its inaugural public meeting on Dec. 7 and 8 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET. The Committee, established by Secretary’s Order No. 3405, is tasked...