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Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Archive

June 30, 2008
Chickasaw National Recreation Area Draft Commercial Services Strategy Public Meeting
The Chickasaw National Recreation Area invites members of the business community and the public to attend an open house to discuss a Draft Commercial Services Strategy for the park.

June 16, 2008
Special Program at the Travertine Nature Center
On Saturday, June 21, the Travertine Nature Center will host a special program at 1:00 and 3:00 PM – “Stereoscopic Tour of our National Parks,” presented by Dr. Greg Plumb, ECU Dept of Cartography & Geography.

June 09, 2008
Travertine Nature Center Program Rescheduled
The “Read with a Ranger” program at the Travertine Nature Center has been rescheduled to Friday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. during the month of June. 

June 02, 2008
Special Program - Read with a Ranger
Park Rangers at Chickasaw National Recreation Area invite children ages 5-8 to come to a“Read with a Ranger” program on Wednesday afternoons during the month of June. 

May 19, 2008
Boating Accident Fatality at Chickasaw National Recreation Area
On Saturday, May 17, 2008, Marlon Omar Hernandez of Moore, OK was killed in a boat collision on the Lake of the Arbuckles within Chickasaw National Recreation Area. 

May 02, 2008
Wildflower Walk at Veterans Lake Trail
Come join us to enjoy some of the beauties of spring!  Please join a ranger from the Chickasaw National Recreation Area for a wildflower walk at Veterans Lake. 

April 25, 2008
CNRA seeking Youth Conservation Corps Applicants
Are you between the ages of 15 and 18, looking for employment, and like to work outside?  Here is a wonderful opportunity to join the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC).  Chickasaw National Recreation Area is looking for young men and women, ages 15 through 18, who work, learn, and earn together on projects that further the development and conservation of the natural resources of the United States. 

March 28, 2008
Seeking Youth Conservation Corps Applicants at CNRA
Are you between the ages of 15 and 18, looking for employment, and like to work outside?  Here is a wonderful opportunity to join the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC).  Chickasaw National Recreation Area is looking for young men and women, ages 15 through 18, who work, learn, and earn together on projects that further the development and conservation of the natural resources of the United States. 

February 15, 2008
Junior Ranger Essay Contest Announced
The winner of this year’s 2008 Junior Ranger essay contest will receive an all expense paid family vacation to one of the country’s most remarkable national parks and a starring role in an electronic field trip seen by millions of school children across the country.

February 15, 2008
75th Anniversary of Civilian Conservation Corps Event
The 75th anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) occurs on March 31, 2008. This anniversary is especially deserving as recognition of the remarkable accomplishments of the CCC that have stood the test of time as a tribute to the generation that created this outstanding work.  Chickasaw National Recreation Area looks forward to the opportunity to recognize the work achievements of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Company 808 at Platt National Park.

February 15, 2008
Seeking Public Comment on Buffalo Springs Comfort Station Rehabilitation Project
Chickasaw National Recreation Area Superintendent Bruce Noble is seeking public comment on the Buffalo Springs Comfort Station Rehabilitation Project.  Buffalo Springs Comfort Station is located on the east side of the Platt District near Buffalo Springs.

February 08, 2008
Repair Hillside Spring in Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Superintendent Bruce Noble of Chickasaw National Recreation Area announced today that a project to repair the Hillside Spring masonry structure will begin Monday, February 11, 2008.  The historic preservation crew from Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico, and park staff will be working on the project over the next two months.

February 08, 2008
Federal Application Workshop
Have you tried to fill out an application for a Federal job and gotten confused or frustrated by the different forms or terminology?  Or submitted your application for a Federal job with no results? 

February 01, 2008
Prescribed Fires Planned At Chickasaw National Recreation Area
As part of the on-going prescribed fire program at Chickasaw National Recreation Area, National Park Service fire managers will be implementing prescribed fires within the recreation area during the next two months, as weather conditions allow.  The areas targeted are the West Hunting Area and Arbuckle Dam for the gradual and safe introduction of fire to areas that have recently been treated with mechanical fuel reduction.   

November 02, 2007
Special Oklahoma Centennial Event at Chickasaw
Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Sulphur, OK presents “Centennial Voices” — an interpretive vignette portraying women from different cultural backgrounds set in the 1907 time period in Oklahoma.  Come listen to these women speak about their lives and times at the birth of the great State of Oklahoma and the newly created Platt National Park. 

October 17, 2007
Special Centennial Event at Chickasaw National Recreation Area
You are invited to join us on Saturday, November 17th at 7:00 p.m. at the Bromide Pavilion as Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Sulphur, OK presents “Centennial Voices” — an interpretive vignette portraying women from different cultural backgrounds set in the 1907 time period in Oklahoma.

A 1920s traffic jam at Platt National Park  

Did You Know?
In 1928 Platt National Park [the present-day Platt Historic District of Chickasaw National Recreation Area] had the second highest visitation of any park in the National Park System.
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Last Updated: May 20, 2008 at 13:49 EST