September 10, 2008
Park to Celebrate Civilian Conservation Corps Reunion and Anniversary
Shenandoah National Park will be hosting a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Alumni Reunion and celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the CCC establishment.  The reunion and park activities will take place at Big Meadows, September 27th and September 28th. The public is invited to participate in ranger-led programs and to meet with Alumni and hear first hand about their experiences.

September 10, 2008
Park to Chip Seal a Portion of Skyline Drive
Shenandoah National Park has contracted to resurface 10 miles of Skyline Drive.  Work is expected to commence during the week of September 15, 2008. 

August 29, 2008
Martha Bogle Named Superintendent of Shenandoah National Park
National Park Service (NPS) Northeast Regional Director Dennis Reidenbach has selected Martha Bogle as the superintendent of Shenandoah National Park.  Bogle will assume her duties as superintendent on September 14, 2008.

June 11, 2008
Shenandoah National Park Presents Butterfly Photography Seminar
Shenandoah National Park will be hosting a “Butterfly Photography and Identification” seminar on Saturday, July 12, 2008. As the park comes alive with a spectacular array of butterflies in mid-summer, here is the chance to learn from experts the best ways to identify and “capture” butterflies through photography.

May 30, 2008
Construction to Begin in Panorama Area
Shenandoah National Park Superintendent Chas Cartwright announced that construction would soon begin in the Panorama area, including the removal of buildings and construction of a new restroom facilities.

May 22, 2008
Shenandoah National Park Opens Picnic Grounds in South District
Shenandoah National Park recently opened picnic grounds in the park’s South District.  The Dundo Picnic Grounds, formerly the Dundo Group Campground, is located at Milepost 80 along Skyline Drive.  The picnic grounds are suitable for both small and large group picnicking.

May 01, 2008
Shenandoah National Park to Employ Aerial Spraying Against Gypsy Moth
Starting in mid May, Shenandoah National Park will begin an aerial spraying program to suppress exotic gypsy moth caterpillars along the sections of the Skyline Drive corridor. Over the past two years, gypsy moth levels have built to where they have caused considerable forest defoliation along parts of the northern section of Skyline Drive in 2007.

April 23, 2008
Save the Meadow
Shenandoah National Park invites the public to join in a weekend to Save the Meadow! May 17-18, 2008. (Rain dates are June 7-8, 2008.) Staff and volunteers from the park will illustrate the beauty and rare importance of the site and species found within Big Meadows. The public is encouraged to participate in invasive control activity led by park staff and volunteers.

April 22, 2008
Shenandoah National Park Hosts Wildflower Weekend National Park
Native flowers will be in the spotlight during Shenandoah National Park’s 22nd annual Wildflower Weekend, May 10 and 11, 2008.  Visitors will have a chance to meet woodland beauties such as wild geranium, trillium, jack-in-the-pulpit, and many others on a variety of naturalist-led hikes.