https://www.nps.gov/bepa News releases from Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument. en-us https://www.nps.gov/nama/learn/news/transportationservicescontract.htm Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:13:00 EST The National Park Service has selected City Sightseeing Washington DC, Inc., dba Big Bus Tours, to provide interpretive transportation services at National Mall and Memorial Parks for the next ten years. https://www.nps.gov/nama/learn/news/transportationservicescontract.htm https://www.nps.gov/rocr/learn/news/national-park-tourism-in-washington-d-c-contributes-1-14-billion-to-d-c-economy.htm Mon, 21 Aug 2023 08:30:00 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 39,440,786 visitors to national parks in Washington, D.C., spent $973,000,000 in D.C. in 2022. That spending resulted in 9,140 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to D.C.’s economy of $1,144,400,000. https://www.nps.gov/rocr/learn/news/national-park-tourism-in-washington-d-c-contributes-1-14-billion-to-d-c-economy.htm https://www.nps.gov/nace/learn/news/eight-ways-to-celebrate-women-s-history-month-in-your-nearby-national-parks.htm Tue, 28 Feb 2023 11:30:00 EST Join the National Park Service (NPS) this March for eight Women’s History Month events. National parks in the D.C. area invite the public to visit, celebrate and learn about the many stories of women’s history that happened right here in the nation’s capital! https://www.nps.gov/nace/learn/news/eight-ways-to-celebrate-women-s-history-month-in-your-nearby-national-parks.htm https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/04-20-2021-ook.htm Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:48:00 EST Students nationwide will be able to experience national parks in new and exciting ways, thanks to the National Park Foundation’s (NPF) Open OutDoors for Kids Hybrid Learning grant program. NPF is awarding grants to 32 National Park Service (NPS) sites and their partners to implement or enhance innovative distance learning programs to better serve educators and students, especially in under-resourced communities. https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/04-20-2021-ook.htm https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/10-28-2020-the-agitators-podcast-announced.htm Wed, 28 Oct 2020 06:00:00 EST The Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission, the National Park Service, and public media organization PRX announced a new historical fiction audio drama podcast: "The Agitators: The Story of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass." https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/10-28-2020-the-agitators-podcast-announced.htm https://www.nps.gov/bepa/learn/news/nwpdonation.htm Thu, 08 Oct 2020 04:41:00 EST The National Woman’s Party today announced the gift of its historic collection spanning women’s suffrage and the movement for women’s equality to the Library of Congress and National Park Service. This gift comes as the country celebrates 100 years of women's constitutional right to vote and ensures public access to a trove of records about the history of the women’s rights movement in the United States. https://www.nps.gov/bepa/learn/news/nwpdonation.htm https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1465/explore-dc-s-national-parks-with-a-new-free-app.htm Thu, 03 Sep 2020 09:20:00 EST Heading to a Washington, DC, national park this Labor Day weekend? Download the free DC Area National Parks App in the Apple and Google Play stores to find, explore and learn about parks in the Washington, DC, area. https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1465/explore-dc-s-national-parks-with-a-new-free-app.htm https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/19th-amendment-forward-into-light.htm Tue, 25 Aug 2020 14:13:00 EST The National Park Service will join the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission and sites across the U.S. to illuminate the country in purple and gold on August 26 in celebration of 100 years of women's constitutional right to vote. https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/19th-amendment-forward-into-light.htm https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1465/national-capital-area-parks-are-modifying-operations-to-implement-local-health-guidance.htm Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:09:00 EST In response to public health guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state health departments in Virginia and Maryland and in the District of Columbia, and local health departments in the counties of Alexandria, Va., Allegheny, Md., Arlington, Va., Fairfax, Va., Frederick, Md., Jefferson, W.Va., Loudon, Va., Montgomery, Md., Prince George, Md., Prince William, Va., and Washington, Md., the National Park Service (NPS) has implemented additional facility closures to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).   https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1465/national-capital-area-parks-are-modifying-operations-to-implement-local-health-guidance.htm https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1465/national-parks-in-the-national-capital-area-modify-operations-to-implement-latest-health-guidance.htm Fri, 20 Mar 2020 09:47:00 EST WASHINGTON – National parks in the greater Washington area are modifying their operations to promote social distancing and implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities. https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1465/national-parks-in-the-national-capital-area-modify-operations-to-implement-latest-health-guidance.htm