News Release

Manhattan Project National Historical Park Stakeholder Engagement Community Meetings

Date: May 13, 2021
Contact: Kris Kirby, [phone]

DENVER, CO – The National Park Service (NPS) wants to hear from the public as we prepare an interpretive plan for future programming, exhibits, and media at Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Manhattan Project NHP) that will capture a wide array of experiences and perspectives.  

Manhattan Project NHP is conducting a stakeholder engagement process as part of the interpretive planning process for the park. Engagement sessions will be organized both by theme and by region, with the latter focused on the regions surrounding the three Manhattan Project NHP locations - Hanford, WA; Los Alamos, NM; and Oak Ridge, TN. Due to ongoing public health restrictions associated with COVID-19, all events will be held virtually. 

The NPS is hosting public meetings for larger cities in the regions of the Manhattan Project NHP locations. Meetings will be held May 18-20, 2021 for the following communities: Seattle, WA/Portland, OR; Santa Fe/Española, NM; and Knoxville/Nashville, TN. Meeting schedule and registration information is as follows: 

Seattle, WA/Portland, OR Community Meeting, Tuesday, May 18, 5:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. Individuals interested in attending can register at the following link: 

Seattle/Portland Community Meeting 

Santa Fe/Española, NM Community Meeting, Wednesday, May 19, 5:30 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time. Individuals interested in attending can register at the following link: 

Santa Fe/Española Community Meeting 

Knoxville/Nashville, TN Community Meeting, Thursday, May 20, 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time/ 4:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time. Individuals interested in attending can register at the following link:  Knoxville/Nashville Community Meeting 

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Formally established in November 2015 via a Memorandum of Agreement between the Department of Energy and the National Park Service to preserve portions of three World War II sites where the United States developed the first atomic weapons, the park marks the history of the people, science, events, and controversy associated with the creation of the atomic bomb in the top-secret effort known as the Manhattan Project. Under the agreement, the NPS and DOE jointly manage and administer the park.