Press Releases
N.C. State Park Lands and Waters Now Total 250,000 Acres
The North Carolina state parks system now includes 250,000 acres of land and water, according to the Division of Parks and Recreation.
PHOTOS AVAILABLE: N.C. Governor’s Mansion Illuminated in Amber to Memorialize Lives Lost to COVID-19
Yesterday, the North Carolina Governor’s Mansion joined a nationwide effort to memorialize and honor American lives lost to COVID-19.
Dwayne Patterson To Resume Position as Director of N.C. State Parks
Dwayne Patterson will return to the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources as director of the state Division of Parks and Recreation beginning Feb. 1.
Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund Subgrant Awards Announced by North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
The North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office is pleased to announce $9,172,500 in federal grant funding to 22 historic preservation projects in 18 counties to provide recovery assistance f
Former City of Raleigh Parks Superintendent to Head State Parks Operations
Kathy Capps, a 20-year employee of city of Raleigh’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department, is the new state parks deputy director for operations, according to the N.C.
National Register Adds Five North Carolina Historic Places
The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is pleased to announce that five individual properties across the state have been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
‘Park and Learn’ Project Bringing Internet Access to State Parks, Historic Sites
The N.C.
2020 North Carolina Book Award Recipients Announced
The search for identity and recognition is a common theme among the 2020 North Carolina Book Award recipients who are being announced virtually.
Public Input Sought for Hickory Nut Gorge State Trail Master Plan
The N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation launched a new web page to seek public input as staff develop the Hickory Nut Gorge State Trail master plan.
Volunteers Can Help N.C. State Archives Transcribe Historical Court Records
The State Archives of North Carolina is seeking volunteers who can help transcribe some of the state’s earliest court documents.
