Special Series Celebrates the National Park Service’s Centennial Anniversary: May 9 – 12
NEW YORK – May 6, 2016 – From Yellowstone to Yosemite, from Grand Canyon to Glacier National — there are 412 national parks in the United States waiting to be explored. To help celebrate the National Park Service’s Centennial Anniversary, TODAY will be hitting the road next week to explore the wonder of some of the country’s best national parks with “100 Years of National Parks TODAY.”
On Monday, May 9, Natalie Morales and Jenna Bush Hager will be live from southern Florida with a look at Biscayne National Park, Everglades National Park and the Dry Tortugas National Park; On Tuesday, May 10, Matt Lauer and Al Roker will be live from New Mexico to explore White Sands National Monument and Carlsbad Caverns National Park; On Wednesday, May 11, Al Roker will report from San Francisco to take a look at Alcatraz Island and Sequoia National Park; and on Thursday, May 12, Dylan Dryer and Sheinelle Jones will spotlight Acadia National Park in Maine.
Segments from the “100 Years of National Parks TODAY” series will be available on TODAY.com. Viewers can follow on social media by using #NationalParksTODAY.
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For more information contact:
Lauren Skowronski
VP, Corporate Communications
212-664-2432
Lauren.Skowronski@nbcuni.com
