Interior Newswire Report News
LA District builds community ties to share career opportunities, recruit new talent
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District leaders met with community members, military partners, educators and local elected leaders March 7 at Bob Hope Patriotic Hall in downtown LA for the U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion Los Angeles’ Community Partners Meeting.
First Five-Year Review of safety measures at Former Kirtland Demolition Bombing Range has begun
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces the beginning of a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Five-Year Review of the Former Kirtland Air Force Base Demolition Bombing Range (KDBR) Munitions Response Site (MRS) in Cibola County, New Mexico. The property is now part of the El Malpais National Monument.
Locking temporarily suspended at McAlpine Locks and Dam
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
The lock chambers at McAlpine Locks and Dam (Ohio River mile 606.8) in Louisville, Kentucky, are closed to traffic due to a navigation accident, which occurred approximately at 2 a.m. EDT on March 28. There are no injuries reported and all personnel are accounted for.
Corps removes 144 tons of debris from San Gabriel River
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
In a continuing project to improve the health of the San Gabriel River and reduce risk to the public, the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District cleared 144 tons of litter and debris March 6-13 from a stretch of riverbed near Azusa.
Public comment extension notification for Draft EA, Snake Creek Dam Safety Modification Study, McLean County, North Dakota
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
The comment review period for the Snake Creek Dam Safety Modification Study, Draft Environmental Assessment is being extended until May 18, 2023.
Richard B. Russell Lake holds 33rd Annual Kid’s Fishing Derby
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Richard B. Russell Project Office, is hosting the 33rd Annual Kid’s Fishing Derby on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at freshly stocked Calhoun Falls Bank Fishing area, located on Hwy. 72 in Calhoun Falls, SC.
USACE announces Cecil M. Harden Lake Shoreline Management Plan update
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District is in the process of updating the Shoreline Management Plan for Cecil M. Harden Lake located in Rockville, Indiana.
Altamaha Spinymussel
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the availability of the draft recovery plan for the Altamaha spinymussel (Elliptio spinosa), a mussel found in the Ocmulgee, Altamaha and Ohoopee Rivers in Georgia.
Service Designates Critical Habitat for the Pearl Darter
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the designation of 524 river miles of critical habitat in Mississippi for the pearl darter April 6, 2023, an important step toward restoring the species to the Pearl River drainage.
Service Denies Request to List Coyotes Due to Similarity of Appearance to Mexican Wolf
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
After careful review of the best scientific and commercial information available, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined coyotes do not meet the statutory and regulatory criteria for listing as endangered or threatened due to similarity of appearance to the endangered Mexican wolf.
Service and partners file settlement agreement with FirstLight for improved fish passage, flows
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
Partners have reached a milestone in the relicensing process for two hydropower facilities on the Connecticut River in Massachusetts.
Environmental Agencies To Fund Wetland, Floodplain, and Groundwater Restoration in Tewksbury
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
The Natural Resource Damages Trustee Council for the Sutton Brook Disposal Area Superfund Site will fund two projects located at Poplar Street and Mollie Drive in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, that will restore wetland, floodplain, and groundwater resources using $1.65 million in Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration settlement funds
Critical Habitat for 12 Hawaiʻi Island Species
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing critical habitat for 12 species, all found only on Hawaiʻi island.
Egyptian Tortoise Listed as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today listed the Egyptian tortoise -- a terrestrial reptile from Libya, Egypt and Israel -- as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
As Grizzly Bears Emerge from Dens, Wildlife Managers Ask Public to Help Keep Bears Wild
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
As grizzly bears begin to emerge from their dens this spring in search of food, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other wildlife managers are asking for the help of residents and visitors in grizzly country to #KeepBearsWild
Service Signs Agreement to Advance Collaborative Conservation of At-Risk Species
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) and the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc. (NCASI), announced today a memorandum of understanding which formalizes the Wildlife Conservation Initiative (WCI), a collaborative partnership focused on advancing the conservation of at-risk and listed species within private working forests nationwide.
Grant Funding Will Advance a Novel Immune-based Strategy to Prevent White-nose Syndrome in North American Bats
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison, today announced receipt of a more than $2.5 million grant to develop an innovative treatment to prevent white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease decimating North American bat populations.
Special programs offered for American Sign Language Day at Cades Cove
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 8, 2023
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is incorporating American Sign Language (ASL) into its Cades Cove educational programs on Saturday, April 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to celebrate National American Sign Language Day.
Park Seeking Public Comment on Proposed Change to Park Policy Permitting Dogs on Boardwalk Trail
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 8, 2023
Congaree National Park is seeking public comment on potential changes to the park’s policy permitting dogs on the Boardwalk Loop Trail.
Lincoln Home National Historic Site Presents "Now and Forever"
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 8, 2023
Lincoln Home National Historic Site presents: “Now and Forever” April 16 at 2:30pm in the Lincoln Home Visitor Center, 426 S Seventh Street, in Springfield.