Interior Newswire Report News


Dredging in Grand Haven targeting mid-July completion

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District (USACE) is currently utilizing 24-hour dredging in Grand Haven, Michigan during favorable weather to remove shoaling blocking Grand Haven Harbor from commercial traffic


Geology Fire Morning Update June 11, 2023

Firefighters from multiple agencies continue working to contain the Geology Fire in Joshua Tree National Park, working toward full suppression.


Trail from Southway Bridge to Riverside Drive will be closed until further notice

The Lower Granite Natural Resource Management Office has closed the trail from the southside of the Southway Bridge down to Riverside Drive until further notice due to heavy rainfall undercutting the trail.


Missing Backpacker, Hunter Fraser, Located

Hunter Fraser, a backpacker that has been missing since June 7th, self-rescued via the Dosewallips River Trail with the assistance of other hikers.


Geology Fire Ignites at Joshua Tree National Park

Firefighters are responding to a fire in the Geology Tour Road area of Joshua Tree National Park that ignited around 4 PM on Saturday, June 10, 2023.


Bureau of Land Management Wyoming reschedules dates for June oil and gas lease sale

The BLM Wyoming Oil and Gas lease sale originally scheduled for June 21-22, 2023 will now be held on June 28-29, 2023.


Federal Land Managers seek public input on wild horse management in eastern Oregon

The U.S. Forest Service Malheur National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington are seeking public input on wild horse management in the Murderers Creek Wild Horse Joint Management Area.


Bureau of Land Management seeks comment on Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Management Plan

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public input to inform a new land use plan for the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.


BLM extends public input period on Mojave Trails National Monument, Management Plan

The Bureau of Land Management announces an extension of the public comment period for the Mojave Trails National Monument Management Plan.


Basin and Range National Monument BioBlitz to benefit future planning efforts

More than 50 volunteers, and agency and organization representatives in early June fanned out across eastern Nevada’s 704,000-acre Basin and Range National Monument to observe and record plants, insects, small mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians using the iNaturalist application.


BLM implements seasonal fire restrictions in central Arizona due to increased fire risk

Effective Friday, June 9, at 8 a.m. seasonal fire restrictions will be implemented on Bureau of Land Management-managed lands in the Phoenix District.


Korean engineers, officials visit Corps’ LA River restoration project

A South Korean delegation of 20 engineers and Gyeongbuk Province river-sector officials learned about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District restoration project June 6 on the bank of the Los Angeles River at Lewis MacAdams Riverfront Park.


Search Underway for Missing Backpacker Hunter Fraser

A search is currently underway for a backpacker reported missing on June 7 in Olympic National Park.


Sheep Mountain Closure Added, Other Closures Removed or Continued for the Protection of Nesting Raptors in Rocky Mountain National Park

Each year, to protect breeding and nesting sites used by raptors (also known as birds of prey), Rocky Mountain National Park officials initiate temporary closures in the park.


Lake Powell Houseboat Fire Investigation Complete

On Friday June 2, 2023, at 1:23 p.m. there was a report of a vessel fire at the Wahweap Marina, located on Lake Powell near Page, Arizona.


The National Park Service announces availability of comments and update for the Tomales Point Area Plan at Point Reyes National Seashore

The National Park Service (NPS) is updating its management planning for the Tomales Point area of Point Reyes National Seashore.


USACE signs agreement with Arkansas Waterways Commission to update tow haulage at Murray Lock and Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District entered into a cost-share Memorandum of Agreement with the Arkansas Waterways Commission to update tow haulage equipment at Murray Lock and Dam on June 9 in Little Rock, Arkansas.


USACE signs agreement with Arkansas Waterways Commission to update tow haulage at Murray Lock and Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District has entered into a cost-share Memorandum of Agreement with the Arkansas Waterways Commission to update tow haulage at Murray Lock and Dam.


Below Normal Rainfall Conditions Impacting Federal Reservoir Levels in ACF River Basin

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District is responding to below normal rainfall conditions impacting federal reservoir levels in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) Basin


USACE increases target flows from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee Estuary

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District will increase releases from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee River Estuary beginning Saturday, June 10.