Interior Newswire Report News


Weir Farm NHP Announces 2023 Art in the Park Contest

Weir Farm National Historical Park’s Seventh Annual Art in the Park Contest and Exhibit is officially underway! Join us in celebrating creativity at Weir Farm by participating and submitting a work of art.


Pardon our dust, trail improvements coming to Monocacy National Battlefield this summer

Just in time for National Trails Day, the National Park Service began work to improve around eight miles of trails at Monocacy National Battlefield this week. When work is complete later this summer, visitors can expect wider and safer trails, easier access with updated signs and trail-markers, and over two miles of new hikes to enjoy.


Meet Author Frank Varney

In partnership with the National Park Service, America’s National Parks would like to invite you to meet author Dr. Frank Varney on Friday, June 9, 2023.


UPDATE: North Rim opens with limited services available

The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park has reopened today, June 2, for day use, with limited visitor services and water conservation measures due to a break in the North Rim water pipeline.


Fear and Dread at Ringgold Gap

On Saturday, June 17, at 9 am, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, in partnership with Outdoor Chattanooga, will conduct a FREE, 2- hour, historical kayak tour through Ringgold, Georgia.



Hurricane Season 2023

Hurricane Season 2023: Past legacies of resilience powering us into the future


Motus Towers

Motus Towers: Tracking Migrations from Coast to Coast


Overnight releases from Davis Dam temporarily reduced

During June, the Bureau of Reclamation will reduce overnight water releases from Davis Dam to decrease the local caddisfly population.


Public comments sought on South Dakota Highway 44, Platte-Winner Bridge Draft Environmental Assessment

The South Dakota Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District are seeking public comment on a draft environmental assessment (EA) to evaluate the impacts of the proposed Platte-Winner Bridge replacement project located in Gregory and Charles Mix Counties on South Dakota Highway 44.


Wilkinson lauded as safety champion at Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project

Michael Wilkinson is a safety specialist and quiet professional focused on teaching and ensuring the contractor makes things safe for about 500 construction workers at the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project.


NAVIGATION NOTICE Number SWL 23-26 McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System

The Baring Cross Railroad Bridge will be closed to navigation from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 11 and June 13.


Hop Brook Lake beach, swimming area reopened

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today that the public swimming area at Hop Brook Lake in Middlebury, Conn., has been reopened.


Federal energy training session enhances Center’s third-party financing capabilities

Representatives from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) conducted a training workshop at the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (Huntsville Center), May 15-18.


West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Supplemental Environmental Assessment draft released

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, have released a draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA 571) and a draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction system in St. Charles and St. John the Baptist Parishes.


Work begins on fish and wildlife habitat restoration at Lake Ballinger

Construction work to restore fish and wildlife habitat on more than 16 acres of a former golf course is underway as part of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and City of Mountlake Terrace partnership.


Baltimore District team behind the East Campus Building 2 project honored by industry award

Following the completion of an 846,114 square-foot, seven-story National Security Agency (NSA) operations facility on Fort Meade, Maryland, East Campus Integrated Program Office (ECIPO) program manager Kevin Schoch of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, highlights the successful partnership that delivered the project to a timely and successful conclusion: “The amount of collaboration that occurred within the team was amazing to see.”


Untapped Possibilities: Could navigation on the “Big Muddy” provide clean solutions for a more sustainable future?

The words “green” and “clean” are likely not the first that come to mind when thinking of ground transportation in the U.S. Trucks on the interstate and railroads are probably what come to mind first, but the greenest and cleanest form of ground transportation is one that often gets overlooked: waterway navigation.


Headwaters Highlight: Rangers welcome bird watchers to Berlin Lake as a growing birding hotspot

Elizabeth Morsillo stepped out of the park ranger truck and aimed her cell phone toward the trees as the sound of bird calls surrounded her.


Hydropower capabilities set to surge on three rivers in Pittsburgh District

When thousands of gallons of water flow through a dam, it generates a lot of force and power.