Interior Newswire Report News
Software wins innovation award for predictive flooding capabilities following fires
By Interior Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
The Institute for Water Resources’(IWR) Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), located in Davis, CA, takes home the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Innovation of the Year Award for adding Post-Wildfire Modeling capabilities to its software.
Deputy Forum meets to develop forward-moving strategies for USACE
By Interior Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
Programs and Project Management Deputy District Engineers (DPM) from across the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, gathered in Charleston, South Carolina, for a two-day Deputy Forum on April 26.
Michigan birding hotspot is part of an endangered species success story
By Interior Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
The lands and waters of the National Wildlife Refuge System offer a haven for species that are facing extinction.
Bureau of Land Management Wyoming seeks public comment for proposed December 2023 oil and gas lease sale
By Interior Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
Consistent with the direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming today released an environmental assessment analyzing 47 oil and gas parcels totaling approximately 46,250.57 acres for a proposed lease sale that would be held in December 2023.
Bureau of Land Management announces Bureau of Land Management announces
By Interior Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management Ely District in May provided 33 desktop and 61 laptop computers, and related equipment to the Duckwater Shoshone Elementary School.
Bureau of Land Management announces The BLM extends withdrawal for protection of the historic town of Rhyolite
By Interior Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
Extension of the withdrawal will protect and preserve significant cultural and recreational resources in the historic town of Rhyolite, Nevada
Bureau of Land Management announces BLM to conduct controlled burn south of Boise for investigation training
By Interior Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management plans to ignite a series of small, controlled burns about three miles south of Boise as part of the Wildland Fire Origin and Cause Determination training course.
Bureau of Land Management announces BLM Offers Pinedale Anticline Annual Planning Documents Online
By Interior Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
In lieu of an in-person meeting, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Field Office has made Pinedale Anticline Project Area planning updates available online
BLM to conduct broadcast burn in Tumey Hills to reduce wildfire risk
By Interior Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management Central Coast Field Office fire crews plan to conduct a broadcast burn to reduce wildfire risk along Panoche Road, west on Interstate Highway 5, near Tumey Box Canyon Recreation area in Fresno County.
BLM and Wyoming Honor Farm partnership going strong after 35 years
By Interior Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
The Wyoming Department of Corrections Wyoming Honor Farm and the Bureau of Land Management celebrated their 35-year partnership last weekend in Riverton with a successful wild horse and burro adoption.
BLM seeks public input on campsite maintenance plan
By Interior Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
The Royal Gorge Field Office is accepting public comment on a business plan designed to address maintenance costs associated with a rapidly increasing use of facilities operated and maintained by the Bureau of Land Management.
Members Ask DOI to Extend Comment Period on Land Management Rule, Hear From Impacted Communities
By Interior Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
On May 17, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, asking her to extend the comment period on a proposed land management rule until the agency has time to hear from the communities most impacted by the decision.
Convicted Fayetteville Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Prison
By Interior Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is continuing extended camping dates for the 2023 season:
National Park Service announces Agencies reach agreement over Jackson Lake Dam
By Interior Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
The State of Wyoming and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) have reached an agreement on water management operations for the Upper Snake River basin that will avoid impacts to fisheries below the Jackson Lake Dam in Grand Teton National Park.
National Park Service announces North Rim to reopen June 2 with limited services available
By Interior Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will open as scheduled, on June 2, with limited visitor services and water conservation measures due to a break in the North Rim water pipeline
National Park Service announces Public comment sought on proposed utility improvements in Death Valley
By Interior Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Staff in Death Valley National Park are dealing with increasing numbers of water and wastewater system breaks. Water systems failed 45 times and there were five major sewer leaks last year.
National Park Service announces Great Smoky Mountains National Park and City of Gatlinburg launch bilingual Storybook Trails of the Smokies
By Interior Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, City of Gatlinburg--Parks and Recreation, Great Smoky Mountains Association, and Sevier County School System are launching bilingual Storybook Trails across public parks on Friday, May 19, 2023.
National Park Service announces Grandview Area of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve to Temporarily Close for Road Paving
By Interior Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Superintendent Charles Sellars announces that there will be a temporary closure of the Grandview area of the park as roads are being resurfaced.
National Park Service announces Illegal Marijuana Grow Site Cleaned Up
By Interior Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
The National Park Service (NPS) and partners recently removed trash and dangerous chemicals left behind from an illegal marijuana grow site operation in Jail Canyon in Death Valley National Park.
National Park Service announces Man lost at Grinders Ferry, Buffalo National River
By Interior Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
On May 16th, 2023, Fidel Angel Salamanca Saravia, a 39 year old male from San Miguel, El Salvador was lost in the Buffalo River.