Interior Newswire Report News


Glacier National Park Announces 2023 Spring Operations

Glacier National Park staff are gearing up for the season and while full park operations are still a month off, visitors will see an increase in recreational opportunities throughout May.


History Comes Alive at Lincoln Home National Historic Site During the Summer of 2023

During the summer of 2023, Lincoln Home National Historic Site will partner with the City of Springfield to present free, public "History Comes Alive" programs in the Lincoln Home neighborhood.


Opportunity to cut and remove hay

Chickasaw National Recreation Area is seeking an applicant to cut and remove hay from three former agricultural fields in Chickasaw National Recreation Area.


National Park Service awards $9.7 million to preserve America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded $9.7 million to 14 projects in 10 states today as part of the Historic Preservation Fund’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities grant program, which focuses on the repair of historic structures on the campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).


Connect with culture: Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park shares Hawaiian programs and stories

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is a cultural landscape and encourages everyone to seek a deeper understanding of Native Hawaiian culture and its importance during Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month.


Skier Dies in Avalanche at Denali National Park and Preserve

An avalanche killed Denali National Park and Preserve staff member Eric Walter while he was backcountry skiing on a north-facing slope near Mile 10 on the Park Road on Thursday, May 4.


Missing Man Last Seen In Wild Basin Area of Rocky Mountain National Park

On Monday, May 1, park rangers were notified of a missing man in the Wild Basin area of Rocky Mountain National Park. Kevin Sypher was last seen on Sunday afternoon, April 30, in the Sandbeach Lake parking area near the Wild Basin Entrance Station


Yellowstone National Park reminds boaters, anglers to clean, drain and dry

Boating and fishing season begins in Yellowstone National Park on Saturday, May 27 and ends Oct. 31.


Phase One of Sandy Wildfire Evacuation Plan Initiated

Active fire behavior was observed today on the Sandy Fire as it continued to grow.


National Park Service Accepts Donation of Winslow Homer Watercolor Painting

Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site has accepted a Winslow Homer watercolor painting, Waiting for the Boats (1882), into its museum collection.


Project 1966: Hike Every Trail in the National Park

Join a ranger and hike all the trails in Indiana Dunes National Park.


Blue Ridge Parkway begins Price Lake Dam bridge repair project

Work has begun to repair the Price Lake Dam bridge, at milepost 296 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.



Emergency Closure of Teton Reservoir Road

Due to hazardous high-water conditions, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rawlins Field Office is closing the Teton Reservoir Recreation site until further notice.


BLM’s Huckleberry Recreation site to offer limited camping this summer due to construction

The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Coeur d’Alene Field Office has temporarily paused taking reservations through Recreation.gov for overnight camping at the Huckleberry Recreation Site due to site improvement work.


What’s happening at the Trails Center: May 20-21

Get ready for a summer full of fun and engaging weekend programs at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center.


BLM issues emergency temporary closure of Fortuna Pond due to flooding

To ensure public safety, the Bureau of Land Management, Yuma Field Office, has issued an emergency temporary closure of the Fortuna Pond recreational area located north of Yuma


Bureau of Land Management

Bureau of Land Management crews will be felling hazard trees along two sections of the Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail on Thursday and Friday, May 18 and 19.


The BLM to conduct prescribed fire at Lake Mathews Reserve

Fire crews from the California Desert Interagency Fire Program will treat up to three acres of public lands with prescribed fire in the Lake Mathews-Estelle Mountain Stephens’ Kangaroo Rat Reserve in western Riverside County.


BLM Litchfield Wild Horse Corral reopens for public visits, adoptions, purchases

The Bureau of Land Management has reopened its Litchfield Wild Horse and Burro Corral near Susanville for public visits and wild horse and burro adoptions and sales, after a temporary closure was needed to allow a group of animals to recover from illness.