Interior Newswire Report News
Search Continues for Two Missing Climbers
By Interior Newswire Report | May 9, 2023
The search continues for signs of two missing climbers on the Moose’s Tooth, a 10,300-foot peak near the Ruth Gorge in Denali National Park and Preserve.
Containment Increases on Sandy Wildfire
By Interior Newswire Report | May 9, 2023
Suppression efforts are beginning to pay off as containment increases to 5% on the 10,000 acre Sandy Wildfire today.
Update Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge Fire
By Interior Newswire Report | May 9, 2023
The fire at the Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge that started yesterday, May 7, continues to smolder under building rubble.
Selection of Deputy Superintendent
By Interior Newswire Report | May 9, 2023
The National Park Service (NPS) announces Scott McCormick has been selected as the new Deputy Superintendent of Fire Island National Seashore. He is expected to begin the week of June 19.
National Park Service to begin construction on two Mount Vernon Trail bridges
By Interior Newswire Report | May 9, 2023
On May 15, the National Park Service (NPS) will begin a project to replace Bridges 23 & 24 on the Mount Vernon Trail south of Alexandria within Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve and near Belle Haven Park. During the project, trail users will be detoured around the construction area.
Business Opportunity to Operate a Snorkel and Beach Equipment Rental and Instruction
By Interior Newswire Report | May 9, 2023
The National Park Service (NPS) is offering a 10-year concessions opportunity for a Watersports contract located at Virgin Islands National Park, to provide Snorkel and Equipment Rental and Instruction at Trunk Bay Beach.
Search Underway in Glacier National Park for Missing 19-Year-Old
By Interior Newswire Report | May 9, 2023
Search efforts are underway in Glacier National Park for a 19-year-old man missing since Friday.
Student Essay Winner Announced
By Interior Newswire Report | May 9, 2023
Cane River Creole National Historical Park and Cane River National Heritage Area are pleased to announce that the winner of the “Name Depot Street” student essay contest is Melodie Rice from Ms. Stuckey’s sixth grade class at East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School.
Third Annual Big South Fork Decoration Day Cemetery Quest Kick-off May 6
By Interior Newswire Report | May 9, 2023
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area will celebrate the deeply rooted tradition of Decoration Day on the Cumberland Plateau with its third annual Cemetery Quest event.
Shiloh Offers Two Ranger Led Programs on May 13
By Interior Newswire Report | May 9, 2023
Shiloh National Military Park will offer two ranger led programs on Saturday, May 13, one at the Shiloh Battlefield and one at the Corinth Battlefield.
Volunteers invited to clean up north rim of Snake River Canyon
By Interior Newswire Report | May 8, 2023
Bureau of Land Management Twin Falls District staff, the Southern Idaho Off-Road Association, Magic Valley ATV riders and Jerome County will host a cleanup day for the north rim of the Snake River Canyon on Saturday, May 13.
BLM extends Upper Snake East Travel Management Plan comment period
By Interior Newswire Report | May 8, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is extending the public comment period on the environmental analysis for the Upper Snake East Travel Management Plan to July 10, 2023.
Burning operations planned for military training lands in Interior Alaska to reduce wildfire threat
By Interior Newswire Report | May 8, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) and 11th Airborne Division (11th ABD) will soon implement multiple prescribed fires on military training lands in Interior Alaska.
Corps, partners to host Upper Pool 4 project groundbreaking ceremony
By Interior Newswire Report | May 8, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance are hosting
Valles Caldera National Preserve invites public input on the development of a general management plan/development concept plan
By Interior Newswire Report | May 8, 2023
The National Park Service (NPS) invites public feedback on preliminary management ideas and concepts under consideration as part of a general management plan/development concept plan being developed for Valles Caldera National Preserve.
Missing person search for Trammell Evans continues at Joshua Tree National Park
By Interior Newswire Report | May 8, 2023
The Joshua Tree Search and Rescue team (JOSAR) continues to search for missing hiker Trammell Evans. Evans was dropped off at Black Rock Campground on Sunday, April 30, 2023, around 8 pm.
Search Underway for Missing Climbers
By Interior Newswire Report | May 8, 2023
Denali National Park and Preserve officials initiated an aerial and ground search on May 7 for two overdue climbers who were last known to be in the vicinity of the Moose’s Tooth*, a 10,300-foot mountain in the park’s Ruth Gorge
Visitor Information Center in Van Buren moving to the newly reopened Big Spring Entrance Station
By Interior Newswire Report | May 8, 2023
The visitor information center previously located in the lobby of the Park Headquarters building in Van Buren will move to the newly reopened historic Entrance Station at Big Spring on May 8.
Active field search for Gordon Kaye to end today
By Interior Newswire Report | May 8, 2023
After an extensive 11-day search, Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced today that they will suspend the active field search for Gordon Kaye.
Teenager dies when hole and dune collapse at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in Frisco, North Carolina
By Interior Newswire Report | May 8, 2023
An 18-year-old male from Chesapeake, Virginia died today as a result of being trapped under several feet of sand at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) in Frisco, North Carolina.