Interior Newswire News
Dates Selected for 2023 Ash Mountain Prescribed Burn
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2023
News Release: Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Calif. June 03, 2023 - Firefighters plan to begin ignitions on the 2023 Ash Mountain Prescribed Burn in the foothills of Sequoia National Park on Wednesday, June 7. Three to five days of ignitions are planned. This project consists of 35 acres of broadcast prescribed burning and an additional 4 acres of non-fire fuels reduction (using weed whips, chainsaws, etc.).
Public notices: Interior Department publishes 82 in April
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2023
There were 82 notices published by the Interior Department in April, according to the Federal Register.
National Park Service completes flood prevention project along the C&O Canal towpath
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2023
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT, Md.- In honor of completing the largest restoration project in modern park history, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park today received the Excellence in Historic Preservation and Sustainable Design award from the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT).
Sumner Elementary School
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2023
News Release: Built in 1936, Sumner Elementary School helped launch the nation’s Civil Rights Movement, as one of the schools at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. Sumner was one of 18 Topeka grade schools open only to white children. In the fall of 1950, Oliver Brown, under...
Petrified Forest Hosts Four Artists-In-Residence for the 2023 Season
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2023
News Release: PETRIFIED FOREST, ARIZONA-Artwork has been integral to the protection, preservation, and public enjoyment of our national parks. Since the park’s hundredth birthday in 2006, Artists-in-Residence have offered their creative interpretation of the Petrified Forest. There have been painters, photographers...
Topeka Cemetary
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2023
News Release: The Topeka Cemetery, established in 1859, is the oldest chartered burial ground in Kansas. The cemetery is the resting place of many of Topeka’s most noted citizens, including Charles Curtis, the 31st Vice President of the United States, and Topeka founder, Cyrus K. Holliday. Five former Kansas governors...
Biden-Harris Administration Protects Chaco Region, Tribal Cultural Sites from Development
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland took action today to protect the cultural and historic resources surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park from new oil and gas leasing and mining claims. President Biden first announced efforts to protect the greater Chaco landscape at the ...
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions discussed on June 2 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Interior Department discusses Endangered Wildlife; Recovery Permit Applications on June 2
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
The US Interior Department published a four page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
The Bureau of Land Management Utah State Office seeks public comment for the December 2023 oil, gas lease sale
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Consistent with direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management Utah State Office released an environmental assessment today analyzing six parcels comprising 8,972.24 acres for the proposed December 2023 competitive oil and gas lease sale on lands managed within the Vernal Field Office in Uintah County. The release of this environmental assessment starts a 30-day public comment period.
Interior Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget; Northeast Region Hunter Participation Surveys on June 2
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Public Land Order No. 7922; Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area; Alaska discussed on June 2 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
BLM seeks comments on proposed 300 MW Bonanza Solar Project
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on the Bonanza Solar Project, in Clark and Nye counties, Nevada. If approved as proposed, this project would generate up to 300 megawatts of solar energy and would include 300 megawatts of battery storage for communities in southwest Nevada, including Las Vegas.
Secretary Haaland Designates Nine New National Recreation Trails
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - In celebration of Great Outdoors Month and National Trails Day on June 3, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced the designation of nine new national recreation trails in nine states, adding 340 miles to the National Trails System. The newly designated trails join a network of more than 1,300 existing national recreation trails, which can be found in every U.S. state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
BLM publishes Public Land Order for a 20-year withdrawal for Tongass National Forest’s Mendenhall Glacier
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management published a Public Land Order today withdrawing lands around the receding Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau, Alaska. The order affects approximately 4,560 acres of National Forest System lands within the Tongass National Forest to provide protection for this popular recreation destination.
Hyatt Lake Boat Ramp and Wildcat Campground Opening in June
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: Medford, Ore. - Bureau of Land Management (BLM) officials are excited to announce that the Wildcat Campground at Hyatt Lake will open June 9th. Reservations for the 12 campsites in Wildcat Loop will be available on Recreation.gov starting on Monday, June 5 for $7 per night. The Mountain View Boat Ramp will open June 16. Currently these areas are closed for hazard tree mitigation.
FISHERMEN'S BEND EXPANDS DAY-USE AREA
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: Salem, Ore. - On Friday, June 9, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will expand day-use opportunities at Fishermen’s Bend Recreation Site ). Visitors will be able to enjoy the River Loop Trail along the river and around the Cottonwoods Shelter and picnic sites with tables, parking, and barbecues.
Interior Department Announces New Biden-Harris Appointees
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced additional Biden-Harris administration appointees who will join agency leadership to help advance the clean energy economy, steward America’s public lands and waters, pursue environmental justice and honor our nation-to-nation relationship with Tribes.
BLM Nevada issues notice for oil and gas lease sale
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: RENO, Nevada - The Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office today issued an environmental assessment and sale notice for a competitive oil and gas lease sale in the third quarter.
Wild horse adoption event to be held at the moffat county fairgrounds
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: Craig, Colo. - The Colorado Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be holding a wild horse adoption event at the Moffat County Fairgrounds on June 16 and 17. Approximately 35 horses will be available for adoption from the Piceance East Douglas Horse Management Area (HMA).