Interior Newswire News
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on the Middle Rio Grande Lower San Acacia Reach discussed on May 31 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
BLM Casper to begin final phase of construction on Price Road
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Casper Field Office will temporarily close Price Road, located 18 miles southwest of Casper, beginning June 12 to complete ongoing road construction. Construction is expected to take up to eight weeks to complete.
Lake Mead National Recreation Area Receives Children’s Lifejacket Donations from the Assistance League of Las Vegas
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nev. - Lake Mead National Recreation Area just received a boost in supporting safety for visitors. The Assistance League of Las Vegas, a non-profit organization that supports under-privileged youth across the Las Vegas Valley, donated 74 children’s life jackets to help Lake Mead National Recreation Area re-stock lifejacket loaner stations around the park in preparation for summer.
President’s Investing in America agenda to invest $19.3 million in restoration work in Utah
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - As part of the President’s Investing in America agenda, the Bureau of Land Management will invest $19.3 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to protect native vegetation and riparian species on public lands in Utah. This funding will be focused in two landscape areas called the Color Country Converging and Upper Bear River Restoration Landscapes.
Explore Careers: Yellowstone National Park 2023 #WhatWeDoWednesdays
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: Are you curious about the people who work in Yellowstone National Park?
Rule published by Interior Department on May 31
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
The US Interior Department published a three page rule on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
BLM Sourdough Creek Campground bridge replacement partially funded by the Great American Outdoors Act
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska- The Federal Highway Administration - Western Federal Lands Highway Division awarded a $3.2 million contract to D&L Construction of Cooper Landing to replace the BLM Sourdough Creek Campground bridge north of Glennallen. Work will continue through the summer to improve public access to the campground’s 42 camp sites, interpretive trail, boat launch and the Gulkana Wild and Scenic River.
President's Investing in America agenda to invest $10 million in restoration work in Oregon
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: Portland, Oregon - As part of the President’s Investing in America agenda, the Bureau of Land Management will invest $10 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to increase fire resiliency and protect native vegetation on public lands in Oregon. This funding will be focused in two landscape areas called the Southwest Oregon and Southeast Oregon Sagebrush Restoration Landscape Areas.
Voluntary Climbing Closure in June
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: The month of June holds spiritual and cultural significance for the tribes closely associated with Mato Tipila - Bear Lodge (Devils Tower). The 1995 Devils Tower National Monument Climbing Management Plan established a voluntary closure for all climbing routes on the Tower out of respect for the cultural...
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Sira Curassow and Southern Helmeted Curassow discussed on May 31 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
My Park Story: Emma Hincher
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: Where are you from? What was your pathway to the Natinonal Park Service (NPS)?
President’s Investing in America agenda to invest $7.6 million in restoration work in New Mexico
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: SANTA FE, N.M. - As part of the President’s Investing in America agenda, the Bureau of Land Management will invest $7.6 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to increase fire resiliency and protect native vegetation on public lands in New Mexico. This funding will be focused in one landscape area called the Lower Pecos Restoration Landscape.
Save the Date for the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Hawaiian Cultural Festival July 22
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawai‘i - The cultural festival is back! Save the date and join us on Saturday, July 22, 2023 for the 39th annual Hawaiian Cultural Festival, held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Kahuku in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, FREE!.
NPS asking for help in identifying vehicle, driver of hit and run that resulted in fatality on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Milepost 221
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: (Alleghany County, NC) - On the morning of May 30, 2023, at approximately 6:00 a.m., National Park Service (NPS) dispatch operators received a report of a deceased male in the road near milepost 221 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
National Park Service awards more than $3.4 million in grants to preserve and interpret World War II Japanese American confinement sites
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service today announced $3,408,083 in Japanese American Confinement Sites grants. These funds will support 14 preservation, restoration, and education projects that help tell the story of the more than 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were U.S. citizens, incarcerated by the U.S. government following the bombing of Pearl Harbor and President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s signing of Executive Order 9066 on Feb. 19, 1942.
President’s Investing in America agenda to invest nearly $27 million in restoration work in Montana
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: As part of the President’s Investing in America agenda, the Bureau of Land Management will invest $26.9 million from the Inflation Reduction Act for the protection and conservation of important wildlife habitats, watersheds and recreational opportunities on public lands in Montana. This funding will be focused in three landscape areas called the Missoula-Blackfoot, Hi-Line Sagebrush Anchor, and the Missouri Headwaters Restoration Landscapes.
President’s Investing in America agenda to invest $5 million in restoration work in Alaska
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - As part of the President’s Investing in America agenda, the Bureau of Land Management will invest $5 million from the Inflation Reduction Act for the protection and conservation of wildlife habitats and recreation opportunities on public lands in Alaska. This funding will be focused in a landscape area called Birch Creek and Fortymile Wild and Scenic Rivers Restoration Landscape.
President’s Investing in America agenda to invest $20 million in restoration work in Wyoming
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: Cheyenne, Wyoming - As part of the President’s Investing in America agenda, the Bureau of Land Management will invest $20 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to protect native vegetation and streams on public lands in Wyoming. This funding will be focused in two landscape areas called the LaBarge and Muddy Creek Restoration Landscape Areas.
My Park Story: Clinton Talley
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: I am originally from Mead, Washington area. My pathway started going to Glacier National Park in Montana as an 8-year-old kid. I clearly remember an Interpretation Ranger give a talk at the campground amphitheater saying, “You might not see the wildlife, but they see you." I was in enthralled! As a young...
President’s Investing in America agenda to invest nearly $27 million in restoration work in Idaho
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: BOISE, Idaho-As part of the President’s Investing in America agenda, the Bureau of Land Management will invest $26.95 million from the Inflation Reduction Act for the protection and conservation of wildlife habitats and recreational opportunities on public lands in Idaho. This funding will be focused in three landscape areas called the East Idaho Rivers and Plains, Snake River Plain and Upper Salmon River Restoration Landscape Areas.