Interior Newswire News
Shenandoah National Park announces public meeting to discuss changes to backcountry camping permits
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2023
News Release: Shenandoah National Park will host a virtual public meeting June 6, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. to provide information about the implementation of a new backcountry camping permitting system. During the upcoming meeting there will be an opportunity for the public to ask questions about the new system. Following the meeting, a public comment portal will be available for 30 days and the public is invited to provide written input.
Changing Acadia: Summits
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2023
News Release: Introduction. In early 2022, a group of researchers and communicators at Acadia National Park, Schoodic Institute, and Friends of Acadia began collaborating on temporary displays to highlight innovative management efforts underway at two prominent park locations - the summit of Cadillac Mountain and...
Fatality at Arches National Park
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2023
News Release: Moab, UT-On Thursday May 25, 2023, National Park Service rangers responded to a report of CPR in progress on the Primitive Loop section of Devils Garden Trail in Arches National Park. Personnel from Grand County EMS and a Life Flight helicopter also responded. Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful, and the 69-year-old male patient was pronounced deceased at the scene.
DC Black Pride at Fort Dupont Park
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2023
News Release: DC Black Pride was the first Black Pride celebration in the country. Beginning in Northwest DC, Black Pride has been celebrated at Fort Dupont Park since the mid-2000s. Over the past thirty years, the celebration has grown and evolved. It has created a safe place for Black queer folks to come together to be proud.
Park restores native sagebrush habitat
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2023
News Release: MOOSE, WY - Grand Teton National Park staff will continue habitat restoration projects in the park this summer as part of a multi-phase restoration effort to replace approximately 4,500 acres of non-native grass fields with native sagebrush habitat. A healthy sagebrush ecosystem in Grand Teton is vital for the diversity and abundance of native plants and wildlife species like elk, bison, moose, pronghorn, and sage grouse that rely on them.
Voyageurs National Park Announces Personnel Changes
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2023
News Release: Facility Services: Laura Bellasalma is the new Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist. She comes to Voyageurs from Crater Lake National Park in Oregon. Laura grew up in New Jersey but spent her summers in California with her grandparents near Santa Monica Mountains National Recreational Area and...
Gateway National Recreation Area Moves to Cashless Fee Collection at Jacob Riis Park
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2023
News Release: Queens, N.Y. - The National Park Service (NPS) announced today that Gateway National Recreation Area will transition to a cashless fee system. Effective June 24, 2023, fee collections booths at Jacob Riis Park will only accept credit card payments for beach parking fees.
Summer Season Begins
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2023
News Release: ARCO, ID: Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve will begin its summer season.
Changing Acadia: Wetlands
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2023
News Release: Introduction. In early 2022, a group of researchers and communicators at Acadia National Park, Schoodic Institute, and Friends of Acadia began collaborating on temporary displays to highlight innovative management efforts underway at two prominent park locations - the summit of Cadillac Mountain and...
National Park Service Conducts Prescribed Fire at El Malpais National Monument
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2023
News Release: Grants, NM - The National Park Service at El Malpais National Monument is preparing to conduct a prescribed fire on the north side of the monument adjacent to Highway 53 between mile marker 65 and 68. The primary objective of this prescribed fire is to improve forest health by reducing the build-up of vegetation that can fuel a wildfire. Fire plays a natural role at El Malpais and helps ensure the resiliency of this fire dependent ecosystem.
“House Committee Meetings” published by the Congressional Record in the Daily Digest section on May 23
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2023
“House Committee Meetings“ was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D492-D494 on May 23
Seasonal Changes Across Alaska Parks
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2023
News Release: Remote cameras mounted on climate monitoring stations can tell us a lot about the seasons. We can see when the first snow falls, when snow is persistent, when the snow melts, when plants green up and senesce, and we can even catch the timing of unusual weather events. Over time, this information can tell us if and how the timing of seasonal events are changing.
Week ending May 13: 36 notices published by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2023
There were 36 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending May 13, according to the Federal Register.
Guided Tour of FDR's Home
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2023
News Release: Guided Tour of FDR's Home. Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site. Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade. Subject: Social Studies. Overview. Ranger-guided tours of FDR's home are offered throughout the school year. These field trips cover a variety of topics ranging...
Gateway National Recreation Area Moves to Cashless Fee Collection at Sandy Hook
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2023
News Release: Middletown, N.J. - The National Park Service (NPS) announced today that Gateway National Recreation Area will transition to a cashless fee system. Effective June 24, 2023, fee collections booths at Sandy Hook will only accept credit card payments for beach parking fees.
Incident On Taylor Peak In Rocky Mountain National Park
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2023
News Release: On Sunday afternoon, May 21, park rangers were notified via a satellite communication device that a 37-year-old male climber from Fort Collins, Colorado, had been injured in an approximate 30-foot roped fall in a mixed route on Taylor Peak.
Statement from the Interior Department on a Pelly Certification
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Under the Pelly Amendment to the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967, when the Secretary of the Interior finds that “nationals of a foreign country.. are engaging in trade or taking which diminishes the effectiveness of any international program for endangered or threatened species," such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Secretary must certify that finding to the President.
Bureau of Land Management releases Environmental Assessment for proposed September 2023 oil and gas lease sale for North Dakota
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2023
News Release: Consistent with the direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the public review and comment period is open on a proposal to offer parcels in North Dakota for a competitive oil and gas lease sale proposed by the Bureau of Land Management this coming September.
Interior Department publishes notice on May 26
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2023
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
2023 Drought Response Operations Plan Finalized; plan focuses on recovery of upstream reservoirs
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2023
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Under the Drought Response Operations Agreement, the Bureau of Reclamation today began implementation of the 2023 Drought Response Operations Plan, which focuses on allowing upstream reservoirs to recover additional water previously sent downstream to Lake Powell.