Interior Newswire News
BLM temporarily limits vehicle access at South Cow Mountain to protect imperilled species
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: UKIAH, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Ukiah Field Office is taking measures to protect habitat for the imperilled Clear Lake hitch by temporarily limiting vehicle access to the South Cow Mountain OHV Management Area in Lake County. The temporary closure of the Scott’s Creek gate entrance near Lakeport is effective starting on Friday, May 12 and ending Thursday, June 1.
Rock Springs Wild Horse Holding Facility Closes for Construction
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is temporarily closing the Rock Springs Wild Horse Holding Facility for construction operations between May 22 and September 30. Contractors will build a new enclosure over the animal preparation area, protecting staff and wild horses from the elements while animals receive veterinary care, vaccinations, and are prepared for adoption. Adoption appointments and tours will not be available during the closure.
BLM Resource Advisory Council will hold information meeting
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Northern California Resource Advisory Council will hold an informational session via Zoom on Thursday, May 25, from 9 a.m. to noon. The virtual session replaces a field tour and business meeting that had been planned for Arcata.
Interpreting Archeology: Archeologists and Interpreters Working Together
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Goal. Through training and other learning resources, Interpreting Archeology: Archeologists and Interpreters Working Together guides archeologists and interpreters to provide accurate and effective interpretation of archeological resources, values, and meanings to the public. The two primary aims of...
Determining the diets of black oystercatchers using stable isotope analysis
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: The black oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) is a charismatic shorebird that resides along marine coastlines in the north Pacific Ocean feeding exclusively in the intertidal on macroinvertebrates like mussels, chitons, and limpets. However, climate change is driving rapid changes in marine systems...
Battle of Cross Keys
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: “The smoke and fog prevented my seeing the effect of our fire until I mounted the fence. I then noticed that the enemy were in great confusion; but when we reached their line, we saw a most appalling sight. There, lay in the clover, most of the 8th New York Regiment, either dead or wounded".
Colorado's Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Council To Meet in June discussed on May 17 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
North Rim to reopen June 2 with limited services available
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: GRAND CANYON, Ariz.-The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will open as scheduled, on June 2, with limited visitor services and water conservation measures due to a break in the North Rim water pipeline. A landslide from winter storms destroyed more than 300 feet of the North Rim water pipeline.
How much noise is too much?
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: National Park Service Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division staff and partners at the University of New Hampshire, The Pennsylvania State University, Stanford University, and the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research recently published research in the journal Applied Acoustics. The paper analyzes...
Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee Convenes First In-Person Meeting
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior this week convened the Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC), marking the first time the group has met in-person. The two-day meeting follows the bi-annual online sessions that have occurred following the establishment of the STAC last year.
Reclamation hosts Jackson Lake Dam operations information meeting
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: HEYBURN, Idaho - The Bureau of Reclamation will host an annual informational meeting to present streamflow forecasts and projected reservoir operations for Jackson Lake Dam and other upper Snake River reservoirs on Thursday, May 18. In-person and virtual options are offered.
Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center opens for second season
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, the Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center opens to the public for the season. Located in the Old Faithful area, the Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center is a space where Indigenous artists, scholars and presenters from the 27 associated Tribes of Yellowstone...
Changing Climate Zones Mean Changing Vegetation in Western National Parks
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Storm clouds over Saguaro National Park.
BLM Temporarily Closes Section of Reardon Draw Road
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: PINEDALE, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is temporarily closing a 3.2 mile section of Reardon Draw Road southeast of Big Piney, Wyoming. High volumes of snowmelt runoff have rendered the road impassable and unsafe for travel. BLM crews expect to complete repairs and reopen the road by midsummer. Until then, the public can use Chapel Canyon Road to access the area affected by the closure.
DOI-FWS offers new grant application process starting May 18
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
F23AS00375 - Counter-Wildlife Crime Capacity Building and Policy Assessment in the Eastern Caribbean grant opened on May 18.
Where Ice Meets the Ocean: Outer Coast Field Update for 2022
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: The Southeast Alaska Network and the University of Alaska College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences completed the inaugural oceanographic and seabird and marine mammal monitoring mission along the outer coasts of Wrangell-St. Elias and Glacier Bay national parks and preserves from the R/V Wolstad, 2-9...
BLM to conduct broadcast burn in Tumey Hills to reduce wildfire risk
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Central Coast Field Office fire crews plan to conduct a broadcast burn to reduce wildfire risk along Panoche Road, west on Interstate Highway 5, near Tumey Box Canyon Recreation area in Fresno County. The broadcast burn is scheduled to start Thursday, May 18, and conclude on Friday, May 19. Burning is contingent on weather and air quality conditions, onsite observations and resource availability.
Grand Coulee Dam laser light show and public tours begin Memorial Day weekend
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: GRAND COULEE, Wash. - Starting May 26, the Bureau of Reclamation will begin operations of the “One River, Many Voices" laser light show and the John W. Keys III Pump-Generating Plant public tours.
BLM welcomes public comment on amenity fees at Merced River Recreation Area
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Mother Lode Field Office is seeking public comment on a draft business plan to expand amenity fees for recreation and services at the Merced River Recreation Area in Mariposa County. The BLM has prepared this plan recognizing that nature and recreational...
Man lost at Grinders Ferry, Buffalo National River
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Northwest, Arkansas - On May 16th, 2023, Fidel Angel Salamanca Saravia, a 39 year old male from San Miguel, El Salvador was lost in the Buffalo River.