Interior Newswire News


Public input sought on draft air tour management plan for Badlands National Park

News Release: INTERIOR, South Dakota - The National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are seeking public feedback on a draft Air Tour Management Plan (ATMP) and associated environmental assessment that are being proposed for Badlands National Park.


BLM fuelwood permits for southwest Idaho available online

News Release: BOISE, Idaho - Personal use fuelwood cutting permits for Bureau of Land Management lands in southwest Idaho are now available for purchase online or in-person. Permits can be purchased at either the Owyhee Field Office at 101 South Bruneau Highway in Marsing, or the Boise District Office at 3948 Development Ave. in Boise. Those choosing to buy online must be able to print the regulations and load tags which are required to be attached to the fuelwood during transport.


Gettysburg National Military Park Announces Upcoming Road Paving Project

News Release: GETTYSBURG, PA - Beginning Monday May 22, park roads on the southern portion of the battlefield will be repaved. This four-month project will address road surfaces that are at the end of their lifespan.


White-tailed Deer Fawns at Valley Forge

News Release: At Valley Forge, white-tailed deer fawns are usually born between mid-May and July, and can sometimes be spotted hiding in tall grass or in woodland areas. It is important to leave these quiet and beautiful creatures alone!.


Road to Rogers

News Release: Known as the Road to Rogers, this road led to the former estate of Colonel Archibald Rogers, friend, neighbor, and forestry mentor to FDR. The Roosevelts’ property shared a long boundary with the Rogers estate, and Rogers’ children were FDR’s boyhood playmates.


Campground Opening Dates for Bureau of Land Management Sites

News Release: Roseburg, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is continuing extended camping dates for the 2023 season:.


Salamander Crossing

News Release: If you come out here the first rainy night of March, you might get a chance to witness the salamander migration.


Thomas Newbold Land

News Release: Newbold Road, named after land owner Thomas Newbold, was built on Roosevelt land so Newbold could access his farmland from his estate, Bellefield. This road was one of several that connected different areas of the Roosevelt property.


National Park Service honors employees in Hawaii and California for their dedication to preserving the nation’s heritage

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - During Preservation Month this May, the National Park Service (NPS) recognizes three employees from the Pacific West Region for their dedication to preserving cultural resources for this and future generations.


Maritje Kill Bridge

News Release: The Maritje Kill bridge was really the main conduit between the big house and Val Kill, and later on Top Cottage.


World War II Era African American History (Teaching with Historic Places)

News Release: Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses historic places in National Parks and in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom.


A Legacy to Uphold: Raising Awareness of Japanese American Incarceration in the NPS and Beyond

News Release: Tom Leatherman, Superintendent of Pearl Harbor National Memorial, has been awarded a 2022 regional Cultural Resource Award for establishing the Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) Working Group. Bringing together National Park Service (NPS) employees from all levels of the organization, the internal...


Javelina Wash Trail

News Release: A 600-yard loop trail through the wash behind the Red Hills Visitor Center, looping through the wash from one end of the building to the other. Flat, but sandy and rocky, with stairs at either end.


Hike the Kelso Dunes

News Release: The spectacular and majestic Kelso Dunes are our most popular hike for good reason. When hikers reach the summit, they are rewarded with a surreal backdrop of sand that seems to extend forever. Although this is the most popular trail at the Mojave Preserve, potential hikers can still expect solitude.


Chicago During the Manhattan Project

News Release: Begun by the need to determine whether a nuclear chain reaction could be created and controlled, Manhattan Project administrators selected the University of Chicago as the site of the Metallurgical Laboratory (Met Lab), a code-named facility that would bring together dozens of top scientists to research whether a controlled nuclear reaction, a key step in atomic bomb creation, could be achieved.


Early American African American History

News Release: Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses historic places in National Parks and in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom.


Road construction to begin in Lake of the Arbuckles area

News Release: Sulphur, Okla.- Road construction will begin in late May at Chickasaw National Recreation Area. Multiple areas will be worked on throughout the summer, starting with the Cedar Blue entrance area.


Desert Discovery Trail

News Release: The Desert Discovery Trail is an easy, paved, accessible, 0.5 mile (0.8 km) trail in Saguaro National Park's west district. The trailhead is located along Kinney Road, 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest from the Red Hills Visitor Center.


Agency Information Collection Activities; National Heritage Areas Program Annual Reporting Forms discussed on May 15 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


2022 Pacific West Region Cultural Resource Awards

News Release: The National Park Service recognized three employees in the Pacific West Region for their dedication to preserving park cultural resources and history for this and future generations of visitors. The annual, regional recognition applauds creativity and outstanding contributions in cultural resource management, particularly projects that serve as models across the agency.