Interior Newswire News
Celebrate Archeology at Fort Frederica National Monument
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: Celebrate Archeology at Fort Frederica National Monument.
Dams on the Columbia River
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: People came from hundreds of miles away to trade at Celilo Falls and the Narrows of the Columbia River. Many people knew this place. Chuck Williams (who is Cascade Chinook) called the Long Narrows “the best fishing spot of all. Countless salmon filled the eddies around these constrictions.".
Weather-permitting, additional roads in Yellowstone National Park open Friday, May 12
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: * Weather-permitting, the following roads in Yellowstone National Park will open Friday, May 12 at 8 a.m. to public motor vehicle traffic.
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA discussed on May 10 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on May 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Selection of Chief of Resource Management
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: Patchogue, NY - The National Park Service (NPS) announces Brendan Newell as the new Chief of Resource Management at Fire Island National Seashore. He is expected to begin the week of May 21. .
Interior Department discusses Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA on May 10
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Rodent-borne Diseases
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: (This page is part of a series. For information on other illnesses that can affect NPS employees, volunteers, commercial use providers, and visitors, please see the NPS A-Z Health Topics index.).
Celilo Falls, Oregon
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: Lewis and Clark NHT Visitor Centers and Museums.
Deputy Secretary Beaudreau Announces Nearly $4 Million to Protect and Restore Wildlife Migration Paths and Habitats
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - During remarks at the Corridors, Connectivity and Crossings Conference in Tucson, Arizona, this week, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau announced nearly $4 million in grants along with $9.2 million in matching contributions for 13 projects in nine states that will help ...
Phase Two of Sandy Wildfire Evacuation Plan Initiated
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: OCHOPEE, FL - Phase Two of the Sandy Wildfire Evacuation Plan has been initiated and residents within the areas of concern have been notified to prepare for potential evacuations. Residents with preexisting medical conditions have been encouraged to leave.
Night Operations Help Increase Containment on Sandy Fire
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: OCHOPEE, FL - As fire managers continue to contend with dry conditions, crews are taking advantage of the favorable nighttime weather conditions to conduct suppression burn out operations on the Sandy Wildfire.
UPDATE: BLM releases public meeting information information for proposed Public Lands Rule
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management has updated its schedule for five public meetings that will provide forums across the country for the public to learn more about the proposed Public Lands Rule and have questions answered.
Podcast 065: HOPE comes to African House
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: African House at Melrose Plantation. Jason Church: In our last podcast, we spoke with Monica Rhodes about the HOPE Program. Today, we are here at Melrose Plantation where the HOPE Crew is finishing work on the African House. Molly, can you tell us a little bit about Melrose?. Molly Dickerson: Absolutely...
Confluence of the Columbia and Walla Walla Rivers
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: Lewis and Clark NHT Visitor Centers and Museums.
A Century of Sacrifice: Special Memorial Day Weekend Ranger Program
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: GETTYSBURG, PA - For more than one hundred years, fallen United States servicemembers were buried with honor at Gettysburg National Cemetery. This Memorial Day weekend, lesser-known stories of those interred within this hallowed ground will be explored. Join park rangers from Gettysburg National Military...
BLM to host virtual meeting on use of additional herbicide active ingredients for vegetation treatments on public lands
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management will host a virtual public meeting to gather input on the BLM’s analysis of a proposal to use seven additional herbicide active ingredients to control noxious weeds and invasive species on public lands.
Confluence of the Columbia and Snake Rivers
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: Lewis and Clark NHT Visitor Centers and Museums.
Rock Fort Campsite, Oregon
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: Lewis and Clark NHT Visitor Centers and Museums.
50 Nifty Finds #24: Fire Away!
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: In the 1930s the National Park Service (NPS) fire suppression policy received a boost from Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) funding. CCC enrollees built roads, fire breaks, fire trails, lookouts, telephone lines, and guard cabins in national parks across the country. Even as this infrastructure was...
National Park Service selects Frank Lands as Deputy Director for Operations
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - National Park Service Director Chuck Sams has selected Frank Lands to serve as the next NPS Deputy Director for Operations. Lands is currently the NPS’s pacific west regional director. He will assume his new role on June 5, succeeding Deputy Director Shawn Benge who is retiring at the end of May.