Interior Newswire News
Brown v. Board of Education Community Concert Event
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: On May 17, Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park will host a free outdoor concert to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the Supreme Court case that outlawed segregation in public education. This free educational event will be held at the entrance to Brown v. Board of Education National...
Grand Canyon Speaks
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: Join us in our pilot program, Grand Canyon Speaks. This is a special, guest speaker series to include sunset programs and cultural presentations to provide opportunities for tribal members of Grand Canyon’s 11 associated tribes to share their rich history and culture through singing, storytelling, presentations, and hands-on learning.
BLM Idaho 2023 Fire Prevention Order
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: Statewide, Idaho - Another fire season is approaching and BLM Idaho is asking for your help to prevent human-caused fires. BLM Idaho State Director, Karen Kelleher, signed the 2023 Fire Prevention Order, which prohibits specific fire-related activities on public land from May 10th to Oct. 20th. The Fire...
Historic Preservation Award Presented to Keweenaw National Historical Park and Partners
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: CALUMET, MI - On Thursday, May 4, Keweenaw National Historical Park, Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance, Village of Calumet, Calumet Downtown Development Authority, Main Street Calumet, Houghton County Land Bank Authority, and Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission received a Governor’s...
Outside Science (inside parks): Keeping an Eye on Birds in Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: The Outside Science (inside parks) series shares stories of crucial, creative science. Each episode, produced in collaboration with Colorado State University, highlights the many ways young people are getting involved in science in parks. Part citizen science, part education, these videos cover topics...
Motorcyclist killed in accident on CA-190
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, Calif. - A 73-year-old man from Las Vegas, NV died in a motorcycle crash in Death Valley National Park around 10:50 am on May 6, 2023. The incident occurred in a curvy section of Highway 190 between Panamint Springs Resort and Father Crowley Point. The man lost control of his motorcycle, slid into the other lane, and struck the front of an oncoming vehicle.
Feral Hog Management to Occur During Fireflies Closure
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: HOPKINS, SC - Staff from Congaree National Park, alongside staff from USDA APHIS, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park and Cumberland Gap NHP, will be conducting feral hog management work in the park over the next two weeks. This work will occur during the resource management closure already in place during the active period of the synchronized fireflies from May 7-27, 2023.
Derek Padilla sworn in as the BLM Tres Rios Field Manager
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: DOLORES, Colo. - Derek Padilla was sworn in today as the field manager for the Bureau of Land Management Tres Rios Field Office. Padilla will oversee the management of more than 600,000 acres of public land and over two million acres of federal mineral estate within BLM Colorado’s Southwest District...
BLM to hold public meetings for upcoming Newcastle and Nebraska plan revision
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: NEWCASTLE, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management is hosting a series of public meetings to share information and receive public input as it prepares to revise its Newcastle and Nebraska resource management plans. We welcome anyone interested in the future management of BLM-managed lands and minerals in northeastern Wyoming, as well as the state of Nebraska, to attend one of the following meetings:.
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 two page notice on May 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Lifting the closure of Reclamation lands on and adjacent to Joe’s Island
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS, Mont. ─ Reclamation announces lifting the closure of Reclamation lands on and adjacent to Joe’s Island on the south side of the Yellowstone River in Dawson County, 15 miles north of Glendive, Montana. The temporary closure was in place to ensure public safety during the construction of the...
Sandy River Delta, Oregon
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: Lewis and Clark NHT Visitor Centers and Museums.
Public Meeting of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group; Correction 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.
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.
BLM plans to conduct prescribed fire in Socorro County on Chupadera Mesa
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: SOCORRO, N.M. -The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Socorro Field Office, in cooperation with the New Mexico State Land Office, plans to conduct a prescribed fire on Chupadera Mesa east of Socorro, N.M., between May 15 and June 30, 2023. Because prescribed fire operations are weather dependent, the originally...
Studhorse Prescribed Fire Continue in May 2023
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: Fire management is preparing to continue prescribed burning operations in the coming days on the Studhorse unit which is south of the Wawona Hotel. Previous firing operations took place mid to late April 2023 and burned approximately 90 acres of the 260 acre unit. Conditions permitting, ignitions plan...
Heart O' the Hills Campground Partially Reopening after Extensive Utility Upgrades
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: PORT ANGELES, WA - Heart O' the Hills campground was scheduled to partially reopen on May 13th, but due to delays in construction and annual campground maintenance, the campground will now partially reopen on May 19th. Loop A will open on May 19th, but the rest of the campground, including Heart of the...
Golden Spike National Historical Park to Commemorates the 154th Anniversary of the Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: Promontory Summit, UT - Today visitors from around the state and nation once again gathered at Promontory Summit to commemorate the one hundred and fifty-fourth anniversary of the completion of the world’s first transcontinental railroad. One of the greatest achievements of the 19th century this momentous event changed the nation in ways that are still important today.
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 one page notice on May 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
National Mall and Memorial Parks traffic advisory May 10 through May 14
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: From Wednesday, May 10, 2023 through Sunday, May, 14 2023 there are a series of special events occurring on the National Mall and Memorial Parks. In conjunction with these events there will be road closures that motorists should take into consideration.