Interior Newswire News


Cemetery Visit Assistance Offered by Big South Fork NRRA in 2023

News Release: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will provide assistance on May 27-28, for family members who wish to visit remote cemeteries and do minor clean-up of graves of their relatives.


Interior Department discusses Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA on May 10

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Podcast 064: Where Preservation is Needed, there is HOPE

News Release: The HOPE Crew. Jason Church: Tell our listeners a little bit, what is the HOPE Crew?. Monica Rhodes: Sure, the HOPE Crew stands for the Hands-On Preservation Experience. It is a new program of the National Trust For Historic Preservation to connect preservation projects with youth corps all around the...


Search Continues for Two Missing Climbers

News Release: TALKEETNA, AK - The search continues for signs of two missing climbers on the Moose’s Tooth, a 10,300-foot peak near the Ruth Gorge in Denali National Park and Preserve. Based on boot prints and other clues, 34-year-old Eli Michel and 32-year-old Nafiun Awal, likely fell while climbing high on the West Ridge route of the Moose’s Tooth on Friday, May 5.


Bureau of Land Management updates wild horse management in southern Wyoming

News Release: CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Today the Bureau of Land Management issued a Record of Decision and approved Resource Management Plan Amendment for wild horse management within the Rock Springs and Rawlins Field Offices. The amended plan resolves ongoing wild horse management conflicts between private and public land sections within the checkerboard land pattern.


“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” published by the Congressional Record in the House section on May 5

“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.“ was published in the House section on pages H2131-H2133 on May 5


Reclamation issues safety warning to boaters on Lake Roosevelt

News Release: GRAND COULEE, Wash. - High river velocities and low reservoir levels at Lake Roosevelt have resulted in a failed log boom at the mouth of Kettle River, approximately 105 miles upstream of Grand Coulee Dam. The pressure of the water flow and accumulated debris pushing against the log booms caused a break...


BLM California presents Graciela Hinshaw with prestigious Ed Hastey Stewardship Award

News Release: EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. - In recognition of leadership and public service, BLM California has presented the Ed Hastey Stewardship Award to Pine Hill Preserve Manager Graciela Hinshaw from the Mother Lode Field Office. The award recognizes employees who embody the spirit of California’s legendary former state director through their exemplary efforts managing public lands and building partnerships that will ensure sustainability and public benefit for generations to come.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces $5.5 Million Investment in Domestic Water Supplies for U.S. Territories

News Release: Honolulu - The Bureau of Reclamation is making $5.5 million available to U.S. Territories through the President’s Investing in America agenda for projects that will provide domestic water supplies to communities or households that do not have reliable access to potable water. Funding will be available...


Missing Hiker Rescued in Glacier National Park

News Release: WEST GLACIER, Mont. [May 9, 2023] - At approximately 11 pm on May 8, Two Bear Air located 19-year-old Matthew Read who was reported missing on Sunday, May 7 in Glacier National Park.


Podcast 063: Saving Art Environments and Unpermitted Dinosaurs

News Release: SPACES: Protecting Folk Art. Jason Church: Jo, tell us a little bit about what is SPACES and what you do there?. Jo Farb Hernández: SPACES is a non-profit organization. The acronym stands for Saving and Preserving Arts and Culture Environments and this was a non-profit that although it wasn’t formally...


Bullfrog North Ramp Operable for Houseboats and Larger Vessels

News Release: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is pleased to announce the Bullfrog North Boat Ramp in North Lake Powell is now operable for houseboats and larger vessels. Due to a high snowpack, a higher spring runoff is expected to affect Lake Powell water levels for the 2023 boating season. On Saturday, May 6, the lake’s elevation reached 3529.47 feet (above sea level) and has continued to rise. On May 9, Lake Powell reached 3532.1 feet.


Humboldt River Field Office has initiated a public comment period for the Washburn Wells Preliminary Environmental Assessment

News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev.- The Preliminary Environmental Assessment for the Washburn Wells project will be made available for public review for 30 days, starting on May 8, and will end June 6, 2023. The proposed action would include the development of livestock wells, a water tank, pipelines and troughs, and spring exclosures within the Washburn Allotment.



BLM seeks public input on proposed changes to land management plan in southwest Idaho

News Release: BOISE, Idaho-The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on potential updates to the proposed Four Rivers Field Office Resource Management Plan, which was initially released Feb. 14, 2020. Updates to the proposal would allow BLM to separate management of oil and gas from geothermal resources...


Notice published on May 8 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


BLM awards contracts to remediate orphan wells on public and Tribal lands

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bureau of Land Management has awarded 13 Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts to address ongoing legacy pollution and safety hazards from orphaned oil and gas wells throughout the United States. These contracts create efficient and centralized options for the...


DOI-NPS grant application closes on Aug. 9

FY2023 ABPP - Battlefield Interpretation Grant grant opened on May 9.


Reclamation selects Sabir Ahmad as regional financial manager

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif - The Bureau of Reclamation’s California-Great Basin Region announced today the selection of Sabir Ahmad as regional financial manager. Sabir will lead the Financial Management Division’s four branches: Ratesetting, Accounting Services, Power & Audit, and Special Projects.


Interior Department discusses Opportunity To Comment on Changes to the Proposed Four Rivers Field Office Resource Management Plan, Idaho on May 8

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.