Interior Newswire News



Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Provide Updates to Estimated Reopening Dates

News Release: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Tulare County, Caltrans, and others continue to make progress with damage assessments and repairs at a time when the public is eager to get out into their public lands and plan their summer vacations. Thanks to information provided by partner agencies we can share a couple significant updates as part of our weekly review of estimated reopening dates.


Lake Park

News Release: In 1889, Milwaukee began acquiring lakefront land for a new park, asking Frederick Law Olmsted to help with the design. Olmsted agreed, as he was close by in Chicago planning the grounds for the World’s Columbian Exposition. Olmsted believed that greenspaces should be emphasized by the area’s best features, which for Lake Park was a forested, towering lakefront bluff cut deep by ravines.


DeRidder, Louisiana: West Park Master Plan

News Release: When the category 4 hurricanes, Laura and Delta, swept through southwestern Louisiana in August and October of 2020, their high winds, heavy rains, and extensive flooding left a pattern of destruction across southwest Louisiana reaching more than eighty miles inland.


Amateur Radio Event at the Preserve on May 6

News Release: Contact: Heather Brown. Strong City, KS - On Saturday, May 6, 2023, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve will be making waves that will be heard around the country--and maybe even around the world. Members of the Santa Fe Trail Amateur Radio Club (SFTARC) radio operators will be...


Staff Spotlight: Shalini Gopie

News Release: Meet Shalini Gopie, the Interpretive and Digital Media Specialist for the Interpretation, Education, Youth, and Volunteer Division of the Pacific West Region!.


National Park Service to turn off Gateway Arch exterior lights for bird migration season

News Release: ST. LOUIS-The National Park Service has announced it will not illuminate the Gateway Arch at night throughout the month of May 2023 due to the spring bird migration season.


Bandelier’s Mandatory Summer Shuttle Service Begins on May 17, 2023

News Release: Los Alamos, NM - Bandelier National Monument is beginning its free summer shuttle service to Frijoles Canyon on May 17, 2023. The shuttle, which visitors board at the White Rock Visitor Center in nearby White Rock, is mandatory from 9 am to 3 pm daily except for those who meet one of the following exceptions.


BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Annville, Pennsylvania

News Release: MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The Bureau of Land Management is holding a wild horse and burro placement event June 2-3, 2023, offering approximately 30 excess animals gathered from western rangelands at the Shale Knoll Arena, 126 Sherks Church Rd., Annville, Pennsylvania.


Investigation and Stabilization of Apple Trees at Purchase Knob

News Release: Located within Great Smoky Mountains National Park in an otherwise forested landscape, majestic and muscular apple trees stand out on a grassy mountain summit, expressing the stories of former lifeways and livelihoods. At Purchase Knob, more than 30 apple trees have persisted for well over a hundred...


Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI discussed on April 26 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Interior Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Programmatic Clearance for NPS-Sponsored Public Surveys on April 26

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Cascade Head Scenic Research Area: Trail & Access Proposal

News Release: The recommendations in this proposal are the culmination of four years of collaborative work by the Cascade Head Scenic Research Area (CHSRA) Trails and Access Coordination Team, a diverse group of stakeholders, residents, nonprofits, and federal, state, and local agencies. Together with information gathered through stakeholder input, this Coordination Team developed recommendations that both improve the recreational experience and protect the resources of the CHSRA.


Commercial Use Authorizations Awarded for National Park Concession Stands

News Release: PORTER, IN - Indiana Dunes NP has awarded two Commercial Use Authorizations (CUAs) for the West Beach and Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk concession stand operations for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.


Druid Hill Park

News Release: Druid Hill Park was originally designed by Howard Daniels, who had placed fourth in the Central Park design competition, however, as the city grew, Daniels’s design started to degrade. The Olmsted name had long been present in Baltimore, and in 1904, city officials hired Olmsted Brothers to link Druid Hill Park to newer parks in the city like Wyman and Clifton.


Public Lands Withdrawn in the Railroad Valley for NASA Satellite Calibration Activities

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to an application from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Bureau of Land Management announced today that approximately 22,684 acres of public lands in Nye County, Nevada, have been withdrawn for a twenty-year period from all forms of mineral entry under...


Grover Cleveland Park

News Release: In 1912, Olmsted Brothers were commissioned to develop a park for Caldwell, New Jersey, with a large portion of the park being used for both passive and active recreational purposes. John Charles Olmsted and Percival Gallagher were tasked with designing Grover Cleveland Park, with Gallagher taking a leadership role in the design process.


DOI-USGS1 grant application closes on May 29

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) grant opened on April 27.


Seasonal Snowmobile Trail To Close For The Season

News Release: On Thursday, April 27, Cedar Breaks National Monument will close the seasonal snowmobile trail through the park. Snowmobile use inside Cedar Breaks National Monument is restricted to the designated trail along Rim Road (the road through the park). The closure is necessary to begin preparing for the 2023 summer season, including plowing the park road and removing winter operations signage.


BLM Kemmerer and Pinedale Extend Big Game Winter Range Closures

News Release: KEMMERER, Wyo. - Due to continuing winter conditions, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Kemmerer and Pinedale Field Offices are extending seasonal travel closures on big game winter range until 6 A.M. May 15. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is also delaying the start of shed hunting season, which will now open at 6 A.M. on May 15.