Interior Newswire News


World War I (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.


Bureau of Land Management to hold public information forum on La Madre Foothills recreation

News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management Southern Nevada District will hold a virtual information forum to involve the public in the early stages of a proposed Recreation Area Management Plan for the La Madre Foothills area of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.


World War II 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.


Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Visitor Center Hours for Summer 2023

News Release: COPPER CENTER, AK - Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve has announced the visitor center hours for the 2023 season.


DOI-BLM offers new grant application process starting April 25

IIJA Bureau of Land Management Arizona Youth and Conservation Corps. grant opened on April 25.


Interior Department discusses Notice of Intent To Establish Recreation Fees on Public Lands in the Anchorage District Office, Alaska on April 24

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on April 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Civil War 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.


Dry Tortugas National Park has limited options for vessels landing on Garden Key during grouper season

News Release: KEY WEST, Fla. - Dry Tortugas National Park announced limited options and closures for private vessels landing on Garden Key. The park typically experiences increased use by boaters fishing during grouper season, which begins in May. The finger piers and main dinghy beach sustained damage from Hurricane Ian in 2022 and remain closed until repairs can be made.


Glacier Bay National Park Releases Environmental Monitoring and Compliance Program Results

News Release: Gustavus, AK-Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve today announced results of the Environmental Monitoring and Compliance Program (EMCP) initiated in 2022 to monitor cruise ship operations in the park. Cruise ships bring more than 95% of all visitors to Glacier Bay and are subject to special environmental operating conditions in their concession contracts, in addition to applicable laws and regulations.


Cold War Era Military 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.


BLM Rio Puerco Field Office conducts Mesa Chivato prescribed fire

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - As weather conditions allow, beginning (UPDATED) now through May 19, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will conduct the Mesa Chivato prescribed fire.



Interior Department discusses National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions on April 24

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on April 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Species in the Spotlight: Yosemite Toad

News Release: Yosemite Toad. Anaxyrus canorus. Five Fun Facts!. 1. The Yosemite toad (Anaxyrus canorus) is endemic to (native and restricted to) the Sierra Nevada where Yosemite National Park makes up over 1/3 of their entire range!. 2. Males and females of this species look very different, but equally beautiful. 3.


BLM Rio Puerco Field Office implements Chain of Craters prescribed fire

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - As weather conditions allow, beginning (UPDATED) now through May 19, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will conduct the Mesa Chivato prescribed fire.


Interior Department publishes notice on April 24

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


My Park Story: Craig Oleszewski

News Release: At Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites, located in Hyde Park, NY we tell very different stories at each of our sites; from The Gilded Age, to the only National Historic Site dedicated to a First Lady, to the only four-term President of the United States. Much like our sites, our staff have very diverse paths that led them to their work. Join us as we highlight #MyParkStory and #OurParkStory.


Bureau of Land Management Alaska Resource Advisory Council to hold meeting

News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management will hold an Alaska Resource Advisory Council (RAC) meeting on May 24, 2023, in Anchorage. Both in-person and virtual participation options are available and the public is welcome to attend. .


Acadia National Park encourages public comment on environmental assessment proposal to improve the ecological health of the Great Meadow

News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - The National Park Service (NPS) encourages public comment on an Environmental Assessment (EA) about a proposal to improve the ecological health of the Great Meadow in Bar Harbor, Maine, by restoring natural function to the wetland and Cromwell Brook. The Great Meadow Restoration Project proposes to.


Federal agencies announce schedule for Clear Creek spring pulse flows

News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation, NOAA Fisheries, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the plan today for pulse flow releases from Whiskeytown Dam into Clear Creek in May and June.