Interior Newswire News



Podcast 039: Cultural Resources in the Wilderness

News Release: Wilderness: Intersection of Cultural and Natural.


Secretary Haaland Announces $125 Million to Restore Nation’s Lands and Waters as Part of President’s Investing in America Agenda

News Release: BOISE, Idaho-During remarks at the Society of Environmental Journalists Annual Conference in Boise, Idaho, today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced a $125 million investment from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to restore the nation’s lands and waters. The funding from the ...


Podcast 045: Texas Wildfires and Bastrop State Park

News Release: Sarah Hunter: Hello Fran Gale and Miriam. Thanks for joining me today.


Trails Center to host porcupine quillwork class in May

News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center will host a workshop on porcupine quillwork from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 20. Join us as special guest Melissa Connely teaches the basics of quillwork from start to finish.


Above-average snowpack and projected runoff will send more water from Lake Powell to Lake Mead

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation today released its April 24-Month Study, which includes an increase to downstream flows from Lake Powell to Lake Mead of up to 9.5 million acre-feet (maf) this water year (Oct. 1, 2022 through Sept. 30, 2023).


Reclamation releases Climate Change Adaptation Strategy

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation has released its Climate Change Adaptation Strategy that outlines how Reclamation will combat climate change. The strategy also affirms Reclamation will use leading science and engineering to adapt to human-caused climate change.


Interior Department discusses Notice of Inventory Completion: The Fort Ticonderoga Association, Ticonderoga, NY on April 20

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


BLM seeks input on proposed fee changes for Dalton Highway campgrounds and the addition of new public use cabins.

News Release: FAIRBANKS, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Central Yukon Field Office welcomes public comment through May 20, 2023, on a draft business plan for BLM recreation sites on the Dalton Highway. The draft plan includes proposals to adjust use and reservation fees for campgrounds and proposes three new public use cabins.



Agency Information Collection Activities; National Park Service, Survey of Educators discussed on April 20 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments discussed on April 20 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a seven page rule on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Federal agencies announce schedule for Sacramento River spring pulse flows

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation, NOAA Fisheries, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the plan today for two pulse flow releases from Keswick Dam into the Sacramento River.


Reclamation bolsters Central Valley Project 2023 water supply allocations

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Today, the Bureau of Reclamation is increasing Central Valley Project 2023 water supply allocations for irrigation water service and repayment contractors. Both north- and south-of-Delta contractors are increased to 100% from 80%. All other CVP water supply allocations remain the same as noted in the March 28 announcement.


Interior Department discusses Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Andover, MA on April 20

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Reclamation prepares for above-average runoff on the Rio Grande, Rio Chama and Pecos River

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Strategic coordination and operations will be key on the Rio Grande as water managers prepare for above-average spring runoff amid the multi-decade drought.


Interior Department Announces $1 Million for Conservation Partnerships at Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

News Release: NAMPA, Idaho-Today during a visit to the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams announced a $1 million investment for conservation partnerships at the refuge. This funding is a part of the Service’s Urban Wildlife ...


Royal Gorge Field Office enters stage 1 fire restrictions

News Release: CAÑON CITY, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Royal Gorge Field Office entered stage 1 fire restrictions today due to dry conditions and high fire danger. Until rescinded, the fire restrictions apply to all BLM-administered public lands within the boundaries of Baca, Bent, Crowley, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Lincoln, Otero, Park, Powers, Pueblo, and Teller counties.


Basin and Range National Monument to host Bioblitz June 2-3

News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Basin and Range National Monument seeks volunteers to participate in a plant and animal Bioblitz scheduled Friday and Saturday, June 2-3, 2023.


Agency Information Collection Activities; Alaska Guide Service Evaluation discussed on April 19 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a three page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.