Interior Newswire News
Celebrate National Public Lands Day at Piedras Blancas Light Station
By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2023
News Release: SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - In honor of the 30th anniversary of National Public Lands Day, the Piedras Blancas Light Station will be waiving all reservation fees on September 23. The public will still need to make reservations at Recreation.gov, but will be able to do so free of charge.
BLM offers reward for information on metal tire spikes placed at two boat ramps
By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2023
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Falls District and BLM Law Enforcement are offering a $1,500 cash reward. The team is seeking information leading to the identity of the person(s) responsible for placing homemade metal spikes below the waterline on boat ramps at the Conant and Spring Creek recreational sites. The spikes damaged boat trailers and could have caused serious injuries.
BLM extends public participation period for carbon dioxide sequestration proposal in Laramie County
By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: RAWLINS, Wyo. - Due to a technical issue with our ePlanning site, today the Bureau of Land Management restarted the 30-day public comment period for the proposed Tallgrass Southeast CO2 Sequestration Project. If approved, Tallgrass could store carbon dioxide (CO2) in approximately 480 acres of sub-surface federal pore space in Laramie County. The comment period will now close Oct. 10, 2023.
BLM Rawlins Field Office to conduct aerial weed treatments in Carbon County
By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: CHEYENNE, Wyo. - With a shared commitment to control expanding populations of noxious and invasive weeds, the Bureau of Land Management will partner with Carbon County Weed and Pest, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and local landowners for weed treatments in the Northern Shirley Basin Area (i.e., Chalk Mountain).
Biden-Harris Administration Launches New Large-Scale Water Recycling Program with $180 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced the launch of a new large-scale water recycling program and made $180 million in initial funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law available for projects aimed at creating new water supplies that are less vulnerable to drought...
Reclamation releases Yakima basin September water supply forecast
By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: YAKIMA, Wash. - The Bureau of Reclamation’s September 2023 water supply forecast for the Yakima basin indicates the water supply will provide senior water rights 100% of entitlements and junior water rights 73% of entitlements for the June-September total available water supply. The increase in junior water rights rose slightly from 72% from the previous month.
BLM, BIA, Reclamation, USFWS, and NDF lifting Western Nevada Fire Restrictions on Saturday, September 9
By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management Carson City District Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamations, and Nevada Division of Forestry announce the lifting of fire restrictions that have been in place since July 29, 2023. This rescission affects public lands in 11 counties in western Nevada and eastern California. Restrictions will expire at 12:01 a.m., on Saturday, September 9, 2023.
Volunteers welcome for National Public Lands Day events in Lassen County
By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: SUSANVILLE, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management and Lassen Land and Trails Trust are inviting outdoor enthusiasts to help with Lassen County cleanup and improvement projects in recognition of National Public Lands Day. Events will be held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 22 and 23, at Biscar Reservoirs, the Modoc Line Rail Trail, and along the Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail.
BLM schedules auction for McGregor Range grazing units
By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - On Oct. 6, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Cruces District will auction (through an oral competitive bid) up to five grazing units, ranging in use from nine to 23 months, on the McGregor Range on the west side of Otero Mesa. On Sept. 29, the BLM will conduct a pre-bid, bidder’s tour of the grazing units. Cattle numbers and periods of grazing may be adjusted up to the bid tour and auction date, based on late summer rains.
Volunteers welcome for National Public Lands Day cleanup at Pit River Campground
By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: ALTURAS, Calif. - Volunteers are invited to join staff from the Bureau of Land Management and members of the Fall River Mills Lions Club on Saturday, Sept. 23, for a National Public Lands Day cleanup project at the Pit River Campground, five miles west of Fall River Mills along State Route 299.
BLM publishes Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Gibellini Vanadium Mine Project
By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management in Nevada has published a science-based Final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Gibellini Vanadium Mine project in Eureka County, about 27 miles southeast of Eureka, Nevada.
BLM publishes Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Gibellini Vanadium Mine Project
By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management in Nevada has published a science-based Final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Gibellini Vanadium Mine project in Eureka County, about 27 miles southeast of Eureka, Nevada.
BLM LWCF acquisition increases public access to the North Umpqua Wild and Scenic River
By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: ROSEBURG, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management recently acquired 216 acres along the North Umpqua Wild and Scenic River, guaranteeing public access to the river into the future. The acquisition was made possible through funding from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
BLM invites volunteers to National Public Lands Day events in Carlsbad Area
By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Carlsbad Field Office is celebrating the 30th annual National Public Lands Day with three trash clean-up events in the Carlsbad area Sept. 9, 8-11:45 a.m. In Artesia, N.M., BLM personnel and volunteers will meet in the lot north of Artesia Clean and...
The Bureau of Land Management issues Decision for the Clan Alpine Herd Management Area Wild Horse Gather
By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Stillwater Field Office has issued the Decision and Final Environmental Assessment (FEA) for the Clan Alpine Horse Gather.
Reclamation announces 15-day public comment period for Cachuma Operation & Maintenance Board second contract amendment
By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation proposes to execute an amendment to the Cachuma Operation & Maintenance Board operation and maintenance contract (Contract No. 14-06-200-5222RA), dated Sept. 28, 2020.
BLM oil and gas lease sale in Wyoming nets $13,207,883
By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office conducted a competitive oil and gas lease sale Sept. 6th offering 81 parcels covering 67,183.78 acres in Wyoming. In total, 53 parcels covering 35,701.21 acres sold for $13,207,883.
Biden-Harris Administration Takes Major Steps to Protect Arctic Lands and Wildlife in Alaska
By Interior Newswire | Sep 7, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Biden-Harris administration today announced significant steps to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Arctic Refuge) and more than 13 million acres in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). These bold actions to protect the Arctic region build on President Biden’s ...
Crossing the Zero-Degree Threshold
By Interior Newswire | Sep 7, 2023
News Release: High-resolution permafrost modeling in Denali National Park and Preserve. Natural Resource Report NPS/CAKN/NRTR-2014/858. Fort Collins, Colorado: National Park Service.
Midair Collision involving two aircraft within Katmai National Park & Preserve (King Salmon,)
By Interior Newswire | Sep 7, 2023
News Release: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Monday September 4, 2023, a Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV helicopter (N193AL) and a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk I (N97EL) collided midair while flying within Katmai National Park & Preserve north of Lake Coville in the proximity of the American Creek drainage.