Interior Newswire News
Fifty Years of Adventures in Paleobotany: A Tribute to Herb Meyer
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Air infiltration is the exchange of air through cracks and gaps in the outside shell of a building. Infiltration increases heating and cooling costs and reduces the comfort level of occupants. Loose fitting windows and doors, cracks between the house and the foundation, and gaps around plumbing and electrical penetrations are typical sources of leaks.
Bureau of Land Management seeks proposals to fund natural resource projects
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Portland, Ore. - About $3 million in funding is available for natural resource projects that restore and improve public lands across western Oregon. The Bureau of Land Management encourages individuals, organizations, and local governments to submit funding applications for consideration.
Reclamation to Perform Maintenance at Deerfield Dam
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY, S.D. - The Bureau of Reclamation will begin decreasing water releases at Deerfield Dam Wednesday, March 22, 2023, to allow maintenance in the outlet works conduit. The work is expected to last for a period of three hours in the morning. The release to Castle Creek will be decreased from 13...
DOI-USGS1 offers new grant application process starting March 23
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Southern Appalachian Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) grant opened on March 23.
One Hundred Years of Bryce Canyon–Over Fifty Million Years of Fossils
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Take a Ranger guided tour of historical sites such as the Jean-Baptiste Vallé House, Bauvais-Amoureux House, Green Tree Tavern and additional structures throughout Ste. Genevieve. Learn about how the homes were constructed.
Wind Cave Paleontological Resource Inventory
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: This line consisted of Continentals from Maryland and Delaware as well as militia from Virginia and North Carolina. Seasoned veterans under Lt. Col. John Eager Howard of Maryland, they had served at least one year and were Morgan's most reliable troops. Many served for the duration of the war. They were trained, paid, and uniformed by the Continental Congress.
BLM to host virtual public meeting for Greenlink North project March 29
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: The Greenlink North project will be a 525 kV line that spans approximately 235 miles from Ely, NV to Yerington, NV through White Pine, Eureka, Lander, Churchill, Lyon, Storey, and Washoe Counties. The BLM will be preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the right-of-way application submitted by NV Energy for the Greenlink North Project. The BLM expects to publish a Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS in May 2023.
Beaverhead Rock, Montana
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: “Scotty" was only 15 years old and a freshman at Brookline High School when he lied about his age to a recruiter and went to France with Co. H of the 101st Infantry Regiment in 1917. He was one of the soldiers assigned a Chauchat, a French machine gun nicknamed a “Sho-Sho" by American troops. On July 23, 1918, the 26th (Yankee) Division was advancing near Chateau-Thierry when his company came across a German unit.
Interior Department discusses Indian Child Welfare Act; Designated Tribal Agents for Service of Notice on March 22
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Piney Branch Parkway brush fire extinguished
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Visit the Bauvais-Amoureux House to learn the unique story of Pélagie Amoureux and her family’s lives.
David Bryant
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Winner, winner salmon dinner! The National Park Service won three awards in the 26th annual Webby Awards recognizing excellence in digital and online communications.
Long-Term Monitoring Reveals Challenges and Resilience at Dyke Marsh
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Visit Memorial Cemetery to learn about the burial site for many of the town’s early residents, including many members of the Vallé family. Within its beautifully preserved landscape, view historic gravestones and reflect on the diverse lives that made this town unique.
Petrified Forest Brings the Funk with the World’s Oldest Fossil Caecilian
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Celebrate and learn about Ulysses S. Grant during the park's bicentennial celebrations for his 200th birthday. Experience living history weekends, special themed tours and complete activities from an exclusive Junior Ranger booklet. Have fun and earn a commemorative US Grant 200 Junior Ranger badge.
Portage Route
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: From the late 17th through the 18th centuries, one of the accessories carried by gentlemen was a smallsword, a smaller version of the rapier. Militia officers would carry them as a badge of rank throughout the 18th century.
Little Bighorn Battlefield N.M. Open House
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Craft your own tour by visiting local businesses and landmarks in the Historic District. While strolling along the charming streets, you can experience the city’s late 18th and 19th century colonial and early American architecture.
Public scoping period opens for Resource Management Plan amendment allowing e-bike use, new route designations within Campbell Tract
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced in the Federal Register Notice a 30-day public scoping period for an environmental analysis for Campbell Tract, a 730-acre Special Recreation Management Area in Anchorage. The public scoping period is open from March 22 - April 21.
Reclamation refurbishes intake structure at Trinity Powerplant
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: WEAVERVILLE, Calif. - Work is underway at Trinity Reservoir as part of Reclamation’s ongoing dam maintenance. The task at hand includes the installation of Trinity Reservoir’s refurbished penstock intake structure (also called a “bulkhead").
2023 Art in the Park and Earth Day Events
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: The open forests proved well suited for cavalry action. Fastmoving, hard-hitting mounted troops called Light Dragoons bolstered the 18th century infantry.
Secretary Haaland Highlights Collaborative Conservation in the Face of the Climate Crisis at United Nations 2023 Water Conference
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: NEW YORK - Today on World Water Day, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland delivered the national statement on behalf of the United States at the United Nations 2023 Water Conference in New York City. Secretary Haaland and Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States to the United Nations, served as the Heads of Delegation to the conference.
NPS to Conduct Prescribed Burn Near Boulder Beach at Lake Mead
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Gulf Islands by Bike. Scenic views, winding roads, and smooth roads make Gulf Islands a relaxing and beautiful place to ride. Bicylists willing to wake up early may view a beautiful sunrise and even wildlife along the roads. The park also offers trails that snake through coastal pine ecosystems, through...