Interior Newswire News
Interior Department Outlines Actions to Address the FOIA Backlog in Annual Report
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Today, the Department of the Interior released its 2023 Chief Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officer Report, which outlines how the agency administers its FOIA program and specific steps taken by bureaus to improve FOIA operations. While an increase in the number of FOIA requests has added to the agency’s backlog, the Department processed a larger number of FOIAs in fiscal year 2022 than the previous year and continues to make progress.
New exhibit shares lesser-known stories of the determined and inspiring women who lived in Death Valley
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Arctic landscapes are undergoing rapid changes due to climate warming at high latitudes. As air temperatures warm, the boreal forest is expanding north into tundra, and permafrost soils are thawing. These shifts in terrestrial ecosystems can dramatically alter what happens in aquatic ecosystems. In a...
Bureau of Land Management Wyoming seeks feedback on proposed oil and gas lease sale
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: CHEYENNE, Wyo. - In accordance with congressional direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 47 oil and gas parcels totaling 46,327.60 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale.
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument invites public input on draft operations plan
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: The view seen beyond was a frontier pasturing ground, known locally as the Cow Pens. The name came from the custom of wintering cattle in the lush area around Thicketty Mountain.
Bureau of Land Management New Mexico issues notice for oil and gas lease sale
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: SANTA FE, N.M. - Today the Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office issued two final environmental assessments and the sale notice for the May 2023 competitive oil and gas lease sale.
Artifact Spotlight: B29 Superfortress Oxygen Tank
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: El Malpais National Monument has dark features both on the ground and far above. Why not take an evening to look up at rivers of stars after a day of looking down at cooled rivers of lava? Or perhaps trade in the urban light of Albuquerque or Santa Fe for a softer, more ancient kind of light?
Travel Blog: The Oregon Trail
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Old Spanish Trail Heritage Loop, Elmo, Emery County, Utah. 39.17902 N, 110.48517 W. Significance: The Old Spanish Trail Heritage Loop is rich with history pertaining to the Old Spanish Trail and southeastern Utah. MANAGED BY: Bureau of Land Management Price Field Office. Amenities...
Secretary Haaland Announces Nearly $50 Million for Wildfire Mitigation and Resilience from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of the Interior announced nearly $50 million in new allocations from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support wildland fire management in fiscal year 2023. The funding will advance collaborative wildfire risk management efforts with private landowners, ...
Interior Department discusses Mining of the Osage Mineral Estate for Oil and Gas on March 17
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
National Park Services Donates Venison to Food Bank concluding the Deer Management Effort in February 2023
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Carbon River Rainforest Trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. Title: Usual Forecast: Rainy Conditions. Main Text. The Carbon River Valley provides the right conditions for a temperate rainforest. Surrounded by mountains high enough to trap rainfall...
Fort Pulaski’s Phone Number is Now 912-219-4233
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: After victory at Cowpens, American commander General Daniel Morgan marched his army off this field to the north and crossed the Broad River. In North Carolina, Morgan dismissed the militia.
Bandelier National Monument Opening at 12 Noon Due to Recent Snowfall
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Carbon River Rainforest Trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. Title: Rainforest Loop Trail. Main Text. Explore a rare inland temperate rainforest along this 1/4-mile Rainforest Loop Trail, a result of abundant rainfall and mild temperatures found...
Enjoy the View Like Jalyn Cummings
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: A decisive American victory fought in less than one hour.
BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Swanzey, New Hampshire
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The Bureau of Land Management is holding a wild horse and burro placement event April 21-22, 2023, offering approximately 60 excess animals gathered from western rangelands at the Cheshire Fairgrounds, 247 Monadnock HWY, Swanzey, New Hampshire.
Enjoy the View Like Mark Meyer
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: From the earliest days of settlement through the 1800s, log cabins such as this one provided homes for yeoman (rural middleclass) farmers in the South Carolina backcountry. Typically built with the help of neighbors as a one-bedroom structure, owners added onto their homes as their families grew.
Forest Regeneration 2022
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: 34° 44’ 17.8"; -107° 58’ 41.1". Significance: Stop 4 of 9. Lava Fall. Most lava is liquid during a Hawaiian-style volcanic eruption. Since liquid follows the path of least resistance--which is typically downhill--you are standing slightly downhill from McCartys Crater. Like any...
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Whitewater River Groundwater Replenishment Facility, Riverside County, CA discussed on March 16 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
BLM seeks public input on consideration of e-bikes within Campbell Tract
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is preparing an environmental assessment for Campbell Tract, a 730-acre Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) in Anchorage, to consider amending the Ring of Fire Resource Management Plan allowing consideration of electric bikes (e-bikes) on existing trails within the SRMA.
BLM Burns District Announces Recreation Fee Changes Beginning April 1
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: HINES, Ore. - After decades of maintaining the same price, the Bureau of Land Management will increase overnight camping fees at six campgrounds in eastern Oregon.
Reclamation announces funding opportunity for Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation is making up to $11.75 million available for emerging snow monitoring technologies. Each selected project is eligible to receive between $300,000 - $999,999.