Interior Newswire News


President's House, Bluefield State University

News Release: The President's House (also known as Hatter Hall) on the campus of Bluefield State University in Bluefield, West Virginia was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. The property is significant for being associated with the growth of Bluefield State University, an HBCU, and the broader efforts toward higher education for Black students in southern West Virginia.


Sculpture Preservation Continues with Annual Rock Block Monitor Calibration September 11 - 13

News Release: KEYSTONE, SD -- Beginning Sept. 12, visitors may witness climbers repelling and ascending across the sculpture. This is due to an annual re-calibration of specialized equipment that monitors changes in the rock to anticipate damages due to environmental shifts in temperature and erosion. This information...


Notice published by Interior Department on Sept. 5

The US Interior Department published a four page notice on Sept. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Interior Department discusses Notice of Public Meeting for the Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council on Sept. 5

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Public Use Restrictions lifted on BLM lands in eastern Washington

News Release: SPOKANE, WA - Effective Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 12:01 a.m., most public use fire and shooting restrictions will be lifted on lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) in these eastern Washington counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima counties.


Reclamation to host public meeting on water management operations

News Release: JACKSON, Wyo. - As part of the Bureau of Reclamation’s continued commitment to share information about its operations, a public presentation will be given on Sept. 14, 2023, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Teton County Library. Reclamation subject matter experts will be on hand to discuss federal...


BLM plans National Public Lands Day event at Rob Jagger’s Campground

News Release: LINCOLN, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Roswell Field Office is celebrating the 30th Annual National Public Lands Day by inviting volunteers to help plant native trees and shrubs at Rob Jagger’s Campground in Lincoln. BLM personnel will meet volunteers at 9 a.m., Sept. 9, at the campground and provide lunch around noon. Volunteers will receive t-shirts on a first-come, first-served basis.


(H)our History Lesson: The Cadet Nurse Corps and the WWII Home Front

News Release: Introduction. This lesson explores the history of the Cadet Nurse Corps, a World War II-era program that trained student nurses. Essential Question. What opportunities were available to women because of World War II?. Lesson Objectives. 1. Identify the goals of the Cadet Nurse Corps and connect those...


Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church in Selma

News Release: Tabernacle Baptist Church is the site of the first mass meeting of the Selma Voting Rights Movement.


Public Meeting for the Steens Mountain Advisory Council, Oregon discussed on Sept. 5 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Reclamation lowers Lake Mohave water level to aid with annual razorback sucker harvest

News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Reclamation is lowering water levels in Lake Mohave to aid in harvesting razorback suckers (Xyrauchen texanus) from lakeside rearing ponds. The fish is an endangered species native to the Colorado River, and the drawdown is part of annual river operations which are timed to coincide with conservation activities for the fish.


Stories Yet Told: Alaska’s Cultural Heritage in a Time of Unprecedented Climate Change

News Release: Cultural Resources Climate Change Strategy. Washington, DC: Cultural Resources, Partnerships, and Science and Climate Change Response Program, National Park Service.


Miner Normal School

News Release: Miner Normal School, on the campus of the University of the District of Columbia, an HBCU, in Washington, D.C., was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. The building is historically significant for the role it played in establishing early teacher-training programs for Black teachers nationally, and as the primary source of Black educators for Washington, D.C.'s segregated public education system.


Communicating Science and Inspiring Hope

News Release: John Morris, Alaska Coordinator, Earth to Sky Partnership, National Park Service (retired).


Responding to the Effects of Climate Change on Subsistence in Alaska

News Release: Rachel Mason, Senior Cultural Anthropologist, Alaska Region, National Park Service.


How Wildlife are Responding to a Warming Climate

News Release: RESEARCH REVIEW. Nina Chambers, Science Communicator, Alaska Region and Inventory & Monitoring Division, National Park Service. Maggie MacCluskie, Program Manager, Central Alaska Network, National Park Service. Krista Bartz, Aquatic Ecologist, Southwest Alaska Network, National Park Service. Bridget Borg...


High-latitude National Parks on the Cusp of Change

News Release: Guest editors. Maggie MacCluskie, Program Manager, Central Alaska Network, National Park Service. Pamela J. Sousanes, Physical Scientist, Central Alaska Network and Arctic Network, National Park Service. The wild lands of Alaska national parks are changing at a rapid pace due to the disproportionate increases...


Join BLM Ukiah for National Public Lands Day

News Release: UKIAH, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management is inviting the public to roll up their sleeves and come out on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 9 a.m. to noon, to help beautify the Westside Staging Area at South Cow Mountain for the 30th annual National Public Lands Day. Participants are encouraged to bring water, hats, sunscreen, gloves and sturdy work boots.


Planning for Future Climates at Wrangell-St. Elias: Mainstreaming Park-Based Actions

News Release: Cultural Resources Climate Change Strategy. Washington, DC: Cultural Resources, Partnerships, and Science and Climate Change Response Program, National Park Service.


Alaska’s Changing Vegetation Processes and Patterns: Plant Responses to Unprecedented Levels of Warming in the Far North

News Release: RESEARCH REVIEW. Carl Roland, Plant Ecologist, Denali National Park and Preserve and Central Alaska Network, National Park Service. In one sense, the vegetation of Alaska is in a constant state of flux, with the individual plants that make up familiar vegetation types that we see while traversing Alaska’s...