Interior Newswire News
Machine Shop: Richmond Shipyard No. 3
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: Historic Shipyard Building. The machine shop is part of several outfitting buildings. Propellers and propulsion machinery were assembled, cleaned, and polished there. The machine shop housed the most modern tools and equipment of the day, including a lathe that could turn sections of steel fifty feet...
Appalachian National Scenic Trail seeks public input on Virginia's Triple Crown Visitor Use Management Plan in August 2023
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: Harpers Ferry, West Virginia - The National Park Service (NPS) and its partners co-managing Appalachian National Scenic Trail’s Virginia’s Triple Crown segment near Roanoke, Va., encourage members of the public to comment on a draft Visitor Use Management Plan for Virginia’s Triple Crown segment of the trail. Comments will be gathered August 1 - 31, 2023.
Master Naturalist Course to Be Offered by Pipestone National Monument
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: On August 21-25, Pipestone National Monument will be hosting a Minnesota Master Naturalist course in partnership with the University of Minnesota Extension Office. Biological Science Technician Richard Schroyer will be offering “Prairies and Potholes," a class covering the tallgrass prairie ecosystem.
Campfires and smoking near dry plants prohibited in Zion Canyon
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: SPRINGDALE, Utah - Effective at 12:01 a.m. MT on Wednesday, Aug. 2, campfires and smoking near dry plants will be prohibited in Zion Canyon. These restrictions will stay in effect until lifted by the park superintendent.
BLM California Desert District to host Advisory Council meeting in August
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management will host an in-person public meeting of the BLM California Desert District Advisory Council on Saturday, Aug. 26, from 9 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. at the Springhill Suites located at 113 Sydnor Ave., in Ridgecrest. The meeting is open to the public with a public...
BLM and partners work to control cheatgrass in Bighorn Basin
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: Worland, Wyo. - With a shared commitment to manage for healthy rangelands and reduce wildfire risk, the Bureau of Land Management continues this year to partner with Big Horn, Park and Washakie county weed and pest districts to combat cheatgrass infestations. Aerial treatments will occur from now through mid-September in the following locations:.
BLM celebrates Great American Outdoors Day with free day-use access
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore - The Bureau of Land Management is waiving recreation day-use fees for visitors on August 4, 2023, in celebration of the third annual Great American Outdoors Day. The BLM is inviting all communities to explore the unique and diverse natural landscapes and recreation facilities available on their public lands throughout Oregon and Washington.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park Hosting Days of Peace and Remembrance in Observance of Atomic Bombings of Japan
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: DENVER - Manhattan Project National Historical Park, in partnership with Pearl Harbor National Memorial, will host "Days of Peace and Remembrance" across its three sites and at Pearl Harbor to commemorate and reflect on the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan in 1945. This commemorative...
Vincent Chin
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: Vincent Chin was a Chinese American draftsman who lived in Detroit, Michigan during the deindustrialization of the Midwest. On June 19, 1982, Chin was the victim of an anti-Asian hate crime. White autoworkers Ronald Ebens and Michael Nitz fatally beat him with a baseball bat. Vincent Chin’s life and the legal struggle for justice that followed his murder inspired the development Pan-Asian American community organizing in Detroit.
Track Chair Now Available at Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park for Visitors with Mobility Challenges
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: California State Parks North Coast Redwoods, Redwood National and State Parks (NPS) and Redwood Parks Conservancy is excited to announce the arrival of a new Actiontrack electric all-terrain track chair to assist visitors with mobility challenges in exploring the trails and grandeur of the old growth redwood forests of Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park!.
BLM seeks input on proposed Middle Gila South Transportation Plan
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management Tucson Field Office released a draft environmental assessment for a 30-day public comment period on the proposed Middle Gila South Access and Transportation Management Plan and Environmental Assessment. The public comment period closes Aug. 31, 2023.
BLM seeks input on analysis of Outlaw Trails
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: CODY, Wyo.-The Bureau of Land Management Cody Field Office has released an environmental assessment that analyzes a trail system for the Outlaw Trails area, located north of Cody in Park County. The public comment period is open Aug. 1-30, 2023.
BLM Plans Palomino Buttes, Stinkingwater Wild Horse Gathers
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: HINES, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to gather wild horses within and immediately next to the Palomino Buttes and Stinkingwater herd management areas in southeast Oregon mid-August.
Lake Effect Concert Band to perform Aug. 5
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: The National Park Service staff of James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor is pleased to announce its third of four free outdoor concerts this summer.
Children Can Experience Trading at Bent’s Fort
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: The public is invited to join the inhabitants of Bent’s Old Fort on the next two Saturdays, August 5th and August 12th at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm for Buffalo Robes for Beads!.
BLM Plans Medusahead Treatments
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: HINES, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management, Burns District, plans to implement approximately 100,000 acres of aerial spray treatments targeting medusahead on public land August 1 through October 15. Both helicopters and fixed wing aircraft will be used in the effort.
Fee-free entrance to national parks on August 4
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, Calif. - Entrance fees will be waived on Friday, August 4 at Death Valley National Park and all other National Park Service (NPS) sites. This is the third anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), which is making a huge difference in the protection and enjoyment of national parks and other public lands.
Founders’ Day at Pipestone National Monument!
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: The National Park Service’s birthday, also known as Founders’ Day, is August 25. Without quarriers, Pipestone National Monument would not exist. As in past years, we would like our recognition to include a celebration of the people who keep this 3,000-year-old tradition alive.
Henry O. Flipper, Colored Cadet at West Point
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: Henry O. Flipper, Colored Cadet at West Point.
James Crutchfield selected as park manager for Dry Tortugas National Park
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) announced today the selection of James Crutchfield as park manager of Dry Tortugas National Park. Crutchfield will begin his new assignment on Aug. 13.