Interior Newswire News
Reds Meadow area update
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: MAMMOTH LAKES, CA July 26, 2023 - Reds Meadow Road opened on Friday, July 21 to provide access to Rainbow Falls, Reds Meadow Resort, recreation sites and trailheads in the Reds Meadow Valley. Devils Postpile National Monument will open on Thursday, July 27.
Oldfarm: Station Ten
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: Station Ten of the Oldfarm Video Tour.
Biederman Fire #192
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: The first lightning-caused wildfire of 2023 in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve was discovered Monday, July 24. The 64.5-acre Biederman Fire #192 is 50% active, creeping and backing, with group torching, on a mixed-forest mountaintop north of Biederman Bluff on the Yukon River, five miles northwest...
Body of missing backpacker located along Bailey Range Traverse
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: Port Angeles, WA- A search for Lisa Markli of Port Angeles, WA, concluded on July 22nd after her body was located below Stephen Peak. Lisa was travelling solo on the Bailey Range Traverse, a remote, off-trail route. Olympic National Park dispatched aerial and ground resources on July 20th after she was reported overdue. A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter and Mount Rainier’s A-STAR helicopter extensively searched the area.
Oldfarm: Station Six
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: Station Six of the Oldfarm Video Tour.
Secretary Haaland Wraps Weeklong Pacific Islands Visit, Leads Delegation to Inauguration of the President of the Federated States of Micronesia
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: PALIKIR, FSM - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland wrapped a weeklong trip to the Pacific Islands today, including visits to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Republic of Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia.
Oldfarm: Station Four
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: Station Four of the Oldfarm Video Tour.
BLM accepting public comments for proposed geothermal lease sale in Nevada
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public comment period on four environmental assessments for 53 parcels totaling 161,503 acres across Nevada that have been nominated for a proposed statewide geothermal lease sale. The public comment period closes Aug. 21, 2023. All parcels included in the lease sale will be auctioned via EnergyNet on Nov. 14, 2023.
Forest Park Carousel
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: The Forest Park Carousel in Woodhaven, Queens, New York was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The carousel is significant as a representative example of an early twentieth century carousel and a rare surviving example of the work of Daniel C. Muller, a master craftsman of carousel animals.
Historic cabin at Gates of Lodore undergoes improvements with funding from the Great American Outdoors Act
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: DINOSAUR, Colo. - The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund (LRF) is financing preservation work on Dinosaur National Monument’s historic Wade and Curtis Cabin at Gates of Lodore.
César E. Chávez National Monument Seeks Public Input on a Plan to Improve Accessibility for Visitors with Disabilities
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking comments on a draft plan that provides recommendations for accessibility and removing barriers to key visitor experiences. Your participation is important to the planning process. The 30-day comment period opens on July 24 and will end Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.
BLM and partners collect seeds for sage-grouse
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: LANDER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management, Red Desert Audubon Society, Wyoming Native Plant Society, Wyoming Wilderness Association and Wyoming Game and Fish Department teamed up for a critical step toward restoring Greater Sage-Grouse habitat affected by wildfires. The partners spent two days collecting seeds from some of the sage-grouse’s favorite plants-seeds that will one day be used to revegetate burned sagebrush habitat.
Water Swap authorized to help irrigators along the Rio Grande
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--Water managers signed an agreement last week to transfer up to 30,900 acre-feet of water stored in Abiquiu Reservoir for Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority to Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District and Reclamation, making it available for immediate use. This will be exchanged with a corresponding amount of MRGCD and Reclamation-leased water currently held in Heron Reservoir further north.
BLM plans to protect Douglas County recreation areas from mining
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: ROSEBURG, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management invites public comment on a proposed 20-year withdrawal to protect up to 163.62 acres across Olalla-Thompson Creek Day Use Area and Island Creek and Iron Mountain recreation areas south of Camas Valley and west of Riddle in Douglas County. The proposed withdrawal includes 21.2 acres of public lands with non-Federal mineral interest and 38.5 acres of non-Federal lands if acquired by the United States.
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Oregon discussed on July 25 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Extreme Fire Danger on Public Lands in Medford District
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: MEDFORD, Ore. - Due to recent high temperatures and increasing fire danger, Bureau of Land Management Medford District officials are implementing additional public use restrictions on BLM-managed lands in southern Oregon. Starting July 17, 2023, at 12:01 a.m., BLM Medford District is moving to Extreme Fire Danger.
Interior Department discusses Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Two Species Not Warranted for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species on July 25
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
The US Interior Department published a five page proposed rule on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Cleveland Shakespeare Festival performing this Saturday
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: The National Park Service is pleased to announce that the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival will perform Measure for Measure on the grounds of Mentor’s James A. Garfield National Historic Site at 7 p.m. this Saturday, July 29. The performance is free of charge and open to the public.
Hot Springs National Park announces 2023 Artist-in-Residence
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: Hot Springs, AR - Hot Springs National Park has selected Sofie van Doorn as the 2023 Artist-in-Residence (AIR). van Doorn is a contemporary dancer and choreographer and will be the park’s first such artist selected as an AIR. Since the program’s inception in 2004, the park has hosted 65 different artists, poets, musicians, ceramicists, weavers, quilters, photographers, and writers from across the nation.
Path of the Flood Hike, Part 1
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: Join park rangers for an 11-mile hike that follows the Path of the Flood on Sunday, July 30, 2023, at 10:00 am. The hike begins at the South Abutment near the remains of the dam and continues to Franklin. Reservations are required. Space is limited due to shuttling. Please call the Visitor Center at 814-886-6171 to sign up for this free hike.