Interior Newswire News
Travel Blog: Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: Are you sick of crowds at National Parks? Look no further, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park (SEKI) is a hidden gem. SEKI is known for its sequoia trees and big stump grove that was left behind after most of the giant sequoia trees were cut down during the turn of the 20th century. Luckily, the logging of giant sequoias was outlawed in the early 1900’s.
My Park Story: Rashaun Edwards
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: By Rashaun Edwards, a Greening Youth Foundation Digital Communications intern working in the Youth Programs Division.
Chapter 6 Lesson Plan: The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: Chapter 6 Lesson Plan: The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963.
BLM to restore water quality, fish habitat along Upper Yukon River
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management, in partnership with the Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation District and Trout Unlimited, are restoring mining-impacted streams along the upper Yukon River watershed. Projects will improve water quality and fish habitat along Nome and Wade Creeks...
Blue Ridge Parkway visitors asked to remain bear aware
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: (NC/VA) - The beginning of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s visitor season coincides with the early critical feeding season for bears. As a result, increased visitor traffic on park trails and in park campgrounds at the same time bears are looking for food has led to a series of recent human and bear encounters in several area across the 469-mile park.
National Park Service looking for a Fort Washington Marina operator
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: FORT WASHINGTON, Md.- The National Park Service (NPS) is offering a long-term lease opportunity for the Fort Washington Marina at Piscataway Park in Maryland. The NPS is seeking an operator that will continue to attract an array of boating and recreation visitors and serve the surrounding community. Potential operators are invited to submit their proposals through September 5.
Obed Wild and Scenic River to Offer 2023 “Lunch and Learn” Program Summer Serie
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: Obed Wild and Scenic River will be partnering with the Morgan County School Food Services to offer a “Lunch and Learn" program series that will take place on Fridays starting June 30, through July 28, 2023.
Play a Game of Civil War Base Ball at Appomattox Court House NHP
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: Appomattox, Va- Join Appomattox Court House National Historical Park for a day of ‘base ball’ (spelled with two words in the 1860s) at your local National Park on Saturday, July 1st. All visitors are welcome to physically join in playing a game of ‘base ball’ following Civil War era rules. Games will...
Interior Department discusses American Indian Probate Regulations; Corrections on June 20
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page rule on June 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Through the magnifying glass: understanding conservation on a microscopic scale
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: Alexandria Warneke & Keith Lombardo, authors.
Boats on the Missouri
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: The Corps of Discovery were by no means the first to travel into the region of the lower Missouri River. By 1714, the French explorer Etienne Véniard de Bourgmont noted that the Arikara, then living in central South Dakota, have “seen the French and know them.".
Chapter 4 Lesson Plan: The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: Chapter 4 Lesson Plan: The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963.
Little Bighorn
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: Release Date: June 16, 2023. Contact: Stan McGee Chief Ranger of Interpretation & Education. Little Bighorn Battlefield NM, 147th Battle Anniversary Event. Crow Agency, MT. Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Announces 147th Battle Anniversary Events. Starting on Friday, June 23 and continuing...
Temporary Closure and Restrictions of Specific Uses on Public Lands for the Burning Man Event (Permitted Event), Pershing County, NV discussed on June 20 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
The US Interior Department published a five page notice on June 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Three peregrine falcon chicks take flight at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: Three peregrine falcon chicks successfully took their first flights from the cliffs of Maryland Heights at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (NHP) this spring. This is the third consecutive, documented fledging of peregrine falcons since the 1950s from this historic breeding site. This is also the first time in over 70 years that each chick has survived to this milestone.
Continued above-average precipitation prompts additional increases from Yellowtail Dam into Bighorn River
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: FORT SMITH, Mont. - According to Natural Resources Conservation Service data, as of June 19, 2023, the southern Montana and northern Wyoming region received 5.29 inches of rain, which is 193% of the average total of 2.74 inches for the entire month of June. In response, releases out of Yellowtail Dam into the Bighorn River are scheduled to increase from the current release of 13,000 cubic feet per second to 15,000 cfs between June 20-22, 2023.
Captain Leonard Helm
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: Leonard Helm was born around 1720 on a farm that straddles the present Virginia county lines of Fauquier and Prince William Counties to Thomas Helm and Margaret Lynaugh. Little is known of his early years except for that he was born into a large, wealthy, family. Since only the richest families could send children to school in England or one of the few universities in the colonies, Helm most likely would have been tutored if he received any formal education.
Interior Department discusses Conservation and Landscape Health: Extension of Comment Period on June 20
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on June 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
National Park Service Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Fort Washington Marina
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is offering a long-term lease opportunity for the Fort Washington Marina at Piscataway Park in Maryland. The NPS is seeking an operator that will continue to attract an array of boating and recreation visitors and serve the surrounding community. Potential operators are invited to submit their proposals through September 5.
NPS seeks public input on the potential impacts of e-bikes in parks across the National Park System
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the National Park Service (NPS) announced an open comment period for members of the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies to provide feedback on a programmatic environmental assessment (PEA) that evaluates the potential national-level impacts of electric bicycle (e-bike) use in national parks. The comment period is open from June 21 to July 21, 2023.