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BLM seeks input on two land acquisitions proposed in Boise Foothills
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment on a proposal to acquire two land parcels located in the Boise Foothills from the Treasure Valley Land Trust. The proposed purchase of 350 total acres would use Land and Water Conservation Fund money to acquire critical big game winter range, maintain open space and provide public access.
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Otis Orchards School
News Release: In 1908, the Spokane Valley community of Otis Orchards built their “Cobblestone School" to replace their Territorial-era “Little White School on the Hill". Designing the fieldstone school was Kirtland Cutter, who frequently collaborated with the Olmsted’s. Three years later in 1911, Olmsted Brothers drew up preliminary plans for the landscape of the school, creating separate play areas for boys, girls, and younger children.
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57 new American citizens from 23 countries sworn in at naturalization ceremony at Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.- On Thursday morning, 57 immigrants from 23 countries became United States citizens during a ceremony hosted by Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA), a unit of the National Park Service, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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Birding Hike with Audubon Society at the National Park
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Join a birding expert from the Dunes-Calumet Audubon Society on Sunday, May 7 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am for a migration birding hike. Meet inside the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center and carpool to the birding spot of the month. No experience required. Bring binoculars and dress for the weather.
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Segregation in Virginia's National Parks, 1916 - 1965
News Release: Content taken from: Devlin EK. 2022. Segregation in Virginia's National Parks, 1916-1965. Historic Resource Study. National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Washington, D.C.
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Music Celebration of Mammoth Cave on Saturday, April 29
News Release: Mammoth Cave National Park will host a day of children’s activities and special ranger-led presentations celebrating the musical collaboration between the Louisville Orchestra and Mammoth Cave National Park at the park’s outdoor amphitheater on Saturday, April 29. The events will take place between 9 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. CDT.
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BLM initiates court-ordered environmental review of existing coal lease moratorium
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In response to an order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana (Court), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today initiated preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement to analyze the potential environmental effects from maintaining or revoking former Secretary...
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Bureau of Land Management opens lands closed for 2020 Labor Day Fires
News Release: SALEM, Ore. - Friday, April 28, the Bureau of Land Management will reopen the last public lands closed after the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire.
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The BLM encourages public to track the bloom responsibly on public lands in the California Desert
News Release: PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management encourages the public to recreate responsibly, plan ahead and know before you go when viewing wildflowers on public lands in the California desert.
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Devils Tower National Monument Entrance Station
News Release: The entrance station at Devils Tower National Monument is historic. This was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935.
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BLM schedules public hearing on use of motorized vehicles for wild horse and burro management
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bureau of Land Management will conduct a virtual public hearing regarding the use of motorized vehicles and aircraft in the management of wild horses and burros. The hearing is scheduled for May 24, 2023, from 3-5 p.m. MT, and will be held using Zoom video conferencing technology and live-streamed at BLM.gov/live.
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Nature Painting Class at the National Park
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Join a local artist and instructor from the Art Barn for Art in the Park. This event will be held at the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education on Saturday, May 13, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Learn how to paint your own dunes-inspired painting. There is a fee of $15 for supplies and reservations are required in advance at www.artbarnschool.org.
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BLM opening Trinity River campgrounds May 5
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - With summer camping season just around the corner, the Bureau of Land Management is preparing to open Trinity River campgrounds, along State Route 299, on Friday, May 5. These campgrounds are first-come, first-served, with no reservations taken. Campers can deposit their fees in cash at campground collection boxes. The maximum stay is 14 days.
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Troy Normal School
News Release: Troy University got their Olmsted-designed landscape thanks to Edward M. Shackelford, a professor turned President of the growing University, who helped Troy in their greatest period of growth. While Shackelford got the Presidency in 1899, it wasn’t until 1922 that he reached out to Olmsted Brothers...
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Trinity College
News Release: The passion Frederick Law Olmsted had for landscape architecture would make its way to his hometown of Hartford, Connecticut in 1872, when he worked with the city to relocate Trinity College to accommodate Hartford’s expansion. Trinity College’s Board of Trustees asked Olmsted to find the perfect plot of land and help design the college.
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My Park Story: Chelsea Niles
News Release: Meet Chelsea Niles, Program Manager of Interpretation, Education, and Partnerships at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. Her park story begins with her first Junior Ranger experience!.
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Pea Ridge National Military Park to present special program “The Sultana Disaster: Prisons, Greed and Espionage”
News Release: Pea Ridge National Military Park to present a special program “The Sultana Disaster: Prisons, Greed and Espionage" Friday, April 28, 6:00-7:15 P.M.
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Louisiana State University
News Release: When Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. drew up his campus plan for Louisiana State University in 1921, he did so with the belief that his plan would accommodate 3,000 students. Olmsted’s plan tied the existing trees, topography and features together by establishing a cruciform-shaped quadrangle at the center of campus.
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Iowa State College
News Release: Olmsted Brothers were hired by Iowa State College in 1906 to give recommendations on the campus layout and design. The number of students attending Iowa State had grown immensely since it opened its doors nearly 50 years prior, even more so in the last 10 years.
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Celebrate Shove Off Day!
News Release: PETERSBURG, VA - Petersburg National Battlefield is partnering with The National Juneteenth Observance Foundation for a free event on Thursday, May 25, 2023, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. This event will feature a Juneteenth flag-raising ceremony performed by United States Colored Troops (USCT) re-enactors.