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Manhattan Project National Historical Park to host Lights for Peace in observance of atomic bombings of Japan
News Release: Richland, W.A. - Manhattan Project National Historical Park will observe the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan in the waning days of World War II in 1945 with a one-hour Lights for Peace program on August 9 starting at 8:00 pm PDT at the Fingernail Stage in Howard Amon Park in Richland.
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Natchez Trace Parkway Seeking the public's assistance
News Release: The Natchez Trace Parkway Rangers are asking for the public’s help in locating and identifying a driver involved in a Hit-and-Run collision.
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Judy Heumann
News Release: Judith “Judy" Heumann (pronounced Human) was a lifelong disability rights activist. Heumann is most well known for her leadership role with the 1977 sit in at 50 UN Plaza in San Francisco that resulted in the signing of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. She worked in government and founded four different non-profits. Judy has been called the mother of the disability rights movement.
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Road Delays and Temporary Pinon Flats Campground Closure
News Release: Starting August 7, multiple areas within the park will be undergoing road maintenance. From August 7 through 10, visitors should expect minor delays (up to 15 minutes) on main park roadways to complete chip sealing. Flaggers will be present to direct traffic. Starting August 8, the campground roads and...
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Bureau of Land Management opens nominations for funding from the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act
News Release: LAS VEGAS - Today, the Bureau of Land Management is opening the nomination period for Round 20 project proposals to be funded under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act. The nomination period closes Nov. 5, 2023.
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Water Quality Results Released
News Release: The U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service have released the results of a recent study to assess contamination in the Pipestone Creek at Pipestone National Monument. Data was collected in 2018-19 after the park raised concerns about potential health hazards.
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Manhattan Project Pioneers: Albert Einstein
News Release: For decades, the name “Einstein" has been connected with genius and science. Albert Einstein (1879-1955) is best known for his work with relativity and quantum mechanics, but he was not involved in the Manhattan Project, except at the very beginning.
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Mammoth Cave Star Party to Celebrate Perseids Meteor Shower
News Release: Mammoth Cave National Park invites you to an evening Star Party to celebrate the Perseids Meteor Shower on Saturday, August 12 from 7:30 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. Park rangers will be on hand to discuss the night sky, provide telescopes to view planets and other deep sky objects, and distribute Junior Ranger Night Explorer books while everyone watches meteors stream overhead.
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February 23, 1861 – Lincoln in Disguise
News Release: Abraham Lincoln arrived in Washington, D.C. on February 23rd, 1861, in disguise.
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Manhattan Project Scientists: Robert Serber
News Release: Knowing the material thoroughly, Robert Serber (1909-1997) literally wrote the book on everything that incoming scientific staff at the secret Los Alamos Laboratory needed to know about the lab’s program to build the atomic bombs. He had received his BS in engineering physics from LeHigh University in...
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Federal Subsistence Board Closes Fall 2023 Sheep Season in Yukon-Charley Rivers NP
News Release: The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) approved WSA23-05 to close the sheep season to all users in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH) within Units 20E and 25C from August 10 - Sept. 20, 2023.
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Bureau of Land Management seeks comments on proposal to lease and convey 10 acres to Clark County to expand Desert Breeze Park
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field Office today announced it is seeking public comment on its proposal to lease and subsequently convey approximately 10 acres of public land to Clark County to expand the county’s Desert Breeze Park. The parcel is located near the intersection north of West Flamingo Road and west of South Cimarron Road.
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Manhattan Project Scientists: Lilli Hornig
News Release: As with so many of the scientists who worked at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project, Lilli Schwenk Hornig (1921-2017) had fled her homeland to escape persecution. She was born in Czechia and came to the United States with her family at age 12. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Bryn Mawr.
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Women of the Manhattan Project: Katherine "Kitty" Oppenheimer
News Release: Katherine (Kitty) Puening (1910-1972) was born in Germany, and her family moved to the US two years later. She studied botany, receiving her degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She was politically active and, as many college students did at that time, became a member of the Communist Party. She...
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Scotts Bluff National Monument Announces Changes in Operating Hours for Late Summer/Fall
News Release: Gering, NE - With school back in session and summer staff back in class, Scotts Bluff National Monument will transition our operating hours for the Visitor Center and Summit Road.
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BLM wild horse gather to promote healthy horses and resilient rangelands in southeast Oregon
News Release: VALE, Ore. - Around Aug. 21, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management will begin a helicopter gather of wild horses within and immediately adjacent to the Hog Creek Herd Management Area (HMA). The HMA is located in northern Malheur County just west of Harper, Ore.
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National Park Service awards $3.4 million for the return of Native American remains and sacred objects
News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service (NPS) announced $3.4 million in grants today to 16 Indian Tribes and 28 museums to assist in the consultation, documentation and repatriation of ancestral remains and cultural items as part of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). This is the largest amount of funding appropriated for NAGPRA grants since the Act was passed in 1990 and the funding program began in 1994.
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Bureau of Land Management rescinds fire restrictions at Ft. Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area and the Lincoln Tracts
News Release: ROSWELL, N.M. - With increasing precipitation and higher humidity, resulting in reduced fire danger, the Bureau of Land Management Roswell Field Office has terminated fire restrictions at the Ft. Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area and the Lincoln Tracts in Lincoln County, N.M. This action rescinds Fire Prevention Order # LLNMP02310-2023-001.
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Interior Department opens additional 812,000 acres to selection by Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veterans
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced a Public Land Order opening about 812,000 additional acres of public lands managed by BLM Alaska to selection by eligible Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans under Sec. 1119 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act of 2019.
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Fortynine Palms Trail and Oasis closure
News Release: Beginning today, Monday, August 7, 2023, park rangers will close the Fortynine Palms Trail and Oasis to allow bighorn sheep undisturbed access to surface water. The park is under drought conditions, and herds in the area are increasingly reliant on the oasis spring to survive the hot summer months. The...