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Prescribed Fire in the Mt. Dellenbaugh Area September 7-11, 2023
News Release: ST GEORGE, UT - Visitors to the remote Mt. Dellenbaugh area of GC-Parashant National Monument should expect to encounter wildland fire operations starting September 7 through the 11, 2023 with monitoring of the treated area through September 20.
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Lionfish in Biscayne National Park
News Release: Background. *. Indo-Pacific Lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) the first exotic marine fish to be considered “invasive" in the Atlantic Ocean. *. They are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans and the Red Sea and were likely introduced to the Atlantic via the ornamental fish trade/aquarium releases...
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Grand Canyon National Park initiates water conservation measures for South Rim
News Release: Effective immediately, Grand Canyon National Park will implement mandatory water conservation measures for the South Rim of the park. This is due to diminished water supplies. Crews continue to investigate challenges with water treatment and cannot pump water from Roaring Springs to the South Rim to replenish water stores. They are working to reestablish water treatment and insure drinking water is safe for the public.
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Minimal Fire Growth on Sourdough Fire - Some Areas, Trails, and Camps Reopen
News Release: With cooler temperatures, higher humidity, and light rains over several days, the Sourdough Fire has had minimal growth and low areas of heat. The fire remains at 6,234 acres with 25% containment.
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Massacre at the 1972 Olympic Games
News Release: The David Berger National Memorial is a sculpture that honors the memory of David Berger, an American/Israeli citizen who was one of the 11 Israeli athletes murdered at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. The Memorial is located on the grounds of the Mandel Jewish Community Center in Cleveland. This article details the tragedy.
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Dyea NPS Campground Reopened with Bear Advisory in Effect
News Release: The National Park Service Campground in Dyea has reopened to the public. The campground was closed on Aug. 23, 2023, due to bear activity, property damage, and concerns over public safety.
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Reclamation affirms Klamath Project 2023 water supply
News Release: KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Reclamation announced today that the Klamath Project water supply allocation, originally announced on April 13 and increased on May 19, will remain at 260,000 acre-feet and no reductions will be made to Klamath Project water users.
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Woman dies in water-related incident in front of village of Avon, Cape Hatteras National Seashore
News Release: A 28-year-old woman from Washington, D.C., died this afternoon in a water-related incident in front of the village of Avon at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore).
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Eagle Point Fire increases to 105 acres
News Release: Port Angeles, Wash. - After a reconnaissance flight, fire personnel were able to determine the Eagle Point Fire is burning at 105 acres. The fire has reached the Obstruction Point Road and firefighters are using a confine and contain strategy, taking actions to keep it on the south side of the ridge. A wildland fire module, a Type 6 engine, and twelve personnel are working the fire.
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Bureau of Land Management publishes 128 press releases or notices in August
There were 128 press releases or notices published by the Bureau of Land Management in August.
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U.S. Bureau of Reclamation publishes 21 press releases in August
There were 21 press releases published by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in August.
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Oakland Main House Parlor
News Release: The house is a time capsule of the Prud’homme family’s life on the plantation from the 1820s to the 1960s. The invention of the cotton gin in the early 1790s made growing cotton profitable, but it dramatically increased the use of enslaved labor to produce that wealth. In 1795 the enslaved population...
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Oakland Main House Girls’ Room
News Release: In 1821, the house had only two bedrooms, the children's room (later girls’ room) and the adjoining parents’ room. Smaller houses were typical in this area, as much of the day was spent on the galleries (porches) to catch cool breezes. It was common to have many children sleep in the same bed. As children got older, the boys would be moved into other rooms.
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Oakland Main House Wine Cellar
News Release: The wine cellar is one of two rooms on the ground level that were part of the original 1821 house. The Prud’homme family imported casks of wine from France. Historical records show that in 1860 or 1861 Phanor Prud’homme and some of his relatives received twelve casks of claret from Bordeaux. Once bottled...
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Oakland Main House Gallery
News Release: Jean-Pierre Emanuel Prud’homme acquired this land in a Spanish land grant around 1785 and eight generations of his French Creole family lived in this house from 1821 until 1998. The main house conveyed success but was only a small part of a plantation. Far more important was the work done beyond the main house.
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Hurricane Fire is 75% contained and remains at 4 acres
News Release: Port Angeles, Wash. - The Hurricane Fire remains at 4 acres and is 75% contained; there was minimal fire activity today. Hoses and sprinklers have been used to prevent the fire from spreading to the west. Hurricane Ridge Road will remain open to the public.
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Oakland Main House Parents’ Room
News Release: The parents' room displays the wealth of Emanuel Prud’homme. Investing in an enslaved labor force and cotton provided the means to build the four-room house completed in 1821; that same year Emanuel and his wife Catherine went to Paris to buy furniture. However, most of the larger pieces, such as the...
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Interior Department, Hualapai Tribal Leaders Celebrate Historic Indian Water Rights Settlement
News Release: EAGLE POINT, Ariz. - Department of the Interior Deputy Secretary Tommy Beaudreau and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland joined members of the Hualapai Tribe late yesterday for a celebration of the Tribe’s historic $312 million water rights settlement.
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Ulysses S. Grant III
News Release: Ulysses Simpson Grant III was born to Frederick Dent Grant and Ida Marie Honore Grant on July 4, 1881. His father was the son of Union Civil War general and 18th president of the United Stats, Ulysses Simpson Grant. His parents named him for his grandfather.
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Oakland Main House Enslaved Nanny’s Room
News Release: From 1821 until the end of the Civil War, many enslaved individuals worked in the house cooking and serving meals, cleaning, attending family members, and caring for the children. Venus, an enslaved cook, Martha Ann, an enslaved laundress, and others unidentified lived in cabins behind the house. The...