News from April 2023
BLM to host Wild Horse and Burro Event in Searcy, Arkansas
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 11, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse and burro placement event, offering a limited number of excess animals gathered from western rangelands, on April 14-15, 2023, at the White County Fairgrounds, 802 Davis Dr, Searcy, Arkansas 72143.
BLM to hold wild horse and burro event in Willis, Texas
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
News Release: NORMAN, Okla.- The Bureau of Land Management will hold a two-day wild horse and burro event in Willis, Texas, April 28-29, at the Willis Ag Barn and Arena.
Interior Department discusses Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt of Permit Applications on April 10
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Sonoran Desert Network Welcomes International Volunteers in Parks
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
News Release: Come work for the National Park Service’s premier science program in Tucson, Arizona-while gaining valuable skills and memories to last a lifetime! The Sonoran Desert Network (SODN) conducts long-term monitoring of key natural resources in 11 national parks. SODN parks contain rich natural and cultural...
Virgin Islands National Park Announces the 2023 Youth Conservation Corps Program
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
News Release: We are looking for great young people to join our crew this summer! If you are a resident of St. John or St. Thomas, between the ages of 15 and 18, and interested in summer employment with the Youth Conservation Corps at Virgin Islands National Park, please download the or pick up an application form the park's Visitor Center in Cruz Bay, St. John, or the Tunick Building in St. Thomas.
Visit the Mansion
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
News Release: Exterior Mansion, Gardens, and Grounds. The mansion exterior, gardens, and grounds are open year-round from dawn to dusk. Admission to Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park is free of charge. Guided Tours. Tours of the interior mansion are available from Memorial Day Weekend-October 31.
National Park Service looking for an ace tennis operator
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON-The National Park Service (NPS) is offering a long-term lease opportunity for the East Potomac Tennis Center. The NPS is seeking an operator that will continue to attract an array of tennis center visitors and serve the surrounding community. Potential operators are invited to submit their proposals through July 5.
Weir Farm NHP Announces May 2023 Programs
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
News Release: Signs of spring are emerging at Weir Farm National Historical Park, and we are gearing up for the 2023 season. Park grounds are open daily, sunrise to sunset. Visit the park on your own using maps, brochures, self-guided tours, the National Park Passport Stamp, and Junior Ranger activities located on the front porch of the Visitor Center, or visit virtually by exploring the resources on the park website at www.nps.gov/wefa.
BLM Rio Puerco Field Office implements Chain of Craters prescribed fire
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Beginning April 10 through the month of April, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will conduct the Chain of Craters prescribed fire, weather permitting. The Chain of Craters prescribed fire is located south of State Highway 53 and west of County Road 42, approximately 35 miles southwest of Grants, in Cibola County.
Enjoy the View like David Pohlman
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
News Release: How do you enjoy the view?
Big South Fork NRRA to Welcome New United States Citizens during 2018 National Park Week
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
News Release: The National Park Service and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service will form a partnership conducting an official naturalization ceremony granting 65 people their citizenship on Thursday, April 27, 2023. The public is invited and encouraged to attend this impactful and stirring ceremony. The ceremony will begin at 11:00 AM (ET) at Bandy Creek Visitor Center with the Honorable Suzanne Bauknight presiding and colors presented by the Alvin C. York Institute.
Great American Outdoors Act funds $27 million in repairs at Minute Man National Historical Park
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
News Release: CONCORD, Mass. - Minute Man National Historical Park received approximately $27.4 million in project funds from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) to address deferred maintenance and repair needs for the park’s buildings, structures, landscape, trails, signage, and monuments in order to improve the...
Enjoy the View Like Paul Burger
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
News Release: How do you enjoy the view?
Bureau of Land Management releases Final Environmental Assessment and Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment for Logandale Trails
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
News Release: LAS VEGAS -The Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Field Office has released the final Environmental Assessment for the proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact for Logandale Trails. As part of this planning effort, the BLM Las Vegas Field Office has also...
Birding Walks offered at the National Park
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
News Release: Greet the morning with a ranger-led Birding program and immerse yourself in Indiana Dunes National Park on Thursday, April 13, 20, and 27 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. Observe the vast array of bird and plant life that the park has to offer. Meet inside the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center and carpool to the chosen hike location for the day. The location will be based on which area is the most vibrant at the time.
Mesa Top Loop Road Temporarily Closed for Road Construction Completion
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
News Release: Mesa Verde, CO - The Mesa Top Loop Road within Mesa Verde National Park will be temporarily closed beginning April 10 and is expected to reopen before Memorial Day weekend. The Mesa Top Loop Road is a 6-mile drive with a series of short trails to excavated ancestral sites located on Chapin Mesa within...
Cypress Camp Trail Fire Winds Down
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
News Release: OCHOPEE, FL - Fire behavior on the Cypress Camp Trail Fire in Big Cypress National Preserve continues to decrease due to suppression efforts and high humidity. Due to the decrease in complexity, beginning tomorrow the fire will be managed by a local Type 4 Incident Management Team.
Extension of the Opening Order in Public Land Order No. 7899 and Addressing Pending Public Land Orders in Alaska discussed on April 10 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Interior Department discusses Indian Gaming; Extension of Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact (Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and the State of Nevada) on April 10
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Turkey Run Park will close to vehicles starting April 10
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
News Release: McLean, Va.- On Monday, April 10, the National Park Service (NPS) will close the Turkey Run Loop Road and parking lots so that construction workers can repair and repave road surfaces. The NPS expects these closures to be in place through October 2023.