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News Release: Indiana Dunes National Park and Indiana Dunes Tourism have partnered to offer Drop-In Volunteering, a no-hassle volunteer option for those looking to help out at the Indiana Dunes. Opportunities are available nearly every day of the week and include stewardship, restoration, park clean-up, and more.

Illinois: Israel and Avis Blodgett House

News Release: The National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom added the Israel and Avis Blodgett House to the Network in 2023. The Israel and Avis Blodgett House is the home of Underground Railroad conductors from 1840-1861. Israel and Avis Blodgett moved to Illinois in 1830-1831. They...

Fort Donelson National Battlefield Invites Volunteers for Park Day 2023

News Release: (Dover, TN) - On Saturday, April 15, 2023, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Fort Donelson National Battlefield is holding its annual Park Day, inviting members of the public to take part in the cleaning of the 1,717 grave markers of the Fort Donelson National Cemetery. Participants may also assist in clearing the cemetery of any branches or other small debris from recent windstorms.

Catoctin Mountain Park ramps up protection of native plants

News Release: Thurmont, Md. - The National Park Service (NPS) reminds visitors that the harvest of ramps, wild leeks, in Catoctin Mountain Park is illegal and kills native plants. Foraging for ramps has become popular in the Eastern United States, and the NPS has seen an increase in illegal harvesting in Catoctin Mountain Park.

Boquillas Port of Entry Switches to Summer Schedule on May 1

News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS -The Boquillas Port of Entry within Big Bend National Park, providing access to the town of Boquillas, Coahuila, Mexico, as well as the Mexican Protected Areas of Maderas del Carmen and Ocampo, will change to the summer schedule beginning Monday, May 1st. The port will be open four days a week, Friday through Monday.

Obed Wild & Scenic River Receives an Adaptive Climbing Grant from the National Park Foundation

News Release: Obed WSR has received a 2023 grant from the National Park Foundation to support an Adaptive Outdoor Rock Climbing for Amputees program. The grant is part of the Foundation’s ParkVentures Program (ParkVentures (nationalparks.org). ParkVentures supports projects that focus on representation, accessibility...

BLM approves construction of TransWest Express transmission project

News Release: In a significant milestone in the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to modernize America’s power infrastructure in the West and achieve a fully carbon-free electric grid by 2035, the Bureau of Land Management has issued a notice to proceed for construction of the 732-mile TransWest Express Project...

Hopedale, Massachusetts

News Release: Welcome to Hopedale, one of six sites that make up Blackstone River Valley National Historical.

A New Look at Lava

News Release: By Emma Stefanacci. PhD in hand, Erika Rader, Doctor Erika Rader - “licensed" volcanologist, looked for a postdoctoral research project. Unsure what might be best for the long-term, she experimented with visual near-infrared (VNIR) spectroscopy equipment. She heard that this imaging could show cool things...

Humboldt River Field Office has finalized the Environmental Assessment for Valmy Development

A Finding of No Significant Impact, and Decision Record are now finalized for the Plan of Operations Amendment (Plan) for the Valmy Development Expansion of the Marigold Mine.

Interior delays opening of lands in Public Land Order No. 7899

The Bureau of Land Management announced today that Interior is delaying the opening of lands in the Kobuk-Seward Peninsula Planning Area described in Public Land Order No. 7899 until August 31, 2024.

National Park Service seeks feedback on plans to create an accessible ramp and new trail networks at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

News Release: Bayfield, WI -The draft Environmental Assessment (EA), “Create Accessible Ramp at Meyers Beach and New Trail Network at Little Sand Bay Project", which evaluates a proposed accessible beach ramp at Meyers Beach and a new trail network at Little Sand Bay, is available for public review starting today.

BLM to extend Chinese Peak—Blackrock Canyon seasonal closures

Due to excessive snow and muddy conditions throughout the area, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pocatello Field Office is delaying the opening of the Chinese Peak–Blackrock Trails System, located north and west of Pocatello.

Bureau of Land Management releases Final Environmental Assessment and Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment for Logandale Trails

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.

BLM to hold wild horse and burro event in Willis, Texas

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.

BLM Rio Puerco Field Office implements Chain of Craters prescribed fire

Beginning April 10 through the month of April, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will conduct the Chain of Craters prescribed fire, weather permitting.

BLM Rio Puerco Field Office conducts Mesa Chivato prescribed fire

As weather conditions allow, beginning April 10 through the month of April, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will conduct the Mesa Chivato prescribed fire.

BLM extends South Hills seasonal closure to April 28

Due to the extensive snowpack lingering in the South Hills area south of Twin Falls, the Bureau of Land Management Burley Field Office will extend the seasonal motorized travel closure to Friday, April 28, 2023.

BLM offers 23,675 acres for solar energy development in Southern Nevada

As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal to permit 25 gigawatts of renewable energy on public lands by 2025 and achieve a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035, the Bureau of Land Management today announced it is auctioning four parcels totaling 23,675 acres for utility-scale solar energy development in the Amargosa Desert in Nye County, Nevada.

Heavy snowpack increases safety concerns for BLM Uncompahgre recreational users