News from April 2023
BLM approves construction of TransWest Express transmission project
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
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, a high-voltage transmission line that will extend from south-central Wyoming through northwestern Colorado and central Utah, ending in southern Nevada. Over 1,000 jobs will be created during construction and once complete, the line will provide 3,000 megawatts of new transmission capacity.
Top five tips for your visit to Acadia National Park
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - The National Park Service looks forward to welcoming visitors to Acadia National Park this season! The Park Loop Road will open to motor vehicles on April 15. The Hulls Cove Visitor Center opens to visitors on May 5. Campgrounds and other park facilities will open on various dates throughout April and May. Learn more about operating hours and seasons at Acadia.
BLM offers two wild horse fertility control trials
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management is authorizing two studies of promising new fertility control vaccines that could potentially help address the overpopulation of wild horses on public lands by slowing their annual growth rates.
BLM approves construction of TransWest Express transmission project
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
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, a high-voltage transmission line that will extend from south-central Wyoming through northwestern Colorado and central Utah, ending in southern Nevada.
Bureau of Land Management announces scoping period for the Muddy Mountains Travel Management Plan
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field Office is proposing to develop a Travel Management Plan for the 123,400-acre Muddy Mountains, located 25 miles southwest of Logandale and 50 miles northeast of Las Vegas.
BLM's Wheatland Corral kicks off Spring with April wild horse adoption
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management will offer 40-50 wild horses and burros for adoption on Friday, April 28, at the Wheatland Off-Range Corral in Wheatland, Wyo.
Bureau of Land Management offers public tour of Indian Lakes Off-Range Corrals located in Fallon, Nevada on May 12, 2023
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host a free public tour of the Indian Lakes Off-Range Wild Horse and Burro Corral in Fallon, Nevada, on Friday, May 12, 2023.
Bureau of Land Management is hiring 100 interns!
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Are you looking to kickstart a career in civil service?
BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Cassopolis, Michigan
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management is holding a wild horse and burro placement event May 12-13, 2023, offering approximately 60 excess animals gathered from western rangelands at the Red Horse Ranch, 64247 Library Rd., Cassopolis, Michigan.
National Park Service Will Reopen Sites 4/14, Start Charging Fees 4/17
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area announced today that sites that were closed for the winter will officially re-open on Friday, April 14, though some were opened earlier due to favorable conditions.
Hopedale Community House
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: In Adin Ballou Park, a statue of Hopedale's founder presides over a beaten front doorstep and boot scraper. These relics of the commune era come from the Jones homestead, where early Community members held meetings.
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site to Host Financial Literacy Program
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - On Saturday, April 15, at 2:00 p.m. Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, in partnership with RVA Financial, will host a program on financial literacy. “Tipping the Scale Toward Financial Justice: Financial Literacy Then and Now" will explore the history of financial literacy as a means of empowering communities.
UPDATE: Yellowstone National Park’s Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel spring 2023 opening delayed; Flood-damaged wastewater system still being completed
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Yellowstone National Park’s Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel spring 2023 opening has been delayed until the wastewater treatment system in the area is completed and operational. Due to the heavy winter and difficult construction conditions, the new system will not be operational by April 28 as originally planned, the scheduled Mammoth Hotel opening date. The park is working closely with contractors to complete the project as quickly as possible.
Interior Department discusses National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions on April 12
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Earth Day Roadside Cleanup Event
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: Celebrate National Park Week and National Volunteer Week at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument! We need volunteers to help pick up litter along the HWY 19 shoulder on April 22, 2022, or Earth Day. Sign up today!.
Bureau of Land Management offers public tour of Indian Lakes Off-Range Corrals located in Fallon, Nevada on May 12, 2023
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host a free public tour of the Indian Lakes Off-Range Wild Horse and Burro Corral in Fallon, Nevada, on Friday, May 12, 2023. Attendees will have the opportunity to view wild horses gathered from overpopulated herds in Nevada and Oregon.
My Park Story: Cindy Stafford
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: Cindy Stafford is our Museum/Archives technician volunteer. She has been volunteering with the Cultural Resources division at Glen Canyon since 2014 and has spent ten seasons with our Interpretation division. She first fell in love with this desert landscape when she took a road trip to the Grand Circle...
Death Valley National Park to move to cashless fee collection starting June 1, 2023
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, Calif. - The National Park Service (NPS) will only accept credit or debit card payments for camping and entrance fees in Death Valley National Park starting June 1, 2023.
Draper Mill Complex
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: George Draper gave rise to a new era in Hopedale. This Draper brother had a passion for finding innovative technology to make the production of cloth more efficient. He led the company's charge to become the nation's leading producer of machines for the cloth-making industry. The more idealistic Ebenezer, who had started the business as a member of the original Hopedale community, eventually left town. For him, finances came second to the fraternal order.
Museum
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: The park museum is located in the visitor center. It contains a variety of artifacts from the Colonial and Revolutionary War Era, a 3-pound reproduction cannon, and interpretive exhibits.