News from April 2023
Bureau of Land Management Wyoming issues notice for oil and gas lease sale
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Today the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office issued an environmental assessment and the competitive sale notice for the 2nd Quarter competitive oil and gas lease sale.
Secretary Haaland Visits Texas as Part of Biden Administration’s Investing in America Tour to Highlight Work to Create Jobs, Address Legacy Pollution
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland traveled to Houston to highlight investments being made through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to put people to work to plug, reclaim and remediate orphaned oil and gas wells. The historic investments to clean up these hazardous sites will create good-paying union jobs, catalyze economic growth and revitalization, and reduce harmful methane leaks.
Purcell Trench
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: The Purcell Trench is a long, glaciated valley extending from British Columbia to Spokane Washington and helped create the setting for Rathdrum Prairie flood deposits. The area between Lake Pend Oreille and Spokane, WA contains a massive amount of deposits which were the 'break out zones" for the Missoula...
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Provide $16 Million for Co-Stewardship and Salmon Conservation in the Arctic, Kuskokwim and Norton Sound Region
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Today in Alaska, as part of the Department’s Investing in America tour, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau announced that the Department will invest more than $16 million over the next four years from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to enhance the resilience of ecosystems ...
Checking Lava Beds' Vital Signs
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Klamath Network Science. National parks are the guardians of our unique American natural and cultural history. But perhaps more than ever before, parks exist in a rapidly changing landscape. Urban growth, replacement of native species by exotics, air and water pollution, increasing visitor use, frequent...
Long-Term Monitoring Reveals Challenges and Resilience at Kenilworth Marsh and Kingman Lake
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: By Nicholas Tait, NCRN I&M Science Communication Intern.
Chellberg Farm Open House at the National Park
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Join a ranger at the historic Chellberg Farmhouse for an afternoon of exploration. The house will be open on Sunday April 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm. Rangers and volunteers will be on hand to share the area’s history. Afterwards, stop by and visit the farm animals.
Peter Brown
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: When American Private Peter Brown became aware of the first causality at the Battle of Bunker Hill, a soldier named Asa Pollard decapitated by a cannonball, it doubtlessly prompted much soul searching from himself and the remaining soldiers on the battlefield that afternoon. Exposed to the potentially...
The BLM welcomes input on fee increases within Sand Flats Recreation Area
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: MOAB, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Grand County, Utah, cooperatively manage the Sand Flats Recreation Area and are seeking input on a proposal to implement changes to recreation fees. Located just two miles from Moab, Utah, the Sand Flats Recreation Area is home to many iconic mountain biking and off-highway vehicle trails, as well as to nine popular campgrounds. Well-known trails include the Slickrock Trail, Hell’s Revenge, and Fins and Things.
Congressional Record publishes “SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” in the Extensions of Remarks section on March 27
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E264-E265 on March 27
April 2023 Notice of Flight Operations
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi - Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announces flight operations for April 2023.
BLM announces 2023 Fall Artist in Residence program at Alabama Hills
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: BISHOP, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management is currently accepting applications for the Fall Artist in Residence program at the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area near Lone Pine, California. Selected artists will have the opportunity to speak with Park Rangers and be inspired by the many scenic areas within the Alabama Hills, located amongst the Sierra Nevada skyline. The residency is available for a one-week period between October 1st and November 11th, 2023.
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park: Rangers in the City
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: When people think of the United States' National Parks, they typically envision open landscapes, miles away from skyscrapers and busy highways. That may be the case for many, but one National Park sits in the middle of California’s fourth most populated city. The San Francisco Maritime National Historical...
Kalaupapa National Historical Park: Remembering Isolation
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Kalaupapa is a small community that was once home to about 1,000 people and one bar, Elaine’s Place. In 1865, King Kamehameha V passed an act intending to prevent the spread of leprosy (also known as Hansen’s disease ), a lethal and infectious disease that was incurable at the time. This law led to the...
Talk Stories with Dr. Ka'imiloa Chrisman
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: An In-Depth Overview of Old-Time Hawaiian History, Culture, Arts & Crafts Presentation.
Interior Department publishes notice on March 31
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
National Parks of the Pacific Islands
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: There are nine national parks, monuments, and historic sites on the Pacific Islands that are used to study and celebrate culture and ecology. Island ecosystems make these sites relatively unique when compared to other parks managed by the National Park Service. There are many rare native animal and plant...
Scientist Profile: Rachel Townsend, Wildlife Biologist
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: From eagles and dinosaurs to environmental science and Spanish….
Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt of Permit Applications discussed on March 31 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Bates Well, Pozo Nuevo, and Ajo Mountain Drive Road Closures
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: **TEMPORARY CLOSURE ORDER**. Pursuant to the authority outlined in 36 CFR § 1.5(a)(1), which provides that the Superintendent may “Designate areas for a specific use or activity, or impose conditions or restrictions on a use or activity," the following areas are closed: Ajo Mountain Drive - The entirety...