News from April 2023


Agency Information Collection Activities; National Park Service, Survey of Educators discussed on April 20 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



BLM seeks input on proposed fee changes for Dalton Highway campgrounds and the addition of new public use cabins.

News Release: FAIRBANKS, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Central Yukon Field Office welcomes public comment through May 20, 2023, on a draft business plan for BLM recreation sites on the Dalton Highway. The draft plan includes proposals to adjust use and reservation fees for campgrounds and proposes three new public use cabins.


Interior Department discusses Notice of Inventory Completion: The Fort Ticonderoga Association, Ticonderoga, NY on April 20

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Reclamation releases Climate Change Adaptation Strategy

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation has released its Climate Change Adaptation Strategy that outlines how Reclamation will combat climate change. The strategy also affirms Reclamation will use leading science and engineering to adapt to human-caused climate change.


Above-average snowpack and projected runoff will send more water from Lake Powell to Lake Mead

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation today released its April 24-Month Study, which includes an increase to downstream flows from Lake Powell to Lake Mead of up to 9.5 million acre-feet (maf) this water year (Oct. 1, 2022 through Sept. 30, 2023).


Trails Center to host porcupine quillwork class in May

News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center will host a workshop on porcupine quillwork from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 20. Join us as special guest Melissa Connely teaches the basics of quillwork from start to finish.


Podcast 045: Texas Wildfires and Bastrop State Park

News Release: Sarah Hunter: Hello Fran Gale and Miriam. Thanks for joining me today.


Secretary Haaland Announces $125 Million to Restore Nation’s Lands and Waters as Part of President’s Investing in America Agenda

News Release: BOISE, Idaho-During remarks at the Society of Environmental Journalists Annual Conference in Boise, Idaho, today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced a $125 million investment from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to restore the nation’s lands and waters. The funding from the ...


Podcast 039: Cultural Resources in the Wilderness

News Release: Wilderness: Intersection of Cultural and Natural.



Historic Object Conservation at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

News Release: In April 2023, Fort Vancouver National Historic Sited hosted a professional conservator from the National Park Service's Harper's Ferry Center Museum Conservation Services. For two weeks, Conservator Fran Ritchie worked in Fort Vancouver NHS' Archaeology Lab cleaning several select historical objects from the park's museum collection.


CAUTION URGED ON PUBLIC ROADS

News Release: LAKEVIEW, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management, Lakeview District, advises travelers on roads crossing public land to use caution as spring snowmelt has resulted in muddy and flooded conditions throughout the District.


BLM releases supplemental analysis of land purchase, seeks public input

News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Casper Field Office is seeking public input on a preliminary environmental assessment (EA) that provides supplemental analysis to the Marton Ranch Acquisition EA completed in May 2022. The 21-day public comment period closes May 12.


National Park Service publishes updated Green Parks Plan

News Release: WASHINGTON - Just in time for Earth Day, the National Park Service (NPS) released the third edition of the Green Parks Plan today setting refreshed goals and objectives to advance sustainable park operations. The updated Green Parks Plan introduces a bold vision for national parks to attain net-zero...


BLM to conduct prescribed burns in southwest Idaho to reduce wildfire threat

News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be conducting multiple prescribed burns in southwest Idaho beginning in late April through the end of June depending on weather, vegetation and ground conditions. We are implementing these burns to lower the risk of wildfire ignitions, protect sagebrush habitat, and to support rangeland research with partner agencies.


BLM welcomes comments on King Range National Conservation Area Business Plan

News Release: ARCATA, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management is welcoming public comments on a business plan that would increase camping and wilderness backpacking fees to provide for expanded visitor services and continued maintenance levels at the King Range National Conservation Area’s visitor facilities on California’s North Coast.


Podcast 044: Incorporating Wiki-based Assignments in Higher Education, Part 1

News Release: Bruce Sharkey, LSU.edu. Stephanie Byrd: Welcome to the Preservation Technology podcast. I’m Stephanie Byrd, and today I’m talking with Bruce Sharky, a landscape architecture professor at Louisiana State University. Welcome Bruce!. Bruce Sharky: Hi, Stephanie. Thanks for arranging for this. Wiki-Based...


Interior Department discusses Outer Continental Shelf Official Protraction Diagrams and Official Protraction Aliquot Diagrams on April 21

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Lincoln Home National Historic Site Hosts Trails & Rails Open House for Interested Volunteers

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, IL: All aboard! Lincoln Home National Historic Site is looking for volunteers interested in sharing Illinois history while riding Amtrak trains from Springfield to Chicago this summer. Interested volunteers can attend an open house on Sunday, May 7, 2023 from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM in the Lincoln Home Conference Center at the corner of 8th Street and Capitol Avenue.