News from April 2023


Podcast 040: Thin Section Petrography for Conservation

News Release: Petrographic Analysis Course. Mary Striegel : Good afternoon Chandra. We’re coming today from the National Conservation Training Center. We would like to talk a little bit about the petrographic analysis course that just took place here. So tell me a little bit about your areas of research. Chandra...


Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $140 Million for Water Conservation and Efficiency Projects in the West

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced a $140 million investment for water conservation and efficiency projects as part of the President’s Investing in America agenda to enhance the resilience of the West to drought and climate change. Funding for 84 projects in 15 western states, ...


Construction of a Larger On-Site Visitor Parking Area Will Require a Short-Term Closure of the Site

News Release: GETTYSBURG, PA - Eisenhower National Historic Site (NHS) announces a full closure of the site for three days, from Monday, April 24 to Wednesday, April 26, to construct an expansion of the visitor parking area. A full closure is necessary to maintain safety standards for visitors and park staff and protect park resources.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces $35 Million for National Fish Passage Projects to Address Climate Resilience and Strengthen Local Economies

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced a $35 million investment in fiscal year 2023 funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for 39 projects in 22 states that will address outdated or obsolete dams, culverts, levees and other barriers fragmenting our nation’s ...


“CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD” published by the Congressional Record in the Daily Digest section on April 17

“CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD“ was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D327-D331 on April 17


BLM to temporarily close Eagle Creek Road on weekdays for repairs

News Release: COTTONWOOD, Idaho-The Bureau of Land Management Cottonwood Field Office is temporarily closing Eagle Creek Road east of Lewiston in Nez Perce County during the work week, and occasionally on the weekends, so road crews can do reconstruction and maintenance work. The temporary closure of this 15-mile...


The “Darker Shadow” of an Unjust War: The U.S.-Mexican War and the U.S. Constitution

News Release: The “Darker Shadow" of an Unjust War: The U.S.-Mexican War and the U.S. Constitution.


BLM and Wyoming Honor Farm celebrate 35 years with May 13 adoption

News Release: RIVERTON, Wyo. - The Wyoming Department of Corrections Wyoming Honor Farm and the Bureau of Land Management will celebrate 35 years of training and adopting wild horses and burros with an adoption May 13 in Riverton.


BLM to host wild horse adoption at Meeker Mustang Makeover event

News Release: MEEKER, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a wild horse adoption event on April 28 - 29 for trainers to choose their mustang for the Meeker Mustang Makeover event and approximately 12 wild horses will be available for adoption by the public.




Deaf History Month Spotlight: Mallory Hawk

News Release: "Often, people feel nervous or awkward to come forward and ask questions directly to the members of the disabled population. I always tell everyone - don't be afraid to ask questions, to learn how to best communicate with me and learn about my disability.".


Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $140 Million for Water Conservation and Efficiency Projects in the West

News Release: WASHINGTON-The Department of the Interior today announced a $140 million investment for water conservation and efficiency projects as part of the President’s Investing in America agenda to enhance the resilience of the West to drought and climate change. Funding for 84 projects in 15 western states, ...


Podcast 043: David Morgan Talks About SEAC

News Release: Jason Church: Thanks for talking to us today David. Many of our listeners will remember you from past NCPTT podcasts. But today we are here to talk to you about your position at SEAC and what SEAC is and what projects you’re doing.


Surrender Cannon becomes a permanent part of park’s collection

News Release: Stillwater, N.Y. -Saratoga National Historical Park announces the donation of Light Six-Pounder British Cannon (#102) from the Department of the Army to the National Park Service (NPS). The park will permanently preserve Cannon #102 as a part of its museum collection.


Milledgeville’s Elite

News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Saturday, May 6, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special 1-hour ranger-led talk examining the long-forgotten connections between Georgia’s Antebellum capital city of Milledgeville and Chattanooga’s earliest years. This program will be held at 201 Riverfront Parkway, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402.


Illegal Hunting Activity in Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park

News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Hunting and trapping are national pastimes and have been since Native Americans first settled the mountains and valleys of East Tennessee. Every year, many venture out to private and public lands to harvest small and big game. The US Forest Service allows hunting on 650,000 acres...


The Road to Chancellorsville

News Release: After the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee spent the winter of 1862 into 1863 holding onto their defenses in Fredericksburg. General Thomas “Stonewall" Jackson’s army corps camped around Guinea Station on the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad. The railroad station once stood alongside the railroad tracks near the intersection with modern-day Stonewall Jackson Road.


My Park Story: National Parks as Places of Healing

News Release: “Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature - the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.".


Author Alix Christie Presents "The Shining Mountains" at Fort Vancouver Visitor Center on April 29th

News Release: Vancouver, WA - On April 29th at 1pm, join the Friends of Vancouver in hosting author Alix Christie and introducing her new book, "The Shining Mountains".