News from April 2023
Committee Members Visit California to Witness Water Storage Challenges, Community Impacts
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) and other members of Congress on field tours and a hearing to learn more about the ongoing water issues in California and how they have impacted local communities.
Natural Resources Republicans Fulfill Commitment to America in First 100 Days
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
House Republicans marked the first 100 days of the 118th Congress. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) released the following statement in response:
Committee Spotlights Outdated Endangered Species Act
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries held a hearing on legislation centered around reforms to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) issued the following statement in response:
Republicans Begin Investigating Skyrocketing National Park Maintenance Backlogs
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing to examine the growing deferred maintenance backlog of the National Park Service (NPS). Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) issued the following statement in response:
Haaland Fails to Answer for Reckless Spending and Anti-American Energy Agenda
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources on the administration's Fiscal Year 2024 budget, her first time before the committee in nearly two years.
Westerman, Gosar Investigate DOI's Classified Material Vulnerabilities
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
In light of recent high-profile leaks of classified U.S. government documents, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland, requesting information on DOI's plans to mitigate hacking and cybersecurity threats. In part, the members wrote:
Biden Administration Ignores Struggling Families, Chooses Messaging Over Action
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Biden administration announced the creation of a new office of environmental justice within the White House Council on Environmental Equity (CEQ). House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
Westerman, Tiffany Investigate Pelosi's Presidio Park Payout
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Federal Lands Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife and Parks Assistant Secretary Shannon Estenoz, requesting information on the transfer of $200 million to a luxury park in U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) district. In part, the members wrote:
Biden Administration's Actions Jeopardize Forest Health
By House Committee on Natural Resources | Apr 24, 2023
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced several forestry-related initiatives, including a new report and field guidance on old-growth and mature forests on federal lands, a new rulemaking on climate resilience and a new reforestation report, all of which could have significant ramifications on forest management.
Celebrating Conservation on Earth Day
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2023
In honor of Earth Day, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement:
Park rangers and local responders suppress wildland fire at Acadia National Park
By Interior Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: Bar Harbor, Maine - On Sunday, April 25, at around 3:30 pm, park rangers and fire resources responded to reports of a wildland fire along the St. Sauveur hiking trail in Acadia National Park. Fire departments from Southwest Harbor, Bar Harbor, Lamoine, Mount Desert, Tremont, and Trenton responded to...
Non-War Military History (Teaching with Historic Places)
By Interior Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses historic places in National Parks and in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom.
Pullman Summer Explorers 2023
By Interior Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: Pullman National Historical Park invites Fourth Graders in our community to join the SUMMER EXPLORERS! This free three-day educational experience will be led by our park rangers and will explore how our National Parks enrich us all. For two of the three days we will explore sites outside of the park in the Chicagoland area. Lunch and snacks will be provided.
War of 1812 (Teaching with Historic Places)
By Interior Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses historic places in National Parks and in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom.
Western Pearlshell
By Interior Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: General Description. Anchored into the ground, a hard brown organism points toward the sun. Etched into the outside, rings radiate in concentric circles, chronicling each year of age, almost 100 years old. It stretches up to almost 13 cm tall. It’s not a tree, but a mollusk. The western pearlshell (Margaritifera...
Revolutionary War (Teaching with Historic Places)
By Interior Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses historic places in National Parks and in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom.
Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration to begin $17.7 million infrastructure improvement project
By Interior Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: Ellis Island, N.Y./N.J. - The National Park Service awarded an approximately $17.7 million construction contract to rehabilitate the Ellis Island Main Immigration Building. Funded by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), the project will rehabilitate exterior building components, including the masonry facade and clerestory windows. This project will preserve the historic structure and enhance the visitor experience throughout the building.
NPS Passport Stamp
By Interior Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: Are you a "Passport to Your National Parks" cancellation stamp collector? Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument has a couple of stamps to commemorate your visit.
BLM to develop a programmatic Environmental Assessment to streamline OHV Special Recreation Permits
By Interior Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: RENO, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments to inform the development of a programmatic environmental assessment (EA) that will cover a range of Special Recreation Permits (SRP) for Off-Highway Vehicle events in Nevada.
Federal agencies announce schedule for Clear Creek spring pulse flows
By Interior Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation, NOAA Fisheries, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the plan today for pulse flow releases from Whiskeytown Dam into Clear Creek in May and June.