News from April 2023
Sultana Inks Partnership with National Park Service’s Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
News Release: Chestertown, MD. -- The National Park Service's Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail (Trail) is proud to announce that that it has entered into a cooperative agreement with the Sultana Education Foundation (SEF) to provide students from Maryland’s Eastern Shore with educational programs that...
Celebrate Shove Off Day!
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
News Release: PETERSBURG, VA - Petersburg National Battlefield is partnering with The National Juneteenth Observance Foundation for a free event on Thursday, May 25, 2023, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. This event will feature a Juneteenth flag-raising ceremony performed by United States Colored Troops (USCT) re-enactors.
Iowa State College
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
News Release: Olmsted Brothers were hired by Iowa State College in 1906 to give recommendations on the campus layout and design. The number of students attending Iowa State had grown immensely since it opened its doors nearly 50 years prior, even more so in the last 10 years.
Louisiana State University
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
News Release: When Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. drew up his campus plan for Louisiana State University in 1921, he did so with the belief that his plan would accommodate 3,000 students. Olmsted’s plan tied the existing trees, topography and features together by establishing a cruciform-shaped quadrangle at the center of campus.
What did Interior Department publish on April 27?
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
The US Interior Department published a four page proposed rule on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Rule published by Interior Department on April 27
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
The US Interior Department published a three page rule on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Interior Department discusses Notice of Inventory Completion: Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY on April 27
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Pea Ridge National Military Park to present special program “The Sultana Disaster: Prisons, Greed and Espionage”
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
News Release: Pea Ridge National Military Park to present a special program “The Sultana Disaster: Prisons, Greed and Espionage" Friday, April 28, 6:00-7:15 P.M.
Interior Department discusses Notice of Public Meeting, Bears Ears National Monument Advisory Committee, Utah on April 27
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
My Park Story: Chelsea Niles
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
News Release: Meet Chelsea Niles, Program Manager of Interpretation, Education, and Partnerships at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. Her park story begins with her first Junior Ranger experience!.
Graham, Blumenthal Reintroduce EARN IT Act
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Legislation encourages Big Tech to take online child sexual exploitation seriously
Statement from U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today made the following statement.
Trinity College
By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: The passion Frederick Law Olmsted had for landscape architecture would make its way to his hometown of Hartford, Connecticut in 1872, when he worked with the city to relocate Trinity College to accommodate Hartford’s expansion. Trinity College’s Board of Trustees asked Olmsted to find the perfect plot of land and help design the college.
Troy Normal School
By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: Troy University got their Olmsted-designed landscape thanks to Edward M. Shackelford, a professor turned President of the growing University, who helped Troy in their greatest period of growth. While Shackelford got the Presidency in 1899, it wasn’t until 1922 that he reached out to Olmsted Brothers...
BLM opening Trinity River campgrounds May 5
By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - With summer camping season just around the corner, the Bureau of Land Management is preparing to open Trinity River campgrounds, along State Route 299, on Friday, May 5. These campgrounds are first-come, first-served, with no reservations taken. Campers can deposit their fees in cash at campground collection boxes. The maximum stay is 14 days.
Nature Painting Class at the National Park
By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Join a local artist and instructor from the Art Barn for Art in the Park. This event will be held at the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education on Saturday, May 13, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Learn how to paint your own dunes-inspired painting. There is a fee of $15 for supplies and reservations are required in advance at www.artbarnschool.org.
BLM schedules public hearing on use of motorized vehicles for wild horse and burro management
By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bureau of Land Management will conduct a virtual public hearing regarding the use of motorized vehicles and aircraft in the management of wild horses and burros. The hearing is scheduled for May 24, 2023, from 3-5 p.m. MT, and will be held using Zoom video conferencing technology and live-streamed at BLM.gov/live.
Devils Tower National Monument Entrance Station
By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: The entrance station at Devils Tower National Monument is historic. This was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935.
The BLM encourages public to track the bloom responsibly on public lands in the California Desert
By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management encourages the public to recreate responsibly, plan ahead and know before you go when viewing wildflowers on public lands in the California desert.
Bureau of Land Management opens lands closed for 2020 Labor Day Fires
By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: SALEM, Ore. - Friday, April 28, the Bureau of Land Management will reopen the last public lands closed after the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire.