News from August 2023
Richmond Fire Station
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: From WWII Fire Protection to Today.
Byron Smith has been named the operations program manager for the Branch of Structural Fire
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: Byron Smith is the new operations program manager for the National Park Service (NPS) Branch of Structural Fire. This will be Byron’s first opportunity to serve with the National Park Service, formerly serving as the assistant chief for operations at Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany, Georgia.
Wendover Air Base, Utah
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: In early September 1944, Lieutenant Colonel Paul Tibbets of the Army Air Forces, who probably knew more about the new B-29 bombers than any other pilot, was called to a closed military meeting. There he was put in charge of a secret project to prepare modified B-29s and their crews to be used delivering...
Ride your Horse on the Beach at the National Park
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Join fellow equestrians on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at Indiana Dunes National Park’s West Beach, for an extremely rare chance to ride on a beach of Lake Michigan. BYOH (Bring your own horse).
Mission Beach Roller Coaster
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: The Mission Beach Roller Coaster in San Diego, California was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, and became a National Historic Landmark in 1987. The structure is significant as an example of a early 20th century wooden rollercoaster, as well as being one of the only remaining structures from the Mission Beach Amusement Center, one of businessman John D. Spreckels's major development projects in San Diego at the turn of the century.
Access Wayside: Beach and Beyond
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.
NPS Approves Gunsight Lake Native Trout Preservation Project
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: WEST GLACIER, Mont. [Aug. 14, 2023] - The National Park Service (NPS) has approved the Glacier National Park Westslope Cutthroat (WCT) and Bull Trout Preservation project at Gunsight Lake. On Aug. 11, 2023, the Regional Director for NPS Interior Regions 6, 7, and 8 signed a Finding of No Significant...
Shriner Peak Trailhead
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: The road to access Shriner Peak Trailhead, SR 123, closes in the winter from the north via SR 410 at Chinook Pass and to the south at the SR 123 entrance near Ohanapecosh.
National Park Service awards more than $243,000 to support Alaska Native educational programming
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service (NPS) announced the award of $243,457 today as part of the Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development grant program to the Goldbelt Heritage Foundation based in Juneau, Alaska. This is the first year awards have been administered from this newly established grant program.
The Preserve’s 18th Annual Labor Day Quilt Display Showcases Quilts with the Color Blue
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: Strong City, Kansas -Come see the 18th annual quilt display at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve over the Labor Day weekend, September 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. This year’s display will feature quilts using the color blue. The quilts will be displayed in the historic barn from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. all three days. Enjoy the fun activity of voting for your favorite quilt. On Monday, September 4th at 1 p.m., the winner will be announced.
Enoch Fletcher
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: Early Life and Civil War. Enoch Fletcher was born in Clark County, Kentucky, on Feb. 15, 1846. Enslaved by John T. Clark, Fletcher spent the first 20 years of his life as part of the 4,764 enslaved people that made up 42% of Clark County’s total population. In the face of danger, he made his way...
BLM announces public meetings for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument draft resource management plan, draft environmental impact statement
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: KANAB, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management today announced its plan to host five public meetings, which will provide forums for the public to learn more about the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
Filice and Perrelli Cannery
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: WWII Challenges For Workers and Businesses.
Haleakalā National Park’s Summit and Kīpahulu Districts to remain closed through Friday night, August 18, 2023
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: Kula, HI- Haleakalā National Park’s Summit and Kīpahulu Districts remain closed to the public through the evening of Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. Please do not attempt to visit the park during the closure as both districts are closed to entry.
Annual Meeting of Federal Partners and Tribal 477 Workgroup Under Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Act of 2017 discussed on Aug. 15 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
National Park Service to Address Mine Contamination in Beauty Bay Alaska
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: According to Sarah Venator, geologist at the NPS Alaska Regional Office, Glass-Heifner was originally established as a gold mine and remained active until the 1970s. “At this site, miners would excavate the gold ore, which was primarily a mineral called arsenopyrite in quartz veins. Arsenopyrite is very...
Reclamation begins Yakima Project “Flip-Flop” Operations
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: YAKIMA, Wash. - The Bureau of Reclamation will begin its annual “flip-flop" operation after August 20 to aid in successful spawning and incubation of chinook salmon eggs and to improve winter reservoir storage in the Yakima basin.
Reclamation announces 2024 operating conditions for Lake Powell and Lake Mead
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Reclamation today released the Colorado River Basin August 2023 24-Month Study, which determines the tiers for the coordinated operation of Lake Powell and Lake Mead for 2024. These operating conditions, which are based on existing agreements under the 2007 guidelines...
Podcast 135: Pursuing a Career in Preservation Horticulture
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: Combining Horticulture and Conservation. Catherine Cooper: Hello, my name is Catherine Cooper. I am here with. Erin Fogarty: Erin Fogarty, the Conservation and Historic Gardens Horticulturist at the Gardens at Elm Bank in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Catherine Cooper: Thank you so much for joining us...
My Park Story: Amy McKinney
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: “One of the reasons I am so passionate about museums is the ability of tangible objects to tell a story. I feel like it’s really powerful when you are in the setting where history took place. I’ve worked in a lot of historic house museums, like the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Park, where you...