News from August 2023
Whiskey Rebels at Friendship Hill
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2023
News Release: Park staff and the Friendship Hill Association invite the public to visit Albert Gallatin’s home to commemorate the Whiskey Rebellion. On September 2 and Sept. 3, 2023, programs and displays will be offered at Friendship Hill National Historic Site. Programs include blacksmithing, wood carving, pottery, quilting and other educational displays. On Saturday, the Westmoreland Archaeological Club will display their collection.
Jeff Smiths Parlor Museum
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2023
News Release: Once called the “Museum of Why" by a ranger, the Jeff. Smiths Parlor Museum certainly inspires laughter, curiosity, and even confusion. That’s probably because it’s changed so quickly! Once the saloon of famous outlaw Jefferson Randolph “Soapy" Smith, the building also served as the First Bank of Skagway...
Twin Firs Fire Burning in Mount Rainier National Park
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2023
News Release: A half-acre fire is burning in Mount Rainier National Park, Superintendent Greg Dudgeon announced this morning. The Twin Firs Fire was started by a lightning strike on Friday morning, Aug. 25, and is currently burning in old growth forest about 1200 feet north of the park’s Nisqually Road between Kautz Creek and the Twin Firs Trail.
Tourism to Weir Farm National Historical Park contributes $2,508,000 to local economy
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2023
News Release: WILTON/RIDGEFIELD - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 37,977 visitors to Weir Farm National Historical Park in 2022 spent $2,508,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 27 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $3,619,000.
Be a B.A.R.K. Ranger at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2023
News Release: B.A.R.K. Principles. Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park is a great place to bring your pet. The National Park Service encourages pet owners to follow the four B.A.R.K. principles during their visit. These principles help protect you, your pet, and the park. B.A.R.K. stands for: B -...
My Park Story: Don Frankfort
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2023
News Release: In the fall of 2023, park ranger Don Frankfort will retire after working 55 summers at Wind Cave National Park. He began his ranger career in 1967 and estimates that he's led over 100,000 people through the cave in the years since.
Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications discussed on Aug. 28 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2023
The US Interior Department published a four page notice on Aug. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Dry Tortugas National Park Closes in Preparation for Tropical Storm Idalia
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2023
News Release: On Aug. 28 at 5 p.m., Dry Tortugas National Park will temporarily close for the safety of visitors and staff in preparation for Tropical Storm Idalia. Concession-operated ferry and sea plane services are also temporarily suspended.
Notice of Inventory Completion: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK discussed on Aug. 28 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Interior Department discusses Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 47 Species in California, Nevada, and Oregon; Correction on Aug. 28
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2023
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Glacier and Perennial Snowfield Research in Rocky Mountain National Park
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2023
News Release: Each year, millions of visitors come to Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) to experience its scenic mountainous landscapes, abundant wildlife, and high elevation alpine tundra. Glaciers, perennial snowfields, and ice patches are an important part of these human experiences. Glaciers shaped this landscape...
September 2023 Notice of Flight Operations
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2023
News Release: HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi -Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announces flight operations for September 2023.
Interior Department discusses Notice of Inventory Completion: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK on Aug. 28
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Preservation efforts underway on Mormon Row historic buildings
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2023
News Release: MOOSE, WY-The National Park Service and Grand Teton National Park Foundation are working in partnership to preserve and rehabilitate buildings at the historic Roy Chambers Homestead, which is part of the Mormon Row Historic District in Grand Teton National Park. The Mormon Row Road will be closed from north of Ditch Creek to south of the Roy Chambers site through October for renovation activities.
DOI-NPS offers new grant application process starting Aug. 29
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2023
NPS Chesapeake Gateways Grants FY 2024 grant opened on Aug. 29.
BLM to conduct prescribed burn in Southwest Idaho to research fire’s impact on mountain big sagebrush and mountain shrub communities
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2023
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will implement the Johnston Draw Prescribed Burn on 2,311 acres of land (592 BLM, 65 state, and 1,654 privately-owned) near the Reynolds Creek Watershed in the Owyhee Mountains, roughly 50 miles southwest of Boise. The prescribed fire will occur between...
BLM seeks comment on proposed fee to improve outdoor experience at Jump Creek Recreation Site
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2023
News Release: BOISE, Idaho-The Bureau of Land Management seeks public comment on a proposal to collect day-use fees to improve the visitor experience at the Jump Creek Recreation Site, located seven miles southwest of Marsing in southwestern Idaho. Recreation at the site, known for its 60-foot waterfall, has almost...
Tourism to Point Reyes National Seashore Contributes $117 Million to Local Economy
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2023
News Release: POINT REYES STATION, Calif. - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 2.3 million visitors to Point Reyes National Seashore in 2022 spent $117 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 1,120 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $149 million.
BLM and Absaroka Fence Initiative host National Public Lands Day event
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2023
News Release: CODY, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Cody Field Office and the Absaroka Fence Initiative will partner with the community along the Clark’s Fork of the Yellowstone River on Saturday, Sept. 16, to celebrate National Public Lands Day. This fence modification project will benefit big game herds in the Clark's Fork Watershed.
July 8, 1787: A Day of Rest
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2023
News Release: "I think it more than likely that we shall not leave this place before the middle of August. The diverse and almost opposite interests that are to be reconciled, occasion us to progress very slowely.".