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News Release: SPRINGDALE, Utah - Effective at 12:01 a.m. MT on Wednesday, Aug. 2, campfires and smoking near dry plants will be prohibited in Zion Canyon. These restrictions will stay in effect until lifted by the park superintendent.

Master Naturalist Course to Be Offered by Pipestone National Monument

News Release: On August 21-25, Pipestone National Monument will be hosting a Minnesota Master Naturalist course in partnership with the University of Minnesota Extension Office. Biological Science Technician Richard Schroyer will be offering “Prairies and Potholes," a class covering the tallgrass prairie ecosystem.

Appalachian National Scenic Trail seeks public input on Virginia's Triple Crown Visitor Use Management Plan in August 2023

News Release: Harpers Ferry, West Virginia - The National Park Service (NPS) and its partners co-managing Appalachian National Scenic Trail’s Virginia’s Triple Crown segment near Roanoke, Va., encourage members of the public to comment on a draft Visitor Use Management Plan for Virginia’s Triple Crown segment of the trail. Comments will be gathered August 1 - 31, 2023.

Machine Shop: Richmond Shipyard No. 3

News Release: Historic Shipyard Building. The machine shop is part of several outfitting buildings. Propellers and propulsion machinery were assembled, cleaned, and polished there. The machine shop housed the most modern tools and equipment of the day, including a lathe that could turn sections of steel fifty feet...

Manhattan Project Scientists: Richard P. Feynman

News Release: As a teenager, Richard Feynman (1918-1988) taught himself trigonometry, advanced algebra, infinite series, differential and integral calculus, and analytic geometry, and at 24 got his PhD in physics at Princeton. While there he was on Robert Wilson’s team, trying to produce enriched uranium electromagnetically...

Access across the top of Boysen Dam will be temporarily interrupted

News Release: MILLS, Wyo. - Access across the top of Boysen Dam will be temporarily interrupted as the Bureau of Reclamation prepares for and performs testing of spillway gates during the week of Aug. 21, 2023.

Trails Center hosts military living historians this weekend

News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Experience life as a frontier soldier this weekend at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center with an 1860s military encampment.

San Rafael Swell Recreation Advisory Council to host public meeting

News Release: PRICE, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management and the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area Advisory Council are pleased to announce an upcoming meeting of the Council on Aug. 31, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. MT at the Castle Valley Special Service District Building in Castle Dale, Utah. The meeting will provide an opportunity for stakeholders and community members to come together and discuss important matters related to the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area.

Jun Fujita

News Release: "Whether these flowers are rare or common they all have delicate languages and create vivid moods. I try to recreate these moods in my photographs." - Jun Fujita.

June: 124 notices published by Interior Department

By Interior Newswire | Aug 4, 2023

There were 124 notices published by the Interior Department in June, according to the Federal Register.

Post World War II Food

News Release: World War II brought several changes to what and how we eat. For example, members of the military traveled the globe during World War II, encountering different cuisines. When they returned, they brought back memories of those dishes. French, Italian, and Chinese food soon became popular in America beyond immigrant neighborhoods like Chinatowns and Little Italys.[1].

DOI-BOR offers new grant application process starting Aug. 7

WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency Projects for Fiscal Year 2024 grant opened on Aug. 7.

Cane River Creole Celebrates the Birthday of the National Park Service

News Release: The Cane River region has a rich tradition of community celebrations and gatherings. Cane River Creole National Historical Park invites you to our celebration of the 107th birthday of the National Park Service on Saturday, August 26 at Oakland Plantation. There will be games and activities for children of all ages at the park’s first field day!.

Cane River Creole Magnolia Plantation Unit Closed During Highway 119 Repair

News Release: In an effort to ensure the safety and protection of the public, park staff, resources, and facilities, the Magnolia Plantation unit of Cane River Creole National Historical Park will be closed to the public starting Monday, Aug. 14, as the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development begins...

DOI-FWS offers new grant application process starting Aug. 7

F23AS00467-Promoting the long-term conservation of gorillas and chimpanzees in key landscapes in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Nigeria-Cameroon transboundary region. grant opened on Aug. 7.

DOI-BOR grant application closes on April 2

WaterSMART Planning and Project Design Grants For FY 2023 and FY 2024 grant opened on Aug. 7.

Victory Gardens on the World War II Home Front

News Release: Victory Gardens. on the World War II Home Front. Faced with having to feed an expanded military and a hungry population, the US government reintroduced the idea of War Gardens from World War I. They rebranded them as Victory Gardens for World War II, and spelled out their purpose: The Victory Garden...

DOI-BOR grant application closes on Sept. 3