News from August 2023
Air Tour Management Voluntary Agreements Completed for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Park Service (NPS) today announced the completion of two commercial air tour management voluntary agreements for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Recreation Area. The signing of these agreements completes the efforts...
National Park Service HBCU Interns Gather at the Greening Youth Foundation’s Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: The annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities Internship (HBCUI) Conference brought together students, professionals, and experts in a celebration of diversity, innovation, and empowerment. The conference, held from July 24 to July 27, 2023, featured a rich array of discussions, workshops...
Montclair Early Music presents Jewels of the Renaissance
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: MORRISTOWN, NJ - Morristown National Historical Park (NHP) continues to celebrate its 90th anniversary as the nation’s first National Historical Park with programing scheduled for Sunday September 10 at 1:00pm - Montclair Early Music presents Jewels of the Renaissance.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Individual Indian Money (IIM) Instructions for Disbursement of Funds and Change of Address discussed on Aug. 30 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
July 10, 1787: A New Division
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: "The Men who oppose a strong & energetic government are, in my opinion, narrow minded politicians.".
Area, Trail, and Camp Closures Remain in Effect
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: Area, trail, and camp closures remain in effect along State Route 20 within North Cascades National Park Service Complex to manage visitor safety, firefighter access, and emergency response in conjunction with firefighting efforts on the Sourdough Fire. The Sourdough Fire is at 6,234 acres and 25% containment.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial facilities closed Aug. 31
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: MANTEO, N.C. - All facilities at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore), Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial will be closed Thursday, Aug. 31, due to expected tropical storm strength winds and heavy rainfall. Once post-storm assessments are completed, facilities at the three parks will reopen to the public.
I Spy
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: I Spy. Voyageurs National Park. Grade Level: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade. Subject: Literacy and Language Arts,Science. Lesson Duration: 30 Minutes. Common Core Standards: K.L.4, K.L.4.a, K.L.5.c. State Standards: Minnesota Academic Science Standards. 2.1.1.2.1, 2.2.1.1.1...
Small Wildfire Reported in the Hurricane Ridge Area of Olympic National Park
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: Port Angeles, WA - Yesterday, around 4:30 p.m., park staff received reports of a fire burning in the Hurricane Ridge area as a result of recent lightning strikes on the Olympic Peninsula. Park personnel confirmed that a wildland fire was burning in a tree stand approximately 2,000 feet downslope from...
Roger Williams, Religious Freedom, and a Jewish Legacy
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: Judge Jacob Jerome Hahn (1868-1938) was the second person of the Jewish faith to be admitted to the Rhode Island Bar. He served on the state superior court from 1931-1935. He purchased the historic spring and land for a memorial in 1930. Judge Hahn hired architect Norman Isham(1864-1943) to design a...
Voyageurs National Park Announces Boat Launch Ramp Replacement at the Kabetogama Lake Visitor Center
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN: The National Park Service will be replacing the boat launch located at the Kabetogama Lake Visitor Center. The contractor will start staging materials and equipment at the site on September 5, and the launch will be closed starting September 18.
Migration on El Camino Real de los Tejas
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: Humans have moved across Texas for many years. Before Europeans arrived, Indigenous peoples established the trails that would become El Camino Real de los Tejas. Later, Europeans and Americans also entered Texas, leaving behind unique traces of their own migrations.
Join Us for the Labor Day Weekend Living History Event
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: FORT LARNED - Labor Day Weekend traditionally signals the end of summer. Bring your summer to a historic close with a weekend of fun and learning at Fort Larned’s Labor Day Weekend Living History Event.
BLM schedules wild horse and burro event in Idabel, Okla.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: NORMAN, Okla.- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a two-day wild horse and burro event September 22-23 at the Idabel Rodeo Arena in Idabel, Okla.
Tourism to Assateague Island National Seashore Contributes $116,000,000 to Local Economy
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: BERLIN, MARYLAND - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 2.3 million visitors to Assateague Island National Seashore in 2022 spent $116 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 1,410 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $139 million.
Heritage Hike: Staple Bend Tunnel, Sunday, September 3, 2023
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: Join a park ranger on a hike to the first railroad tunnel in America, the Staple Bend Tunnel, on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. Reservations are required for this free hike. Please call the Visitor Center at 814-886-6150 to sign up.
Bureau of Land Management installs cashless fee collection kiosks along Lower Deschutes Wild and Scenic River
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: Prineville, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management installed Remote Off-Grid Kiosks (ROK) that are designed to process card payments instead of cash at the Trout Creek and Mecca Flat Campgrounds earlier this month. Staff plan to remove the traditional iron ranger fee boxes at these two sites after Labor Day weekend.
Road Maintenance Scheduled for Steens CMPA
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: Hines, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management strives to provide quality access to public lands in Harney County. Over the next few weeks, or as staff time and weather and ground conditions allow, the BLM will maintain roads within the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area.
BLM Tres Rios Field Office lifts Stage I Fire Restrictions
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: DOLORES, Colo. - Current Stage I Fire Prevention Order COS01-23-02 will be rescinded on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the Tres Rios Field Office and Canyons of the Ancients National Monument effective at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. “Recent rains over much...
DOI-NPS grant application closes on Nov. 1
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program grant opened on Aug. 31.