News from August 2023
Inflation Reduction Act to invest $8 million for restoration and resilience in Redwood National and State Parks
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2023
News Release: CRESCENT CITY, Calif. - Redwood National and State Parks will implement a project to restore the iconic redwood forest this year with $8 million from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This project is part of a nationwide effort to restore natural habitats and address climate change impacts. In 2023...
Hurricane Ridge Road to be closed August 15-17 for debris removal
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2023
News Release: Port Angeles, WA- Hurricane Ridge Road will be closed to visitors, including cyclists, from August 15-17 to help facilitate the removal of debris from the Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge burn site. This debris removal is necessary to allow for the investigation into the fire to continue.
BLM announces ambitious approach to reduce wildfire risk in California, NW Nevada
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management is taking an ambitious and coordinated approach to accelerate fuels reduction projects on public lands with high wildfire risk throughout California and northwest Nevada. Today’s signing of the Statewide Wildland-Urban Interface Fuels Treatment Programmatic Environmental Assessment will streamline plans to protect communities, reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health.
Inflation Reduction Act to invest $2.9 million to save native Hawaiian forest birds at Haleakalā National Park
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2023
News Release: KULA, Maui - Haleakalā National Park is working to prevent the extinction of native Hawaiian forest birds with $2.9 million from the Inflation Reduction Act. The “Prevent the Extinction of Hawaiian Forest Birds" project is part of a nationwide effort to restore natural habitats and address climate change...
Switchback and Sunrise Ridge Trails Reopen at Olympic National Park
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2023
News Release: Port Angeles, WA - The park announces that the Switchback and Sunrise Ridge Trails have reopened after a cougar attacked a child. The Lake Angeles/Heather Park Loop remains closed. See the attached map. Clallam County Transit will be resuming their stops at the Switchback Trailhead.
Sunrise reservations for Haleakalā National Park canceled for August 9, 2023
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2023
News Release: Kula, HI- Haleakalā National Park’s Summit District remains closed to visitors due to blocked road access as well as power outages resulting from wildfires and high winds. All sunrise reservations for August 9, 2023 are canceled.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $44 Million to Restore and Strengthen Climate Resilience Across America’s National Parks as Part of Investing in America Agenda
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of the Interior announced over $44 million from the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America agenda to meet critical ecosystem resilience, restoration and environmental planning needs for the National Park Service in fiscal year 2023. These investments from...
Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink; Lake County, FL; Categorical Exclusion discussed on Aug. 8 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
BLM seeks to resolve residential encroachment through sale of small parcel of public land
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2023
News Release: Montrose, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Uncompahgre Field Office plans to sell a small parcel of public land to resolve a long-standing residential encroachment. The parcel is managed by the Uncompahgre Field Office within the planning area for the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (NCA), although not within the NCA itself.
North Lake McDonald View
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2023
News Release: From this turnout, visitors have great access to Lake Mcdonald's shoreline, and an excellent glimpse into the areas fire history throughout the early 2000's.
Pile Burning to protect NPS Structures at Indiana Dunes NP
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2023
News Release: In April of 2023, firefighters from the Great Lakes Fire Management Zone, based at Indiana Dunes National Park, burned multiple debris piles around several park structures to protect the buildings from the potential of wildland fires.
Secretaries Haaland and Vilsack Applaud President Biden’s Designation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, President Biden established the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni -Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in northern Arizona, an area considered sacred by many Tribal Nations in the Southwest and renowned for its natural, cultural, economic, scientific and historic resources and broad recreation opportunities.
Wind Cave tours canceled due to elevator repairs
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2023
News Release: HOT SPRINGS, S.D. - Cave tours at Wind Cave National Park have been suspended pending elevator repairs. Replacement parts are on order and tours could resume in early September.
BLM seeks public comment for oil and gas lease sale in Nevada
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2023
News Release: RENO, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on five oil and gas parcels totaling 4,538 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale in Nevada. The comment period ends September 7, 2023.
Success at the 2023 Girl Scout Convention and Boy Scout National Jamboree
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2023
News Release: Girl Scout Convention (July 20-22, 2023).
Access: Ocean Path
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2023
News Release: Ocean Path is a popular trail that stretches from Sand Beach to Otter Point along the length of Park Loop Road featuring scenic views of the rocky coastline. This is a gradual hike with steady inclines and declines and is 2.2-miles one way, a 4.4-mile round trip.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Rights of Entry discussed on Aug. 8 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2023
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Carl's
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2023
News Release: Carl's, also known as Carl's Frozen Custard, in Fredericksburg, Virginia was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The frozen custard stand is significant as a roadside business that emerged as commercial structures on major roadways became more common in the 1940s and 50s, as well as its continuous role in Fredericksburg's social and economic life.
Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Invest More than $1 million in Restoration in Big South Fork NRRA
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2023
News Release: Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area (NRRA) received over $1 million for the orphaned well reclamation project, funded through the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This project is part of a nationwide effort to restore natural habitats and address climate change impacts.
Whirley Crane: Richmond Shipyard No. 3
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2023
News Release: Enormous Lifting Power. The Whirley Crane, named for its ability to turn 360 degrees, currently sits next to the SS Red Oak Victory ship. At a weight of close to 230 thousand pounds, this crane is the only one left of dozens that were used to help build ships at record speed. The scale of it, is enormous...