News from July 2023
100 Years of Bryce Canyon, over 50 Million Years of Fossils
By Interior Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
News Release: Bryce Canyon's centennial Geology Festival is scheduled for Friday, July 14 and Saturday, July 15 and will include guided hikes, geology programs and interactive family-friendly booths. This year’s festival will also feature special evening programs from author and geologist Christa Sadler and park paleontology...
Interior Department discusses Notice of Inventory Completion: High Desert Museum, Bend, OR on July 7
By Interior Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on July 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Flag Ponds Nature Park
By Interior Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
News Release: Flag Ponds Nature Park is a 500-acre nature park that extends along the shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay in Calvert County, Maryland. Millions of years ago, sharks, whales, crocodiles, and other creatures inhabited the water and shores of the area. Though long extinct, their fossils are still preserved...
Reclamation’s operation of Hungry Horse Dam
By Interior Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation today laid out the process it is undertaking to address requests for support from the State of Montana and congressional delegation regarding the elevation of Flathead Lake downstream of Hungry Horse Dam.
What did Interior Department publish on July 7?
By Interior Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Andover, MA discussed on July 7 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Reedville Fishermen’s Museum
By Interior Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
News Release: The Reedville Fishermen’s Museum is in Northumberland County, Virginia along the banks of Cockrell Creek, a tributary that drains into the lower Chesapeake Bay. The museum stands on land once owned by Captain Elijah Reed. In the mid-19th century, Reed sailed to the Chesapeake Bay from Maine and set up...
Artillery Sounds Heard By Lewis and Clark
By Interior Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
News Release: There are a great many mysteries throughout the Lewis and Clark story, but one that still causes people to scratch their heads took place in the area around the Great Falls of the Missouri in early July 1805.
Notice of Inventory Completion: Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Andover, MA discussed on July 7 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
St. Clement’s Island Museum
By Interior Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
News Release: The St. Clement’s Island Museum sits along the Potomac River in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, and explores Maryland’s early colonial history. The museum interprets the history of St. Clement’s Island, the first English settlement in Maryland, as well as the Ark and the Dove, the ships that carried the colonizers. The island itself is in the Potomac River and is only accessible by boat or ferry from the museum.
Bandelier National Monument Visitor Center Closed for Evaluation of Environmental Conditions
By Interior Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
News Release: Bandelier National Monument is evaluating indoor environmental conditions in some of its structures. The park remains open, and the shuttle remains running. The café, bookstore, and restrooms remain open and accessible to the public, as do all outdoor facilities.
Interior Department discusses Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: California State University, Chico, Chico, CA on July 7
By Interior Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on July 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: High Desert Museum, Bend, OR discussed on July 7 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Podcast 078: On the Couch with Historic New England
By Interior Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
News Release: Alex Beard: Hi. My name is Alex Beard and I’m here at Historic New England in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Here with me today is Liz Peirce. She is the current Mellon Fellow at Historic New England. Hi, Liz. Can you tell us a little bit about what you’ve been doing at Historic New England, some of the projects you’ve been working on?
50 Nifty Finds #30: So Funny It Hurt
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2023
News Release: Like other large institutions, the National Park Service (NPS) has its own organizational culture. It is shaped by its managers and employees, can be difficult to understand at times, and is slow to change. One of the places NPS culture-and recurring issues of concern to employees-can be seen is in internal...
Pictures on the prairie with artist-in-residence Rachael Sebastian
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2023
News Release: BEATRICE, Neb. - Come to Homestead National Historical Park’s Education Center on Thursday, July 13, at 6:00 p.m. to shoot photos with our artist in residence, Rachael Sebastian, and explore prairie wildlife and vegetation in the park. Learn some tricks on composition and lighting from Sebastian while...
Podcast 084: Pig Skin and Wieners, the Early Influences on Preservation Architect Jack Pyburn
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2023
News Release: Jason Church: The first thing I want to ask you, Jack, I know you as a preservation architect, but I notice when I Google your name, that’s not what comes up first. It’s Jack Pyburn, football. Let’s just get that out of the way. I want to know why it comes up Jack Pyburn, football.
BLM re-opens portions of the Boise Foothills
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2023
News Release: BOISE, Idaho-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Four Rivers Field Office is re-opening the areas that were temporarily closed due to the Hulls Fire. The temporary closure is being removed from approximately 4,500 acres of BLM-managed public land in the Boise Foothills between 8th Street and Rocky Canyon...
Why I Refused To Register
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2023
News Release: On Jan. 29, 1943, The War Department announced a new registration program in order to approve incarcerated Japanese Americans for military service or relocation to the midwest or east coast. The WRA began administering the loyalty questionnaire to all internees over 17 years of age on February 3rd.
Chapter 15 Lesson Plan: The Watson Go to Birmingham 1963
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2023
News Release: Chapter 15 Lesson Plan: The Watson Go to Birmingham 1963.