News from July 2023
Racoon Island
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: Racoon Island sits just off Hough’s Neck in the Hingham Bay. The island is about eight miles away from Downtown Boston and only has about four upland acres. Like other islands in the harbor, local indigenous people likely used the island seasonally for thousands of years before colonization.
Use Care On Streams and Rivers During High-Water Event on the Kennicott River
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: COPPER CENTER, AK - Early morning on July 10th, the Kennicott River reached very high levels and volume, according to a U.S. Geologic Survey gauge at the Kennicott River bridge. A brief advisory by the National Weather Service was released to recommend that residents and recreationalists in the area...
My Park Story: Mike Twardy
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: My road to the National Park Service- Park Guide Michael Twardy.
Interior Department discusses Marine Mammals; Letters of Authorization To Take Pacific Walruses and Polar Bears in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska, in 2022 on July 10
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Extreme Trees - How do you manage the future forest?
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: By Catherine Devine. Stretching from Maine through New York, the Northern Forest is home to 2.3 million people, and its vast natural resources have a marked environmental and economic impact. Historically, Maine’s forests have had an abundance of natural regeneration - the process by which older trees...
2023 Total Fire Restrictions in Effect
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: Due to extreme conditions, all fires at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area are prohibited effective 12:01 am, Friday, July 14, 2023, until further notice. No open flames are permitted. This includes, but is not limited to, all fires in NPS provided fire rings and boxes, shoreline fires, charcoal fires, tiki torches, incense burners, candles, pellet smokers, and propane campfires.
National Park Service Seeks Public Input on Future Road and Bridge Paving and Rehabilitation Projects on the Natchez Trace Parkway
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: TUPELO, Miss.- The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public feedback on a proposed framework for addressing future road and bridge paving and rehabilitation projects on the Natchez Trace Parkway (Parkway). Rehabilitation includes the Parkway motor road, access roads, interpretive pull-outs, parking...
Research Brief: Tracking the spread of the Southern Pine Beetle
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: Many mountains in Acadia National Park, including Cadillac and Dorr mountains, are covered in forests of pitch pine. These trees, growing at the northernmost edge of the pitch pine’s range in unique association with other plants and animals, are vulnerable to a recently spreading pest, the southern pine beetle.
BLM infuses $3.5 million for cutting-edge clean energy use on public lands
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Bureau of Land Management announced a $3.5 million partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), to advance renewable energy research and new technologies on public lands. Using funding provided as part of the President’s Investing...
The Natural Landscape of the White Haven Estate
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: The land at White Haven and the people who lived on it are part of a give and take process that has continued for hundreds of years. Changes to the land included tree removal, crop cultivation, livestock management, and the consumption of natural resources. These environmental practices have shaped the...
Notice of Realty Action: Classification for Lease and/or Conveyance of Public Lands in Humboldt County, Nevada discussed on July 10 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
BLM plans temporary closure of Camel Tracks area
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: TAOS, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management Taos Field Office has issued a two-week temporary closure order for parts of La Bajada Mesa within Santa Fe County, in the area commonly referred to as Camel Tracks. This two-week temporary order is in effect July 17-July 31, 2023, and applies to approximately 1,280 acres of public lands.
Interior Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Turtle Distribution Database on July 10
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Man cited for illegally landing helicopter on west shore of Jackson Lake inside Grand Teton National Park
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: MOOSE, WY - On Saturday, June 24, at approximately 3 p.m. Grand Teton National Park law enforcement rangers received a report that a helicopter had illegally landed at Moran Bay on the west shore of Jackson Lake, inside Grand Teton National Park. Rangers responded by boat across Jackson Lake and found the helicopter and pilot Peter Smith, of Gunnison, Colorado, and a companion picnicking along the lake.
Alice North Lincoln
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: Born in Philadelphia on Nov. 13, 1853, Alice North Towne Lincoln came from a prosperous family with ties to the Boston area. Lincoln moved to Boston to attend the School for Social Workers to follow her interests in social welfare.
BLM, county and city continue tradition of safe fireworks location
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: WORLAND, Wyo. - Rainy weather didn’t curb Independence Day celebrations around the Bighorn Basin, including the tradition of fireworks at the gravel pit northwest of Worland. Each year for the past 15 years or so, Washakie County, the City of Worland and the Bureau of Land Management Worland Field Office have partnered to provide a safe place for people to use fireworks without the risk of starting wildfires.
Whale Waters Update for Glacier Bay Effective July 11, 2023
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: BARTLETT COVE, ALASKA - Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Acting Superintendent Tom Schaff announced today that the 13-knot vessel speed limit is being lifted near Russell Island and near Tlingit Point. New temporary whale waters are being implemented around Sandy Cove and Garforth Island to reflect...
Mining of the Osage Mineral Estate for Oil and Gas discussed on July 10 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
National Park Service Begins Rehabilitation of Tupelo and Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Sites
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: TUPELO, Miss.- The National Park Service (NPS) is partnering with the Historic Preservation Training Center (HPTC) to rehabilitate the Tupelo and Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield sites located in Lee County, Mississippi. Both sites were established by Congress in 1929 and administered by the War...
Riverways hosts youth fly fishing workshops
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: EMINENCE, Mo: Ozark National Scenic Riverways will host a series of free, one-day workshops about the basics of fly fishing for youth between the ages of 12 and 16. The clinics will be held on July 27, Aug. 20, Sept. 24, and October 22 at the Akers Visitor Center. These free workshops are limited to 10 youth participants and at least one parent or guardian for each youth. Reservations are required.