News from July 2023
Castillo Artillery Tour
By Interior Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: Your Tour begins on the gundeck of the Castillo at the Flagpole. Click on the link to learn about each cannon in our collection. It takes you to a numbered map that describes each cannon and your location.
Trails Center to host special presentations July 15 and 16
By Interior Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Get ready for an action-packed weekend at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, featuring exciting kids’ activities, appearances by special guests, and a captivating program on the historic “Battle of Red Buttes."
Morning Star Baptist Church 360 View
By Interior Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: Explore a 360 view of the interior of Morning Star Baptist Church in Pasco, Washington. Morning Star Baptist Church was the literal and figurative center of East Pasco’s African American community. Reverend Johnnie Steward founded the church in 1946 to support the growing Black population’s spiritual...
Dingmans Falls Trail repairs begin July 18
By Interior Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: BUSHKILL, PA- On Monday, July 18, the trail crew at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area will begin the final stage of repairs to the Dingmans Falls boardwalk trail, a quarter-mile trail that leads to Silverthread and Dingmans Falls. Work on the trail began last summer.
2022 George and Helen Hartzog Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Service
By Interior Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: Excellence in Volunteer Management Staff Award.
Mojave National Preserve Selects New Deputy Superintendent Debra Hughson
By Interior Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: BARSTOW, Calif. - Mojave National Preserve Superintendent Mike Gauthier announced the selection of Debra Hughson as Deputy Superintendent of Mojave National Preserve and Castle Mountains National Monument in California. Debra will become the fourth Deputy Superintendent at the preserve and the first for the monument.
BLM Lakeview District Hires Three New Employees
By Interior Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: LAKEVIEW, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Lakeview District Office has hired three new employees, Steve Yates, Courtney Sheldon, and Chris Stout.
BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Franklin Furnace, Ohio
By Interior Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The Bureau of Land Management is holding a wild horse and burro placement event August 11-12, 2023, offering approximately 30 excess animals gathered from western rangelands at the Ohio Horse Park, 400 Bobcat Lane, Franklin Furnace, Ohio.
Glacier Bay Releases Final Wilderness Management Plan and Decision Document
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: BARTLETT COVE, ALASKA - The National Park Service (NPS) has approved a plan for managing the designated Wilderness lands and waters of Glacier Bay National Park.
Golden Gate National Recreation Area announces environmental assessment for city-managed Ocean Beach project
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO-In support of work to mitigate shoreline erosion and the effects of sea level rise, Golden Gate National Recreation Area has begun an environmental assessment for the City of San Francisco’s Ocean Beach Climate Change Adaptation Project. By granting the city an easement to construct a seawall and associated infrastructure, a nearby wastewater system will be protected and existing public access to the southern portion of Ocean Beach will be preserved.
The Road to 'Separate But Equal'
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: The Road to “Separate But Equal".
Tribal Historic Preservation Program ACE Fellowship
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: American Conservation Experience, a nonprofit Conservation Corps, in partnership with the National Park Service is seeking a Tribal Historic Preservation Program Fellow. The Fellow will help support the State, Tribal, and Local Plans & Grants Division (STLPG) in tracking and reviewing applications submitted by federally recognized Tribes to enter into agreements with Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (THPO).
Great Smoky Mountains National Park and partners to offer adaptive programs
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: GATLINBURG, Tenn.- Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in partnership with Knox County, Catalyst Sports, and Friends of the Smokies, will make public lands more accessible for visitors of all abilities by offering three adaptive programs this summer. Rangers and volunteers will lead one biking and two hiking programs using off-road wheelchairs and adaptive mountain bikes on three trails evaluated for adaptive equipment.
Oregon and California National Historic Trails Summer 2023 Newsletter
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: Read the latest project updates and completions from the National Trails Office of the National Park Service (NPS).
Sledding at the Roadrunner Picnic Area
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: The Roadrunner Picnic area provides an incredible place to go sledding with your friends and family. 40 feet dunes rise out of the parking lot with incredibe views of the San Andres and Sacramento mountains and white dunes running for miles.
Sledding at the Alkali Flat Trailhead
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: The Alkali Flat trailhead parking area offers incredible sledding opportunities on White Sands National Park's gypsum dunes in the heart of the park. Incredible views of White Sands and the surrounding mountains greet you on the top of the tallest dunes accessible by the dunes drive.
2022 George and Helen Hartzog Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Service
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: Congratulations to the 2022 Regional Award Recipients.
Public input sought on draft air tour management plan for Bandelier National Monument
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: INTERIOR, New Mexico - The National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are seeking public feedback on a draft Air Tour Management Plan (ATMP) and associated environmental assessment proposed for Bandelier National Monument.
BLM Bishop Field Office partners with communities to reduce wildfire risk
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: BISHOP, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Bishop Field Office recently sponsored Chipper Days events for homeowners in the communities of 40 Acres, near Bishop, CA, and Granite View, near Lone Pine, CA. Fire crews from the Bishop Field Office and Inyo National Forest participated by bringing...
Rainbow Fire Update
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: Sedro Woolley, WA - The Rainbow Fire remains active in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area within North Cascades National Park Service Complex. The fire is approximately two acres in size and was detected on Monday, July 10.