News from June 2023
Whale Waters Update for Glacier Bay Effective June 7th, 2023
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: BARTLETT COVE, ALASKA - Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Acting Superintendent Jake Ohlson announced today a 13-knot vessel speed limit near the entrance to the West Arm and near the Marble Islands. Recent sightings indicate that at least 18 humpback whales are feeding in these areas, putting them...
Upcoming 90th Anniversary Events
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 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 programs scheduled for June 10 and 11.
July 2023 Events at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi - Summer is here and the annual Hawaiian cultural festival is back at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park! After Dark in the Park programs, hikes, living history and a slew of other special programs are also part of the July lineup. Mark your calendar for these July events.
Cultural Connections Program Returns to Acadia National Park
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - The Cultural Connections program returns to Acadia National Park after a year long hiatus. A full season of programming will kick off on June 14 at Cadillac Mountain Summit, where the Burnurwurbskek Singers,a Penobscot male drum group, will perform traditional Wabanaki songs.
DOI-USGS1 offers new grant application process starting June 7
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on June 7.
My Park Story: Nick Crowley
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: Where are you from? What was your pathway to the National Park Service?
Local Painter Presents Solo Exhibit at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: Broad Channel, N.Y. -New York City Natural, an exhibit of paintings by Jessica Dalrymple, will open on Sunday, June 11. The exhibit opening and reception will be from 2 pm - 4 pm at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. The opening reception is free and open to the public.
Harden D. Wilson
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: Early Life. Harden D. Wilson was born in Owsley County in southeastern Kentucky on March 1, 1843, and worked as a farmer in the years before the Civil War. Civil War. On July 25, 1863, Wilson enlisted at Irvine, Kentucky, as a private in Company C of the 47th Kentucky Mounted Infantry. With troops raised...
Hyrum Reservoir filling for irrigation season Spillway is closed and no longer being monitored for safety
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: Hyrum Reservoir filling for irrigation season; spillway is closed and no longer being monitored for safety
Advisory Commission Announces 2023 Keweenaw Heritage Grant Awards
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: CALUMET, MI - The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission is pleased to announce that this year’s Keweenaw Heritage Grant program has awarded $125,963 in funding for various historic preservation, interpretation, education, and curatorial projects covering an area stretching from Copper Harbor to the Porcupine Mountains.
Prescribed Fire Planned for South Rim of Grand Canyon Beginning June 7, 2023
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: Grand Canyon National Park fire managers will resume prescribed burning on the South Rim this week.
BLM and nonprofit to clean up Government Draw June 17
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: LANDER, Wyo. - All are welcome to pitch in for a cleanup of public lands on June 17 in the Government Draw area east of Lander. The workday is hosted by the Wyoming charter of the Native American Church of the Ghost Dancers, in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management Lander Field Office.
Shenandoah National Park announces public comment period for new backcountry camping permit system
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: LURAY, VA - Shenandoah National Park announced a process for public input on its proposed backcountry camping permitting system during a virtual public meeting last night. The public comment period is open through July 6. Park managers will evaluate the public comments and develop a plan for implementation. The new process will be implemented in 2024.
DOI-BOEM grant application closes on Aug. 7
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
MM-23-03: Accounting for Scale Bias in Marine Minerals Studies grant opened on June 7.
Interior Department discusses Notice of Withdrawal Application and Opportunity for a Public Meeting for the Prescott National Forest/Hassayampa River, Arizona on June 6
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
DOI-USGS1 offers new grant application process starting June 7
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Lakes - Northern Forest CESU Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on June 7.
DOI-USGS1 grant application closes on July 7
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast CESU Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on June 7.
Prince William Forest Park Orienteering Course Impacted by Campground Closures
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: TRIANGLE, Va. - For visitor safety during a wastewater system improvement project, Prince William Forest Park will close the orienteering course from June 20 through October 27. The project will cause periodic closures at Turkey Run Ridge Group Campground, and many of the points on the course are in...
Reclamation announces public meeting regarding the 2021 Reinitiation of Consultation on the Long-Term Operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: Public Notice. Reclamation announces public meeting regarding the 2021 Reinitiation of Consultation on the Long-Term Operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project. SACRAMENTO, Calif. - On June 13, 2023, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 pm, Reclamation will hold a quarterly meeting to provide...
Pulitzer Prize-Nominated Author to Speak at James A. Garfield National Historic Site
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor is pleased to announce an upcoming author program and book signing by Dr. Brian Matthew Jordan, author of A Thousand May Fall: Life, Death, and Survival in the Union Army (Liveright/W.W. Norton, 2021). The presentation will be in the site’s visitor center auditorium at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 10.