News from June 2023
Early Morning Traffic Safety Checkpoint
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
Natchez Trace Parkway officers conducted a traffic safety checkpoint just south of the City of Tupelo during the early peak commute hours on June 4, 2023.
The Turning Point
By Interior Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: The Turning Point. 4242KB. Grade Level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade. Subject: Literacy and Language Arts,Social Studies. Lesson Duration: 60 Minutes. State Standards: Full list of New York State Social Studies Practices & Key Ideas, for Grade 6 through Grade 8, included in the...
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Swale Paintbrush discussed on June 8 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on June 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
First Washburn University School of Law
By Interior Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: In 1951 Washburn Law alumni found themselves on both sides of Brown v. Board of Education. Washburn College was established in 1857, when members of Topeka’s First Congregational Church decided the city needed a college, and on February 6, 1865, Lincoln College was incorporated. In 1868, the name of...
Interior Department discusses Notice of Inventory Completion: Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY on June 8
By Interior Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
90th Anniversary Events for the Weekend of June 17 and 18
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
Morristown National Historical Park (NHP) continues to celebrate its 90th anniversary as the nation’s first National Historical Park with programs scheduled for June 17 and 18.
National Park Service to maintain existing wildland fire break near University Subdivision, McCarthy, AK
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve Fire Management staff will be removing vegetation from the University Subdivision Fire Break June 12th through June 20th.
BLM announces 20-year extension of withdrawal for USGS Sitka Magnetic Observatory Site
By Interior Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska- The Bureau of Land Management today announced a public land order extension in the Federal Register for the Sitka Magnetic Observatory site in Sitka, Alaska, for an additional 20 years. This extension protects the 117 acres of public lands used by the United States Geological Survey Geomagnetism Program for magnetic and seismological data collection since 1939.
Ignitions Complete on 2023 Ash Mountain Prescribed Burn
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
Fire staff have completed ignitions on the 2023 Ash Mountain Prescribed Burn.
Vendors Invited to Participate in 31st Annual Storytelling Festival
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is hosting the 31st annual Haunting in the Hills Storytelling Festival on Saturday, September 16, 2023.
Corps seeks comments on Mud Lake drawdown at Lake Traverse
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on the draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for the Mud Lake drawdown in Traverse County, Minnesota and Roberts County, South Dakota.
New Lock at the Soo major construction continues
By Interior Newswire Reports | Jun 9, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Lock at the Soo project remains on schedule as major construction continues with phases 2 and 3 this season.
USACE announces a Project Delivery Team Meeting for Combined Operational Plan (COP) Update June 21
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District announces a Virtual Project Delivery Team (PDT) Meeting for Combined Operational Plan (COP) Implementation on Wednesday, June 21, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Ignitions officially begun on 2023 Ash Mountain Prescribed Burn
By Interior Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. June 08, 2023 - Following a successful test burn this morning, ignitions have officially begun on the Ash Mountain Prescribed Burn. This follows an unsuccessful test burn yesterday. Today, relative humidity is reduced, there is less cloud cover, and fuel consumption is meeting objectives.
RISEUP Program Launches to Help Temporarily Repair Metal Roofs
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
The U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with the Office of the Governor, Guam Homeland Security/Office of Civil Defense, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Mayor’s Council of Guam, have launched the Roofing Installation Support Emergency Utilization Program (RISEUP) to help temporarily repair metal roofs damaged by Typhoon Mawar.
USACE waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of USACE Birthday, Juneteenth Celebration
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,850 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of the USACE birthday, June 16, and Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19.
F.C Hirons
By Interior Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: Born in England in 1882, Frederic Charles Hirons came to the United States in his youth. He graduated from MIT in 1903 and studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. After completing his studies in France, he returned to the United States where he opened an architectural practice in New York with...
USACE increases target flows from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee Estuary
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District will increase releases from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee River Estuary beginning Saturday, June 10.
Below Normal Rainfall Conditions Impacting Federal Reservoir Levels in ACF River Basin
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District is responding to below normal rainfall conditions impacting federal reservoir levels in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) Basin
USACE signs agreement with Arkansas Waterways Commission to update tow haulage at Murray Lock and Dam
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District has entered into a cost-share Memorandum of Agreement with the Arkansas Waterways Commission to update tow haulage at Murray Lock and Dam.