News from June 2023
Search Underway for Missing Backpacker Hunter Fraser
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
A search is currently underway for a backpacker reported missing on June 7 in Olympic National Park.
Korean engineers, officials visit Corps’ LA River restoration project
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
A South Korean delegation of 20 engineers and Gyeongbuk Province river-sector officials learned about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District restoration project June 6 on the bank of the Los Angeles River at Lewis MacAdams Riverfront Park.
BLM implements seasonal fire restrictions in central Arizona due to increased fire risk
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
Effective Friday, June 9, at 8 a.m. seasonal fire restrictions will be implemented on Bureau of Land Management-managed lands in the Phoenix District.
Basin and Range National Monument BioBlitz to benefit future planning efforts
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
More than 50 volunteers, and agency and organization representatives in early June fanned out across eastern Nevada’s 704,000-acre Basin and Range National Monument to observe and record plants, insects, small mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians using the iNaturalist application.
BLM extends public input period on Mojave Trails National Monument, Management Plan
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management announces an extension of the public comment period for the Mojave Trails National Monument Management Plan.
Bureau of Land Management seeks comment on Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Management Plan
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public input to inform a new land use plan for the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.
Federal Land Managers seek public input on wild horse management in eastern Oregon
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
The U.S. Forest Service Malheur National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington are seeking public input on wild horse management in the Murderers Creek Wild Horse Joint Management Area.
Bureau of Land Management Wyoming reschedules dates for June oil and gas lease sale
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
The BLM Wyoming Oil and Gas lease sale originally scheduled for June 21-22, 2023 will now be held on June 28-29, 2023.
Geology Fire Ignites at Joshua Tree National Park
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Firefighters are responding to a fire in the Geology Tour Road area of Joshua Tree National Park that ignited around 4 PM on Saturday, June 10, 2023.
William Gregg Jr., 1834-1895
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: The details of the life of William Gregg Jr., the second owner of what is now Connemara, are sparse and fragmented. He was the eldest son of the much better-known William Gregg Sr.
Schuyler House Scavenger Hunt
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: Schuyler House Scavenger Hunt. Saratoga National Historical Park. 1165KB. 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...
Bureau of Land Management seeks comment on Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Management Plan
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: Medford, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public input to inform a new land use plan for the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. The plan update would protect important biological, historic, and public resources, including the objects of scientific and historic interest identified in Presidential Proclamation 7318 and Presidential Proclamation 9564, which established and expanded the monument.
Vendors Invited to Participate in 31st Annual Storytelling Festival
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is hosting the 31st annual Haunting in the Hills Storytelling Festival on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Traditional arts and crafts as well as food services will be included as part of the festival throughout the day. The park encourages all interested craft and food vendors to participate in this year’s festival.
Missing Backpacker, Hunter Fraser, Located
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Hunter Fraser, a backpacker that has been missing since June 7th, self-rescued via the Dosewallips River Trail with the assistance of other hikers.
Trail from Southway Bridge to Riverside Drive will be closed until further notice
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
The Lower Granite Natural Resource Management Office has closed the trail from the southside of the Southway Bridge down to Riverside Drive until further notice due to heavy rainfall undercutting the trail.
Reclamation issues snowmelt forecast for North Platte River Basin
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: MILLS, Wyo. - The Bureau of Reclamation has prepared the June snowmelt runoff forecasts and operating plans for the North Platte River Basin.
Decision Making at the Neilson House
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: Decision Making at the Neilson House.
Federal Land Managers seek public input on wild horse management in eastern Oregon
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: JOHN DAY, Ore. - The U.S. Forest Service Malheur National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington are seeking public input on wild horse management in the Murderers Creek Wild Horse Joint Management Area. The agencies propose to establish a Herd Management Plan for the area to protect...
Reclamation Celebrates Major Milestone for Tribal Water Delivery Project as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: FARMINGTON, N.M. - The Bureau of Reclamation and Navajo Nation today celebrated a major milestone for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project through the acquisition of the San Juan Generating Station water conveyance system. The acquisition of the water conveyance system, including a reservoir - to be...
Bureau of Land Management Wyoming reschedules dates for June oil and gas lease sale
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The BLM Wyoming Oil and Gas lease sale originally scheduled for June 21-22, 2023 will now be held on June 28-29, 2023. The sale will offer 116 parcels totaling 127,014.62 acres in all Wyoming Field Offices. The parcels will be offered at the online oil and gas lease sale which can be accessed at www.EnergyNet.com. The sale has been rescheduled due to computer system maintenance that would interfere with the originally planned dates of the online sale.