News from June 2023
Temporary Closure: Florida Avenue
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
Work related to the Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project (SELA).
MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 23-28 Lock 3 Closure
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
Joe Hardin Lock (No. 3) NM 50.2 will be closed to traffic beginning at 7 a.m. on August 7, 2023 until 7 p.m. on August 11, 2023.
Nashville District pushes full STEAM ahead with teacher focused externships
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math educators from Metro Nashville Public Schools and Clarksville-Montgomery County School System wanted to find creative ways to educate their students and bridge the gap between learning and practical application. They turned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District for inspiration.
USACE Vicksburg District determines Arkabutla Dam currently stable due to low reservoir pool levels, lifts potential breach emergency declaration
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District determined that Arkabutla Dam, in Arkabutla, Mississippi, is stable at the current low lake elevation as of June 12, 2023 and has downgraded the WATCH condition at Arkabutla Dam in DeSoto and Tate Counties, Mississippi to ALERT.
Creating and Learning Professional Development
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2023
News Release: Creating and Learning Professional Development. Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park. Grade Level: Adult Education. Subject: Literacy and Language Arts. July 19, 2023. Create, connect, and find inspirations!. Artists, educators, and teaching artists invited for a day of art and learning. This professional...
USACE Vicksburg District determines Arkabutla Dam currently stable due to low reservoir pool levels, lifts potential breach emergency declaration
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District determined that Arkabutla Dam, in Arkabutla, Mississippi, is stable at the current low lake elevation as of June 12, 2023 and has downgraded the WATCH condition at Arkabutla Dam in DeSoto and Tate Counties, Mississippi to ALERT.
DOI-FWS offers new grant application process starting June 12
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2023
F24AS00015 Sea Duck Joint Venture FY24 Competitive Grants grant opened on June 12.
NPS Eminent Photographers
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2023
News Release: In the early 2000s former National Park Service (NPS) History Collection photo archivist Tom DuRant coined the title "eminent photographer" to describe people who created a large body of work documenting national parks, the NPS, and the cultural and natural resources found throughout the National Park...
Geology Fire Morning Update
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2023
News Release: Firefighters from multiple agencies continue working to contain the Geology Fire in Joshua Tree National Park, working toward full suppression. The Geology Fire has burned 1,088 acres and is 30% contained.
Comer: Congress Must Take Action Against President Biden’s Veto, Block D.C.’s Anti-Police Bill
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
n June 13, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered remarks on the House floor in support of House Joint Resolution 42, which would block the D.C. Council’s anti-police bill from taking effect. President Biden’s recent veto of the resolution comes as Washington, D.C. continues to experience a tidal wave of crime resulting from soft-on-crime policies promulgated by the radical D.C. Council.
Comer: Congress Must Shine a Light on President Biden’s Regulatory Overreach
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
Announces hearing to examine the Biden Administration’s red tape assault on America’s economy
175th Anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention: Women, Gender, and the Law, July 21-23, 2023
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
Women’s Rights National Historical Park (NHP) is pleased to announce Convention Days 2023, July 21-23.
Corps tests spillway gates at Russell Dam, Thurmond Dam June 13-14
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, dam safety officials are testing the spillway gates at two hydropower dams on the Savannah River this week, and the releases will have minimal effect on reservoir levels.
Public scoping meeting to be held for navigation study at Kaskaskia Regional Port District Terminal 2
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
he U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, in coordination with the non-federal sponsor, Kaskaskia Regional Port District, is hosting an in-person public meeting June 22 to discuss a navigation study for Kaskaskia Regional Port District Terminal 2, near Baldwin, Ill., from 6 – 8 p.m. at Southwestern Illinois College in Red bud, Ill.
BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Doswell, Virginia
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
he Bureau of Land Management will host an adoption and sales placement event June 16-17, 2023, offering approximately 36 horses and burros gathered from western rangelands at Meadow Event Park, 13048 Meadow Farm Road, Doswell, Virginia.
Reclamation partners celebrate 120th anniversary at Grand Coulee Dam
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 13, 2023
Today, the Bureau of Reclamation and local partners celebrated the culmination of Reclamation’s 120th anniversary year events and Reclamation’s service to the American people.
Above average June precipitation leads to increased flows out of Yellowtail Dam
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 13, 2023
According to Natural Resources Conservation Service data, on average, the Bighorn River Basin receives 2.74 inches of precipitation during the month of June.
DOI-USGS1 grant application closes on July 21
By Interior Newswire | Jun 13, 2023
Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on June 13.
Chapter 1 Lesson Plan: The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963
By Interior Newswire | Jun 13, 2023
News Release: Chapter 1 Lesson Plan: The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963.
Virgin Islands National Park is Now Accepting Online Payments for Overnight Mooring Fees
By Interior Newswire | Jun 13, 2023
News Release: Virgin Islands National Park is pleased to announce that mariners who use the park’s mooring system can now make their payments online. Visitors can make these payments by downloading the recreation.gov mobile app, and then using the mobile app to scan the QR codes which are located on all of the overnight mooring fee pay stations that are located throughout the park. For more information on the locations of pay stations, please see our Interactive Marine Map.