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News Release: Depending on your journey, you've either passed through the Foothills Entrance Station or you're about to leave the park for the next chapter in your trip. Take a moment to stop at the Foothills Visitor Center. Get information about the road ahead. Pick up some maps, books, and gifts. Use the restrooms. Browse exhibits about the ecology and human history of the foothills, and join a free ranger-led program if one's on the schedule.

Comer Subpoenas Devon Archer to Appear for a Deposition in the Biden Family Investigation

By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 13, 2023

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today subpoenaed Devon Archer, a Biden family associate, to appear for a deposition on Friday, June 16, 2023.

From Production to Cleanup: The Tri-Party Agreement

News Release: As with many important events in history, the signing of the Tri-Party Agreement was influenced more by the personalities of the individual signatories involved than by the policy decisions of the entities they represented.

DOI-USGS1 grant application closes on July 21

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on June 13.

UPDATE: Evening temporary closures on Northeast Entrance Road in Yellowstone National Park the week of June 12 and June 19

News Release: * Portions of Yellowstone’s Northeast Entrance Road in Lamar Canyon (between Tower Junction and Lamar Valley) were successfully blasted on June 5, 7 and 8.

Steens Mountain Loop Road debuts on TripCheck

By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 13, 2023

Do you want to know if the Steens Mountain Loop Road is open or closed? Finding out just got easier thanks to Oregon Department of Transportation’s TripCheck website.

This weekend at the Trails Center: Trail Treks, Blacksmithing Demonstrations, and More

By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 13, 2023

Join the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center this weekend, June 17 and 18, for exciting and educational programs for all ages, including blacksmithing demonstrations, a youth wildflower hike, and a once-in-a-lifetime Trail Trek.

Manchin, Risch Introduce Bipartisan Civil Nuclear Export Act of 2023

On June 13, Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Civil Nuclear Export Act of 2023 (CNEA).

OIA Extends EIC Open Season to July 17

In light of the recovery efforts following Typhoon Mawar, Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen G. Cantor today announced that the Office of Insular Affairs has extended the open season for grant proposal submissions under the Energizing Insular Communities (EIC) grant program for fiscal year (FY) 2023 to July 17.

National Park Service announces American World War II Heritage City 2023 nomination period

The National Park Service is accepting American World War II Heritage City nominations until Sept. 1, 2023.

Going-to-the-Sun Road Opens for the 2023 Season

News Release: WEST GLACIER, Mont. [June 13, 2023] - Going-to-the-Sun Road officially opened this morning for the 2023 summer season. The road may now be accessed by motorized vehicles all the way through from both the West Glacier and St. Mary entrances. This is the earliest the road has opened since 2005.

Reclamation partners celebrate 120th anniversary at Grand Coulee Dam

News Release: GRAND COULEE, Wash. - 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. The event, hosted at Columbia Basin Project/Grand Coulee Dam, also recognized the 81st anniversary of Lake Roosevelt’s first fill in June 1942.

BLM announces 30-Day Comment Period for Pinyon Juniper Project Maintenance

News Release: RICHFIELD, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management Richfield Field Office today announced a 30-day comment period for the Pinyon Juniper Project Maintenance environmental assessment. The environmental assessment evaluates the potential environmental impacts of the removal of pinyon and juniper regrowth in areas that have previously undergone pinyon-juniper treatments on public lands in Sanpete, Sevier, Wayne, Piute, and Garfield counties.

DOI-NPS offers new grant application process starting June 14

LWCF State Assistance Formula Grants - Acquisition & Construction - FY23 Cycle 3 grant opened on June 14.

Become a Shiloh Artillery Junior Ranger

News Release: “Cannoneers, Post!" Attention all Junior Rangers. Shiloh National Military Park is offering a Junior Ranger Artillery Camp on Saturday, June 24th! Come and learn what the Artillery did during the Battle of Shiloh and participate in some cannon drills as part of a crew (No live firing).

Final necropsy results released for mountain lion P-22  

he California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and National Park Service (NPS) reviewed the final postmortem examination and lab tests from P-22, the mountain lion from Griffith Park.

Visit the Barrett House

News Release: On April 19, 1775 British Regulars set out on an expedition from Boston to Concord with specific orders to raid the town and surrounding farms for illegal stockpiles of military supplies. At the center of this provincial depot was Col. James Barrett and his farm north of the Concord River.

Fort Pulaski National Monument Wants to Hear from You!

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - The National Park Service is working on a Development Concept Plan (DCP) for Fort Pulaski National Monument that will provide comprehensive guidance for addressing the park’s facility and infrastructure needs. Several aged facilities no longer meet functional visitor and operational demands, and recent storms and continued sea-level rise have exacerbated the physical decline of some important park facilities.

Paseo Del Morro National Recreation Trail Closed Until Further Notice

The San Juan National Historic Site, a unit of the U.S. National Park Service, announces the immediate closure of the national recreation trail referred to as the Paseo del Morro, today, June 14, 2023.

Celebrate Pollinator Week at Indiana Dunes National Park