News from March 2023
Portage Route
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: From the late 17th through the 18th centuries, one of the accessories carried by gentlemen was a smallsword, a smaller version of the rapier. Militia officers would carry them as a badge of rank throughout the 18th century.
Petrified Forest Brings the Funk with the World’s Oldest Fossil Caecilian
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Celebrate and learn about Ulysses S. Grant during the park's bicentennial celebrations for his 200th birthday. Experience living history weekends, special themed tours and complete activities from an exclusive Junior Ranger booklet. Have fun and earn a commemorative US Grant 200 Junior Ranger badge.
Long-Term Monitoring Reveals Challenges and Resilience at Dyke Marsh
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Visit Memorial Cemetery to learn about the burial site for many of the town’s early residents, including many members of the Vallé family. Within its beautifully preserved landscape, view historic gravestones and reflect on the diverse lives that made this town unique.
David Bryant
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Winner, winner salmon dinner! The National Park Service won three awards in the 26th annual Webby Awards recognizing excellence in digital and online communications.
Piney Branch Parkway brush fire extinguished
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Visit the Bauvais-Amoureux House to learn the unique story of Pélagie Amoureux and her family’s lives.
Interior Department discusses Indian Child Welfare Act; Designated Tribal Agents for Service of Notice on March 22
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Beaverhead Rock, Montana
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: “Scotty" was only 15 years old and a freshman at Brookline High School when he lied about his age to a recruiter and went to France with Co. H of the 101st Infantry Regiment in 1917. He was one of the soldiers assigned a Chauchat, a French machine gun nicknamed a “Sho-Sho" by American troops. On July 23, 1918, the 26th (Yankee) Division was advancing near Chateau-Thierry when his company came across a German unit.
BLM to host virtual public meeting for Greenlink North project March 29
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: The Greenlink North project will be a 525 kV line that spans approximately 235 miles from Ely, NV to Yerington, NV through White Pine, Eureka, Lander, Churchill, Lyon, Storey, and Washoe Counties. The BLM will be preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the right-of-way application submitted by NV Energy for the Greenlink North Project. The BLM expects to publish a Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS in May 2023.
Wind Cave Paleontological Resource Inventory
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: This line consisted of Continentals from Maryland and Delaware as well as militia from Virginia and North Carolina. Seasoned veterans under Lt. Col. John Eager Howard of Maryland, they had served at least one year and were Morgan's most reliable troops. Many served for the duration of the war. They were trained, paid, and uniformed by the Continental Congress.
One Hundred Years of Bryce Canyon–Over Fifty Million Years of Fossils
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Take a Ranger guided tour of historical sites such as the Jean-Baptiste Vallé House, Bauvais-Amoureux House, Green Tree Tavern and additional structures throughout Ste. Genevieve. Learn about how the homes were constructed.
DOI-USGS1 offers new grant application process starting March 23
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Southern Appalachian Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) grant opened on March 23.
Reclamation to Perform Maintenance at Deerfield Dam
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY, S.D. - The Bureau of Reclamation will begin decreasing water releases at Deerfield Dam Wednesday, March 22, 2023, to allow maintenance in the outlet works conduit. The work is expected to last for a period of three hours in the morning. The release to Castle Creek will be decreased from 13...
Bureau of Land Management seeks proposals to fund natural resource projects
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Portland, Ore. - About $3 million in funding is available for natural resource projects that restore and improve public lands across western Oregon. The Bureau of Land Management encourages individuals, organizations, and local governments to submit funding applications for consideration.
Fifty Years of Adventures in Paleobotany: A Tribute to Herb Meyer
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Air infiltration is the exchange of air through cracks and gaps in the outside shell of a building. Infiltration increases heating and cooling costs and reduces the comfort level of occupants. Loose fitting windows and doors, cracks between the house and the foundation, and gaps around plumbing and electrical penetrations are typical sources of leaks.
Biden-Harris administration awards $67 million construction contract for continued progress on the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project’s San Juan Lateral
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Farmington, N.M. - The Bureau of Reclamation today announced a nearly $67 million contract award under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to SJ Louis Construction Inc., of Rockville, Minnesota, to provide potable water to the Navajo communities and the city of Gallup in northwest New Mexico. This work is part of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project and will fulfill both current and future demands for water in these communities.
Two-year goal of planting 100,000 native plants reached
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Welcome to your Wellness Challenge at Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park!.
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area seeks high school age students for paid summer jobs
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Joseph Lawless was born in Waltham, MA in 1890. He joined Co. F, 5th Infantry Regiment, Mass National Guard in 1909, and quickly became a major competitor in military shooting competitions. He was one of 19 men chosen for the United States Rifle Team for the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. After the Olympics, he was made Captain of Co. I, 181st Infantry. Lawless died tragically young in 1923 of pneumonia, probably complicated by his having been gassed in World War I.
Meeting with Cameahwait
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Lloyd Godfrey (1919-2003) was born in Boston in 1919, the son of Jamaican immigrants. At the beginning of World War II, he was working as a machinist at the Charlestown Navy Yard and had just married his wife Ruby when he decided to join the elite group of African Americans training to be airmen at the...
First Shot of the Civil War Commemoration at Fort Moultrie
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: In early 17th century Massachusetts, every able-bodied male between 16 and 60 was required to attend militia drill once a month except during the harvest months of July and August. One of the main weapons for European armies at the time was the pike, a wooden pole about 16 feet long with a sharp metal point on the end.
Podcast 108: Setting up Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park with Chris Collins
By Interior Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: The Croix de Guerre is a French military award created during World War I. It can be awarded to individuals and units both from France and from allied nations for valiant service in action.