News from March 2023
Vegetation Pile Burns Planned in Southeast Utah National Parks
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
Beginning March 27, 2023, and continuing through April, park officials plan to burn piles of dead vegetation at various locations within Arches and Canyonlands national parks.
National Park Service announces Mile Creek bridge construction and road realignment
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
Based on the analysis presented in the environmental assessment, public input, NPS internal deliberation and analysis, and consultation with the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, the NPS has selected Alternative B for implementation which will remove an existing blind curve, a portion of the original asphalt would be left in place as a walking path, and the road would be re-routed across a new bridge.
2023-03-21 Educators: Now Recruiting a Teacher-Ranger-Teacher for Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) is recruiting a virtual Teacher-Ranger-Teacher (TRT) to spend the summer collaborating with rangers to develop education programs. Applications received by April 8 will receive first consideration.
Upcoming presentation by Fort Lewis Museum Director and Curator will explore themes of diversity and inclusion in the US Army
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
On Saturday, April 8, 2023, at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, Director Erik Flint and Curator Heidi Pierson of the Lewis Army Museum in Tacoma, WA, will present a historical overview and discussion of diversity and inclusion in the United States Army.
Isle Royale Accepting Applications for Conducting Charter Fishing and Other Commercial Activities in 2023
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
Isle Royale National Park is accepting Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) applications for the 2023 commercial operating season until May 15, 2023. Permits are required for the following activities:
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area seeks high school age students for paid summer jobs
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is now accepting applications for the 2023 summer Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program.
Temporary Road Closure Montezuma Canyon Road
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
Repairs to the two-mile dirt road section of Montezuma Canyon Road within Coronado National Memorial are scheduled to start on Monday, April 10, 2023.
Reclamation increases Central Valley Project 2023 water supply allocations
By Interior Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced an increase in Central Valley Project 2023 water supply allocations. After below average precipitation in February, Reclamation announced a conservative initial water supply allocation for the CVP on Feb. 22. Additional atmospheric river systems have since boosted hydrological conditions and storage volumes, allowing for a more robust water supply allocation.
Two-year goal of planting 100,000 native plants reached
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
After 7,000 hours of participation from 3,000 volunteers, the park’s largest ever restoration project to restore 100,000 native plants in the Santa Monica Mountains is at the finish line, according to National Park Service officials.
Youth Conservation Corps applications now available
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
This summer, Joshua Tree National Park will sponsor a 6-week Youth Conservation Corps program. Youths between the ages of 15 and 18 are encouraged to apply.
NPS to Conduct Prescribed Burn Near Boulder Beach at Lake Mead
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
Depending on weather conditions, Lake Mead National Recreation Area is planning a prescribed burn adjacent to the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) Lake Mead Fish Hatchery.
Little Bighorn Battlefield N.M. Open House
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
On Wednesday, March 29th, 2023, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument will hold an Open House for the new displays in the Museum
2023 Art in the Park and Earth Day Events
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
Mark your calendars for Art in the Park/Earth Day, the annual special event at George Washington Carver National Monument, held on Saturday, April 22, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Ajo Mountain Drive To Close For Paving April 3, 2023
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
Ajo Mountain Drive, a 21-mile one-way road will close on April 3, 2023 through the end of the month to finish a road improvement project that began last fall.
Piney Branch Parkway brush fire extinguished
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
Around 1 p.m. today, DC Fire responded to a report of a fire in Rock Creek Park on the north slope of Piney Branch Parkway near Beach Drive NW. T
Big South Fork Announces Demonstrators for Annual Spring Planting and Music Festival
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will host the 23rd annual Spring Planting and Music Festival on Saturday, April 29, 2023.
Black Rock Art Gallery Opening of Groundwork Arts - Art Trading Cards
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
Joshua Tree National Park management is excited to announce a new exhibition of student creativity produced in partnership with Groundwork Arts, a Morongo Valley non-profit organization.
Haleakalā National Park to move forward with plan to reduce the transmission of avian malaria in forest birds
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
National Park Service (NPS) officials announced today that they will move forward with a plan to reduce the transmission of avian malaria to threatened and endangered forest birds by suppressing invasive mosquito populations.
Zion National Park maintenance staff respond to road damage
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
National Park Service staff are responding to rockfalls on Zion Canyon Scenic Drive and road damage on Kolob Canyons Road