News from March 2023


First grizzly bear sighting of 2023 in the Jackson Hole area

Early in the evening on March 22, the first grizzly bear of 2023 was observed in Grand Teton National Park.


Release of Prospectus for Guided Horseback Rides at Rocky Mountain National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park staff has announced the Prospectus Release for a business opportunity to provide seasonal guided horseback rides within the park.


Jim Bailey named superintendent of Appomattox Court House National Historical Park and Booker T. Washington National Monument

National Park Service (NPS) Deputy Regional Director Kirsten Talken-Spaulding has selected James (Jim) Bailey as the new superintendent of both Appomattox Court House National Historical Park and Booker T. Washington National Monument in Virginia, starting this spring.


Park Prescription Day 2023

George Washington Carver National Monument presents Park Prescription Day on Saturday, April 15th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.


Podcast 125: Interpreting History with the Slave Dwelling Project

News Release: What an exciting summer it was for more than 50 young adults who participated in the Latino Heritage Internship Program (LHIP) and the Mosaics In Science Internship Program (MIS) last summer. The annual Career and Leadership Workshop took place at the U.S. Department of the Interior building in Washington...



Reclamation announces public meeting to discuss Buffalo Bill Reservoir water supply and water operations

News Release: Mills, Wyo. - The Bureau of Reclamation has scheduled a Buffalo Bill Reservoir Water Information Meeting in Powell, Wyoming.


Interior Department discusses Notice of Public Meeting, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee, Utah on March 28

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Audio Tour - Stop 5

News Release: 10 Alfred Meacham, Wi-ne-ma (The Woman-Chief) and Her People (Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company, 1876).




Voyageurs National Park Hosts Open House and Opens Comment Period on Frozen Lake Access Preliminary Proposal

News Release: MOOSE, WY- Backcountry camping permits will be available online beginning Tuesday, January 10 at 8 a.m. (MST) for summer 2023 in Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. Visitors are encouraged to reserve their special night under the stars early as reservations are expected to fill quickly.



Reclamation announces re-scheduled fluctuation of Wind River flow downstream of Boysen Dam

News Release: MILLS, Wyo. - The Bureau of Reclamation, in collaboration with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGF), has re-scheduled the flushing flow in the Wind River downstream of Boysen Dam, according to Wyoming Area Manager, Lyle Myler.


Gardening at National Park’s Chellberg Farm

News Release: On Nov. 11, 1803, Meriwether Lewis arrived at Fort Massac. Here, he recruited George Drouillard “in the public service as an Indian Interpretter [sic]." Drouillard would prove to be one of the most important members of the expedition.


“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” published by the Congressional Record in the House section on March 24

“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” was published on pages H1436-H1438 of the Congressional Record on March 24.


Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Council Meeting discussed on March 28 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Reclamation Schedules Flushing Flow below Buffalo Bill Reservoir

News Release: MILLS, Wyo. - The Bureau of Reclamation, at the request of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and in coordination with Willwood Workgroup Two, has scheduled a flushing flow in the Shoshone River downstream of Buffalo Bill Dam.


Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Audio Tour - Stop 6

News Release: General Description. An enormous winged scavenger is slowly returning from the brink of extinction to its historical haunts in western North America. In 2022, this includes soaring over Pacific Northwest skies for the first time in a century. The California condor, Gymnogyps californianus, is the largest...