News from May 2023
BLM to host Wild Horse and Burro Event in West Columbia, South Carolina
By Interior Newswire Report | May 14, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse and burro placement event, offering a limited number of excess animals gathered from western rangelands, on May 18-20, 2023, at the South Congaree Arena, 395 Oak St, West Columbia, S.C. 29172.
BLM’s Blackwell Island Recreation Site in Coeur d’Alene to open May 25
By Interior Newswire Report | May 14, 2023
Boating season on Lake Coeur d’Alene is on the horizon and on May 25, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) popular Blackwell Island Recreation Site will reopen for the season
BLM plans temporary closure of two recreational shooting sites for hazardous fuel reduction project
By Interior Newswire Report | May 14, 2023
To ensure public and worker safety, the Bureau of Land Management will temporarily close the Baldy Mountain and Saddleback Mountain recreational shooting sites for up to seven days during a hazardous fuel reduction project.
Access to Shaffer Mountain Road will be restricted during power line project
By Interior Newswire Report | May 14, 2023
Public access to the Shaffer Mountain Road near Litchfield in Lassen County will be temporarily restricted, as the Lassen Municipal Utility District completes a project to underground a power line serving the communication site on the mountaintop.
BLM Litchfield Wild Horse Corral reopens for public visits, adoptions, purchases
By Interior Newswire Report | May 14, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management has reopened its Litchfield Wild Horse and Burro Corral near Susanville for public visits and wild horse and burro adoptions and sales, after a temporary closure was needed to allow a group of animals to recover from illness.
The BLM to conduct prescribed fire at Lake Mathews Reserve
By Interior Newswire Report | May 14, 2023
Fire crews from the California Desert Interagency Fire Program will treat up to three acres of public lands with prescribed fire in the Lake Mathews-Estelle Mountain Stephens’ Kangaroo Rat Reserve in western Riverside County.
Bureau of Land Management
By Interior Newswire Report | May 14, 2023
Bureau of Land Management crews will be felling hazard trees along two sections of the Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail on Thursday and Friday, May 18 and 19.
BLM issues emergency temporary closure of Fortuna Pond due to flooding
By Interior Newswire Report | May 14, 2023
To ensure public safety, the Bureau of Land Management, Yuma Field Office, has issued an emergency temporary closure of the Fortuna Pond recreational area located north of Yuma
What’s happening at the Trails Center: May 20-21
By Interior Newswire Report | May 14, 2023
Get ready for a summer full of fun and engaging weekend programs at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center.
BLM’s Huckleberry Recreation site to offer limited camping this summer due to construction
By Interior Newswire Report | May 14, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Coeur d’Alene Field Office has temporarily paused taking reservations through Recreation.gov for overnight camping at the Huckleberry Recreation Site due to site improvement work.
Emergency Closure of Teton Reservoir Road
By Interior Newswire Report | May 14, 2023
Due to hazardous high-water conditions, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rawlins Field Office is closing the Teton Reservoir Recreation site until further notice.
White Mountains National Recreation Area not quite ready for summer
By Interior Newswire Report | May 14, 2023
Off-Highway Vehicle use is delayed with temporary trail closure
Blue Ridge Parkway begins Price Lake Dam bridge repair project
By Interior Newswire Report | May 14, 2023
Work has begun to repair the Price Lake Dam bridge, at milepost 296 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Project 1966: Hike Every Trail in the National Park
By Interior Newswire Report | May 14, 2023
Join a ranger and hike all the trails in Indiana Dunes National Park.
National Park Service Accepts Donation of Winslow Homer Watercolor Painting
By Interior Newswire Report | May 14, 2023
Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site has accepted a Winslow Homer watercolor painting, Waiting for the Boats (1882), into its museum collection.
Phase One of Sandy Wildfire Evacuation Plan Initiated
By Interior Newswire Report | May 14, 2023
Active fire behavior was observed today on the Sandy Fire as it continued to grow.
Yellowstone National Park reminds boaters, anglers to clean, drain and dry
By Interior Newswire Report | May 14, 2023
Boating and fishing season begins in Yellowstone National Park on Saturday, May 27 and ends Oct. 31.
Missing Man Last Seen In Wild Basin Area of Rocky Mountain National Park
By Interior Newswire Report | May 14, 2023
On Monday, May 1, park rangers were notified of a missing man in the Wild Basin area of Rocky Mountain National Park. Kevin Sypher was last seen on Sunday afternoon, April 30, in the Sandbeach Lake parking area near the Wild Basin Entrance Station
Skier Dies in Avalanche at Denali National Park and Preserve
By Interior Newswire Report | May 14, 2023
An avalanche killed Denali National Park and Preserve staff member Eric Walter while he was backcountry skiing on a north-facing slope near Mile 10 on the Park Road on Thursday, May 4.
Connect with culture: Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park shares Hawaiian programs and stories
By Interior Newswire Report | May 14, 2023
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is a cultural landscape and encourages everyone to seek a deeper understanding of Native Hawaiian culture and its importance during Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month.