News from May 2023
Pacific West Regional Awards for Cultural Resources
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2023
News Release: Each year, the National Park Service (NPS) recognizes three employees from the Pacific West Region for their dedication to preserving cultural resources for this and future generations. In addition to preserving tracts of wilderness and iconic landscapes, the NPS is charged with caring for the nation’s...
Pursuing the President
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2023
News Release: Whenever the President sought solitude, he would retreat to his Hyde Park woods, the car connecting him to the trees he loved.
2023 Summer Hours for Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2023
News Release: KINDERHOOK, New York - Martin Van Buren National Historic Site will open for summer programs and tours on May 26, 2023. The Visitor Center tent will be open seven days a week from 9 am. to 4:30 pm. The Eastern National Bookstore will be open after tours only. The bookstore will be cashless.
Valley View Overlook Nature Trail
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2023
News Release: The Valley View Overlook Nature Trail is an easy 0.8 mile (1.3 km) roundtrip trail, starting at the Valley View Trailhead along the Bajada Loop Scenic Drive in Saguaro National Park's west district.
Grand Portage National Monument seasonal hours for Heritage Center and Historic Depot beginning May 27, 2023
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2023
News Release: Grand Portage, MN: On May 27, 2023 the Historic Depot will be open to the public for the 2023 season. Hours for the Heritage Center and Historic Depot will be 9:30 am - 5:30 pm, 7 days per week. Fall hours will begin on Monday, September 4, 2023 and will be announced at a later date. Updated hours of operation can be found on the Grand Portage National Monument Website at Operating Hours & Seasons - Grand Portage National Monument (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov).
Essential Acadia: Arabic
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2023
News Release: . مرحبًا بكم في حديقة أكاديا الوطنية، التي تُعد شيء ثمين للغاية لخط ساحل شمال المحيط الأطلسي. اعرف المزيد عن الحديقة وخطط لزيارتك على الموقع الإلكتروني: nps.gov/acadia. يجب أن يحصل جميع الزائرين الذين تبلغ أعمارهم 16 عام أو أكثر على تصريح دخول الحديقة. يجب أن تضع جميع المركبات تصريح الدخول بوضوح على...
BLM seeks public comment on proposed wild horse gathers in Owyhee County
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2023
News Release: BOISE, Idaho-To help healthy wild horse herds continue to thrive on healthy rangelands, the Bureau of Land Management Owyhee Field Office is seeking public comment on the Owyhee Field Office Herd Management Area Management Plan Environmental Assessment for the Black Mountain, Hardtrigger, and Sands Basin...
Public input sought on draft air tour management plan for Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2023
News Release: HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi - The National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are seeking public feedback on a draft Air Tour Management Plan (ATMP) and associated environmental assessment that are being proposed for Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. .
Civil Rights and Black Power Era African American History (Teaching with Historic Places)
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2023
News Release: Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses historic places in National Parks and in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom.
Public input sought on draft air tour management plan for Mount Rushmore National Memorial
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2023
News Release: KEYSTONE, SD - The National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are seeking public feedback on a draft Air Tour Management Plan (ATMP) and associated environmental assessment that are being proposed for Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
From Farm to Forest
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2023
News Release: During his frequent visits to Hyde Park, FDR would seek out Moses Smith to discuss politics. Smith became the President’s “everyman" and sounding board: If Smith understood, so would the American public.
Virginia: John Redcross, 1779
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2023
News Release: John Redcross was born in 1740 in Charlotte County, Virginia, of Native American, European and African heritage. According to an ad placed by Senator Richard Gaines, the cousin of President James Madison, Redcross was an alias for an individual he owned named Ned. With John as his new name, he passed for free and was heading towards Fincastle County located in the western part of Virginia.
King Canyon Trailhead
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2023
News Release: This trailhead is located in Tucson Mountain Park, just outside of the National Park boundary. It is the starting point for several trails: the King Canyon Trail, King Canyon Wash Trail, and Gould Mine Trail, all of which connect to Saguaro National Park's West District's extensive trail system.
Valley View Trailhead
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2023
News Release: The Valley View Trailhead is located on the Bajada Loop Scenic Drive, about 1.3 miles (2.1 km) from the turn-off from Kinney Road.
Temporary Closure to Protect Nesting Falcons and Climbers
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2023
News Release: Rock climbing routes on the East and Northeast Faces of Devils Tower summit will be temporarily closed effective immediately to protect nesting Peregrine and Prairie Falcons. The closure is implemented annually to provide the falcons with an undisturbed nesting location during this critical courtship and nest-selection period.
Bureau of Land Management releases sale notice on oil and gas lease sales in Michigan and Louisiana
By Interior Newswire Report | May 16, 2023
United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Jose Mendoza-Ruelas, 38, to 150 months in federal prison after his guilty plea to Conspiracy to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Actual (Pure) Methamphetamine, 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl, and 5 Kilograms or More of Cocaine.
Comer Applauds Senate Passage of Resolution Blocking D.C.’s Anti-Police Bill
By Interior Newswire Report | May 16, 2023
On May 16, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) applauded bipartisan Senate passage of a joint resolution (H. J. Res. 42) blocking the D.C. Council’s anti-police bill from taking effect. Washington, D.C. is facing a crime crisis resulting from soft-on-crime policies and the D.C.
BLM Resource Advisory Council will hold information meeting
By Interior Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management Northern California Resource Advisory Council will hold an informational session via Zoom on Thursday, May 25, from 9 a.m. to noon.
BLM temporarily limits vehicle access at South Cow Mountain to protect imperilled species
By Interior Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management Ukiah Field Office is taking measures to protect habitat for the imperilled Clear Lake hitch by temporarily limiting vehicle access to the South Cow Mountain OHV Management Area in Lake County.
BLM welcomes public comment on amenity fees at Merced River Recreation Area
By Interior Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management Mother Lode Field Office is seeking public comment on a draft business plan to expand amenity fees for recreation and services at the Merced River Recreation Area in Mariposa County.