News from May 2023
National Park Service announces Great Smoky Mountains National Park and City of Gatlinburg launch bilingual Storybook Trails of the Smokies
By Interior Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, City of Gatlinburg--Parks and Recreation, Great Smoky Mountains Association, and Sevier County School System are launching bilingual Storybook Trails across public parks on Friday, May 19, 2023.
Illegal Marijuana Grow Site Cleaned Up
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, Calif. - The National Park Service (NPS) and partners recently removed trash and dangerous chemicals left behind from an illegal marijuana grow site operation in Jail Canyon in Death Valley National Park. Jail Canyon has reopened to public visitation now that the safety closure has been lifted.
National Park Service announces Reminder for Virgin Islands National Park's Cruz Bay Visitor Center and Bulkhead Repairs
By Interior Newswire Reports | May 17, 2023
As a reminder, the next phase of repairs to the National Park Service’s Cruz Bay Visitor Center, bulkhead, and finger pier will begin next week on Tuesday, May 23, 2023.
National Park Service announces Public comment sought on proposed utility improvements in Death Valley
By Interior Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Staff in Death Valley National Park are dealing with increasing numbers of water and wastewater system breaks. Water systems failed 45 times and there were five major sewer leaks last year.
National Park Service announces North Rim to reopen June 2 with limited services available
By Interior Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will open as scheduled, on June 2, with limited visitor services and water conservation measures due to a break in the North Rim water pipeline
National Park Service announces Agencies reach agreement over Jackson Lake Dam
By Interior Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
The State of Wyoming and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) have reached an agreement on water management operations for the Upper Snake River basin that will avoid impacts to fisheries below the Jackson Lake Dam in Grand Teton National Park.
Massachusetts: 1777, Peter Nelson
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: 3 In Joyce Malcom’s work Peter’s War: A New England Slave Boy and the American Revolution (New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 2009) the author hypothesizes Peter’s parents were two locally enslaved individuals named Robbin and Peggy. Historian Richard C Wiggin thoroughly debunked Malcom’s...
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument to Partner with Mill Springs National Cemetery for Annual Memorial Day Ceremony
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: On Monday, May 29, 2023, Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument (NM), in partnership with Mill Springs National Cemetery, will be holding annual Memorial Day Services. All Veterans, active-duty service members, their families, and the public are invited to attend. Events start at 9:00 am with the...
Interior Department Announces Updated Guidance for Mining Claims
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today released a Solicitor’s Opinion (Opinion) to outline approaches that applicants may take to site waste rock and tailings facilities on federal lands under the General Mining Act of 1872 (Mining Law) to enhance permitting certainty and consistency for mining operators. The Department also announced completion of a Court-remanded analysis for the Thacker Pass mine approval in Nevada, consistent with the Opinion.
Fatality at Arches National Park
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Moab, UT-On Monday May 15, 2023, National Park Service rangers responded to a report of CPR in progress at Devils Garden Campground in Arches National Park. Personnel from Grand County Sheriff’s Department and Grand County EMS also responded. Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful, and the 73-year-old male patient from Colorado was pronounced deceased at the scene.
DOI-USGS1 grant application closes on June 19
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2023
Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with USGS- Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on May 17.
Massachusetts: Jube Savage, 1776
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: On June 18, 1771, Jube Savage, an enslaved man from Weston, Massachusetts recorded his intention to marry Judith Adams, an enslaved woman from Lincoln Massachusetts.1 Although living miles apart, Jube and Judith worked to unite their family over the next decade. Jube’s story before 1771 is unclear, however...
National Park Service approves plan to build multi-use pathway in Buxton
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: On Monday, May 15, National Park Service (NPS) South Atlantic-Gulf Regional Director Mark Foust signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Construct Multi-Use Pathway in Hatteras Island District environmental assessment (EA).
Saving Floodplain Flowers in Rock Creek Park
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Less of Lesser Celandine. Like the European starlings first brought to North America by Shakespeare enthusiasts in the nineteenth century, the lesser celandine plant is an invasive species that has been here so long, you might mistake it for a native. But you couldn’t get further from the truth-the lesser...
Oak Tree House
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: The families of Oak Tree House were part of a larger community, neighboring many other cliff dwellings in Fewkes and Cliff Canyons.While most cliff dwellings are small, with fewer than 10 rooms, this neighborhood includes many of Mesa Verde’s largest cliff villages.
Bureau of Land Management New Mexico seeks public comment for proposed November 2023 oil and gas lease sale
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: SANTA FE, N.M.- Consistent with the direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office released an environmental assessment analyzing 11 parcels (595.55 acres) for the proposed November 2023 Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale. These include six parcels located...
Club House and Cottage Row Walking Tours, May 20, 2023
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: The park is offering Club House and Cottage Row Walking Tours on Saturday, May 20, 2023. This is part of the programming for the 134th anniversary of the 1889 Johnstown Flood. Club House Tour times are 10:00 am, 10:30 am, 11:00 am, and 11:30 am. Cottage Row Walking Tours are 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm...
Kid’s Discovery Days 2023 at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: HODGENVILLE Ky - Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park is hosting three Kids’ Discovery Days this summer at the Birthplace Unit. These family centered events will feature fun interactive hands-on activities to explore history, art, and the outdoors. The activities are designed for young people ages 5 - 12.
DOI-USGS1 offers new grant application process starting May 17
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2023
Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with the Great Lakes - Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) grant opened on May 17.
Community-Based Watershed Restoration: 2023 Watershed Awareness Volunteer Events a Success
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: By Watershed Stewards Program Corpsmember Lizzie Bear, San Francisco Bay Area Network Salmonid Monitoring Program.