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News Release: Contact: Susan J. Russo, National Park Service, Susan_Russo@nps.gov. Essex Heritage and National Park Service Host “Journey to Juneteenth" Event: Award-winning storyteller, Valerie Tutson, will be presenting her “Journey to Juneteenth" program at the Salem Armory Regional Visitor Center...

Cape Cod National Seashore Celebrates New Wetu at Highland House

News Release: WELLFLEET, Mass- Cape Cod National Seashore is excited to partner with Truro Historical Society for a community-wide celebration of the completion of the wetu, a traditional Wampanoag dwelling, on Saturday, June 3 at 10 am at the Highland House in Truro.

Sun Point View

News Release: The canyon junction before you was once a bustling community. Over 30 cliff dwellings occupy these canyon alcoves and ledges. How many can you spot?

Christiansted National Historic Site Seeks Young Adults for Paid Summer Leadership Jobs

News Release: St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - Are you, or someone you know, that is at least 18 years old and looking for a way to build leadership skills while working a fun and exciting summer job? If so, you may be interested in working for the National Park Service as a Team Leader for the Youth Conservation Corps...

Convicted Fayetteville Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Prison

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is continuing extended camping dates for the 2023 season:

Sun Point Pueblo

News Release: This was one of the last mesa-top pueblos to be built at Mesa Verde: a 30-room village with a large kiva and tower connected by a tunnel at its center.

Grand Teton National Park releases 2023 Annual Report

News Release: MOOSE, WY- Grand Teton National Park’s 2023 Annual Report is now available. The report shares updates in each of the park’s strategic emphasis areas and highlights the amazing accomplishments of park staff, volunteers and partners who work diligently to support efforts of land, water and wildlife preservation in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

DOI-USGS1 offers new grant application process starting May 17

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on May 17.

The Archeology of Sixteenth-Century Cross-Cultural Encounters in Point Reyes National Seashore

News Release: In the late 1500s, indigenous hunter-gatherers on the northern California coast met Spanish and English voyagers for the first time. The Coast Miwok living in the northern San Francisco Bay Area at the time were not an isolated people. They had long been in contact with other California Indian groups...

3D Virtual Tours

News Release: Want to take a virtual behind the scenes tour of Eisenhower National Historic Site and Gettysburg National Military Park?

Public input sought on draft air tour management plan for Haleakalā National Park

News Release: Haleakalā National Park, Kula, Maui - 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 Haleakalā National Park.

Members Ask DOI to Extend Comment Period on Land Management Rule, Hear From Impacted Communities

On May 17, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, asking her to extend the comment period on a proposed land management rule until the agency has time to hear from the communities most impacted by the decision.

BLM seeks public input on campsite maintenance plan

The Royal Gorge Field Office is accepting public comment on a business plan designed to address maintenance costs associated with a rapidly increasing use of facilities operated and maintained by the Bureau of Land Management.

BLM and Wyoming Honor Farm partnership going strong after 35 years

The Wyoming Department of Corrections Wyoming Honor Farm and the Bureau of Land Management celebrated their 35-year partnership last weekend in Riverton with a successful wild horse and burro adoption.

BLM to conduct broadcast burn in Tumey Hills to reduce wildfire risk

The Bureau of Land Management Central Coast Field Office fire crews plan to conduct a broadcast burn to reduce wildfire risk along Panoche Road, west on Interstate Highway 5, near Tumey Box Canyon Recreation area in Fresno County.

Bureau of Land Management announces BLM Offers Pinedale Anticline Annual Planning Documents Online

In lieu of an in-person meeting, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Field Office has made Pinedale Anticline Project Area planning updates available online

Bureau of Land Management announces BLM to conduct controlled burn south of Boise for investigation training

The Bureau of Land Management plans to ignite a series of small, controlled burns about three miles south of Boise as part of the Wildland Fire Origin and Cause Determination training course.

Bureau of Land Management announces The BLM extends withdrawal for protection of the historic town of Rhyolite

Extension of the withdrawal will protect and preserve significant cultural and recreational resources in the historic town of Rhyolite, Nevada

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The Bureau of Land Management Ely District in May provided 33 desktop and 61 laptop computers, and related equipment to the Duckwater Shoshone Elementary School.

Bureau of Land Management Wyoming seeks public comment for proposed December 2023 oil and gas lease sale