News from May 2023
Michigan birding hotspot is part of an endangered species success story
By Interior Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
The lands and waters of the National Wildlife Refuge System offer a haven for species that are facing extinction.
Deputy Forum meets to develop forward-moving strategies for USACE
By Interior Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
Programs and Project Management Deputy District Engineers (DPM) from across the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, gathered in Charleston, South Carolina, for a two-day Deputy Forum on April 26.
USACE begins releases from Bear Creek, Cherry Creek Dams in Colorado, following storms
By Interior Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began releasing stored flood water on May 15 from Bear Creek and Cherry Creek Dams following storms on May 11-12.
Software wins innovation award for predictive flooding capabilities following fires
By Interior Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
The Institute for Water Resources’(IWR) Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), located in Davis, CA, takes home the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Innovation of the Year Award for adding Post-Wildfire Modeling capabilities to its software.
Corps of Engineers to begin dredging near Winona, Minnesota
By Interior Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is scheduled to begin dredging the Mississippi River navigation channel near Winona, Minnesota, this week to ensure the channel remains open for commercial navigation.
Missing marksmanship medals returned to Springfield Armory National Historic Site
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - Earlier today, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, the Boston Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National Park Service held a ceremony to mark the return of the late-19th century marksmanship medals that went missing from the Springfield Armory, a national historic site located in Springfield, Mass., in the 1990s.
Agencies reach agreement over Jackson Lake Dam
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: CHEYENNE, Wyo. - 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.
Park Receives Bill McGaffee Memorial Region Strong Award
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Over 800,00 visitors to Cumberland Gap National Historical Park spent a whopping $57.8 million in surrounding areas in 2021. No wonder the park was just awarded the Bill McGaffee Memorial Region Strong Award for community and tourism development!.
BLM seeks public input on campsite maintenance plan
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: CAÑON CITY, COLO. - 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. The business plan proposes a new fee structure for the...
BLM builds trails and community with Tribal youth programs
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Molalla, OR - On a cloudy morning in early May, Bureau of Land Management staff joined students from the Chemawa Indian School on a trail maintenance project as part of the Indian Youth Service Corps initiative. The meeting was about much more than the project at hand.
BLM and Wyoming Honor Farm partnership going strong after 35 years
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: RIVERTON, Wyo. - 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. Since 1988, the team has placed more than 5,000 gentled animals into new homes.
National Park Service announces Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center opens for second season
By Interior Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, the Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center opens to the public for the season. Located in the Old Faithful area, the Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center is a space where Indigenous artists, scholars and presenters from the 27 associated Tribes of Yellowstone National Park directly engage with visitors through demonstrations and discussions.
National Park Service announces Join us in observance of Memorial Day at Antietam National Battlefield
By Interior Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
On Monday, May 29, 2023, starting at 11:00 a.m., the National Park Service (NPS) will present a Memorial Day Program at Antietam National Cemetery. The Cemetery is located on Rt. 34, just east of Sharpsburg, MD.
National Park Service announces National Park Service and Center for Coastal Studies unveil marine debris shark sculpture at Herring Cove Beach
By Interior Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
On Thursday, June 8, in celebration of World Ocean Day, Cape Cod National Seashore (CCNS) and its park partner, the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS), will host a public ceremony to unveil a new marine debris sculpture
National Park Service announces Industrial Heritage Day 2023
By Interior Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
Celebrate the area’s industrial heritage with the return of Steamtown National Historic Site’s Railfest and Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum’s Arts on Fire on Saturday, June 17, 2023.
National Park Service announces Importance of lava tubes described in park’s latest Hawaiian cultural video, ‘Ohi Wai
By Interior Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
A new documentary produced by Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park reveals the importance of lava tubes, both culturally and as ecosystems.
National Park Service announces Great Sand Dunes Announces Closures to Prepare for Visitor Center Exhibit Installation
By Interior Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
Great Sand Dunes began a visitor center remodeling project in early August 2022 to renovate the public restrooms, the lobby, and interior exhibit space in preparation for new exhibits to be installed in May 2023.
National Park Service announces Bears are active across the park
By Interior Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
Spring is here and grizzly and black bears have emerged from their dens and are active inside Grand Teton National Park and across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE). On May 16, grizzly bear #399 was spotted in the north part of the park, for the first time this year, with one “cub of the year.
Public comment sought on proposed utility improvements in Death Valley
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, Calif. - 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. The National Park Service (NPS) has funding from the Great American Outdoors Act to rehabilitate the water and wastewater systems at Furnace Creek and Cow Creek in 2024. The NPS is seeking public feedback on this project proposal.
National Park Service announces Plan Your Visit to the 2023 Anacostia River Festival
By Interior Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
The National Park Service and the 11th Street Bridge Park present the ninth annual Anacostia River Festival.