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News Release: SAN ACACIA, N.M. - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today visited three sites across New Mexico to highlight how federal investments are helping improve infrastructure on public lands, invest in local economies, and ensure that public lands are ready to meet the challenges of climate change. During ...

Obstruction Point Road closing after Eagle Point Fire grows to approximately 50 acres

News Release: Port Angeles, Wash. - After dry conditions yesterday and today, the Eagle Point Fire grew significantly this afternoon. It is estimated to be 50 acres in size, but after mapping, a more accurate size will be determined. Due to the significant growth of this fire, the Obstruction Point Road will be closed...

Featured Storytellers Announced for 31st Annual Haunting in the Hills Storytelling Festival

News Release: Get ready for a day filled with enchanting tales, soul-stirring music, vibrant crafts, food, and more at the 31st annual "Haunting in the Hills" Storytelling Festival. This special event is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 16, from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM (ET) at Bandy Creek Visitor Center area.

Oakland Main House Enslaved Nanny’s Room

News Release: From 1821 until the end of the Civil War, many enslaved individuals worked in the house cooking and serving meals, cleaning, attending family members, and caring for the children. Venus, an enslaved cook, Martha Ann, an enslaved laundress, and others unidentified lived in cabins behind the house. The...

Ulysses S. Grant III

News Release: Ulysses Simpson Grant III was born to Frederick Dent Grant and Ida Marie Honore Grant on July 4, 1881. His father was the son of Union Civil War general and 18th president of the United Stats, Ulysses Simpson Grant. His parents named him for his grandfather.

Interior Department, Hualapai Tribal Leaders Celebrate Historic Indian Water Rights Settlement

News Release: EAGLE POINT, Ariz. - Department of the Interior Deputy Secretary Tommy Beaudreau and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland joined members of the Hualapai Tribe late yesterday for a celebration of the Tribe’s historic $312 million water rights settlement.

Oakland Main House Parents’ Room

News Release: The parents' room displays the wealth of Emanuel Prud’homme. Investing in an enslaved labor force and cotton provided the means to build the four-room house completed in 1821; that same year Emanuel and his wife Catherine went to Paris to buy furniture. However, most of the larger pieces, such as the...

Hurricane Fire is 75% contained and remains at 4 acres

News Release: Port Angeles, Wash. - The Hurricane Fire remains at 4 acres and is 75% contained; there was minimal fire activity today. Hoses and sprinklers have been used to prevent the fire from spreading to the west. Hurricane Ridge Road will remain open to the public.

Oakland Main House Gallery

News Release: Jean-Pierre Emanuel Prud’homme acquired this land in a Spanish land grant around 1785 and eight generations of his French Creole family lived in this house from 1821 until 1998. The main house conveyed success but was only a small part of a plantation. Far more important was the work done beyond the main house.

Oakland Main House Wine Cellar

News Release: The wine cellar is one of two rooms on the ground level that were part of the original 1821 house. The Prud’homme family imported casks of wine from France. Historical records show that in 1860 or 1861 Phanor Prud’homme and some of his relatives received twelve casks of claret from Bordeaux. Once bottled...

Oakland Main House Girls’ Room

News Release: In 1821, the house had only two bedrooms, the children's room (later girls’ room) and the adjoining parents’ room. Smaller houses were typical in this area, as much of the day was spent on the galleries (porches) to catch cool breezes. It was common to have many children sleep in the same bed. As children got older, the boys would be moved into other rooms.

Oakland Main House Parlor

News Release: The house is a time capsule of the Prud’homme family’s life on the plantation from the 1820s to the 1960s. The invention of the cotton gin in the early 1790s made growing cotton profitable, but it dramatically increased the use of enslaved labor to produce that wealth. In 1795 the enslaved population...

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation publishes 21 press releases in August

There were 21 press releases published by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in August.

Bureau of Land Management publishes 128 press releases or notices in August

There were 128 press releases or notices published by the Bureau of Land Management in August.

Eagle Point Fire increases to 105 acres

News Release: Port Angeles, Wash. - After a reconnaissance flight, fire personnel were able to determine the Eagle Point Fire is burning at 105 acres. The fire has reached the Obstruction Point Road and firefighters are using a confine and contain strategy, taking actions to keep it on the south side of the ridge. A wildland fire module, a Type 6 engine, and twelve personnel are working the fire.

Woman dies in water-related incident in front of village of Avon, Cape Hatteras National Seashore

News Release: A 28-year-old woman from Washington, D.C., died this afternoon in a water-related incident in front of the village of Avon at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore).

Reclamation affirms Klamath Project 2023 water supply

News Release: KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Reclamation announced today that the Klamath Project water supply allocation, originally announced on April 13 and increased on May 19, will remain at 260,000 acre-feet and no reductions will be made to Klamath Project water users.

Dyea NPS Campground Reopened with Bear Advisory in Effect

News Release: The National Park Service Campground in Dyea has reopened to the public. The campground was closed on Aug. 23, 2023, due to bear activity, property damage, and concerns over public safety.

Massacre at the 1972 Olympic Games

News Release: The David Berger National Memorial is a sculpture that honors the memory of David Berger, an American/Israeli citizen who was one of the 11 Israeli athletes murdered at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. The Memorial is located on the grounds of the Mandel Jewish Community Center in Cleveland. This article details the tragedy.

Minimal Fire Growth on Sourdough Fire - Some Areas, Trails, and Camps Reopen