News from 2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY discussed on April 27 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Vassar College
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
News Release: In August of 1868, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux made a visit to Vassar College, to begin consultation on the campus's design. A day after their visit, Olmsted wrote to his wife Mary, reporting that “they have a miserable plan to be amended, that’s all.".
Notice of Inventory Completion: Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY discussed on April 27 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
The Pond & Bridge
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
News Release: Val-Kill established itself as the gathering and recreation place for the Roosevelt family. The Roosevelts enjoyed outdoor activities, and Val Kill offered plenty of opportunities-tennis, horseback riding, swimming, and hiking on wooded trails.
San Juan Islands Monument Advisory Committee to meet May 4
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
News Release: San Juan Islands, WA - The San Juan Islands National Monument Advisory Committee (MAC) will hold a meeting May 4, 2023. The meeting will be held virtually from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; the public is welcome to attend using the Zoom link.
Interior Department discusses Notice of Inventory Completion: Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY on April 27
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Tufts University
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
News Release: Olmsted Brothers were hired by Tufts University in the 1920s to consult on the growth of the campus. The school had grown from a small liberal arts college to a top-tier research university, housing a significantly larger student population.
Frink Park
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
News Release: In his 1903 report on Seattle’s Parks, John Charles Olmsted proposed the ambitious undertaking of acquiring an entire length of steeply sloped area for park purposes, cautioning locals of the land’s unsuitability for a subdivision development. John Charles believed that “Houses will probably continue...
Blue Ridge Parkway begins major road project in northwest North Carolina
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
News Release: LAUREL SPRINGS, N.C. - Road closures related to a major infrastructure project are set to begin May 1 in a 75-mile section of the Blue Ridge Parkway from milepost 229.6, just north of Doughton Park, to milepost 305.1, near Grandfather Mountain.
Interior Department discusses Notice of Inventory Completion: Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY on April 27
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Park rangers searching for missing man near Deep Creek
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
News Release: GATLINBURG, Tenn.-Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers are searching for a 69-year-old man in the Deep Creek area of the park. Gordon Kaye from Tampa, FL was last seen in the lower loop of Deep Creek Campground on Saturday, April 22. His family reported him missing yesterday, April 26.
Interior Department discusses Notice of Inventory Completion: Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY on April 27
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Pea Ridge National Military Park Presents Program about The Sultana Disaster
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
News Release: Pea Ridge National Military Park to present a special program “The Sultana Disaster: Prisons, Greed, and Espionage" Friday, April 28, 6:00-7:15 P.M.
Tennis Court
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
News Release: Earl Miller supervised the construction of the tennis court for Eleanor Roosevelt in 1950. Two courses of black top were laid over six inches of compacted gravel. The wire backstops were installed at the same time. With he picnic fireplace, doll house, swimming pool, and stables, the tennis court provided...
A Walk Through Time
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
News Release: The naturally stony soil produces a crop of fieldstone once gathered by land dwellers to build walls that defined their fields and property lines. Today, it is a place for you to stop and consider your surroundings.
The Climb to Top Cottage
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
News Release: Situated at the peak of a hill, with a commanding view of Hyde Park, is Top Cottage, a modest home where kings and queens and heads of state met with the President, their discussions shaping modern history.
Shark Valley area will be closed May 6-23 for repaving
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
News Release: From May 6 to 23, the entire Shark Valley area at Everglades National Park will be closed day and night to all visitors for repaving of the entrance road, parking lot, and 15-mile tram road. The closure is necessary to ensure public safety during construction activities with heavy equipment and to enable the road surface to cure properly.
Notice of Inventory Completion: Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY discussed on April 27 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for South Llano Springs Moss discussed on April 27 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
The US Interior Department published a one page rule on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
University of Mississippi
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
News Release: Years before Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. had even begun his career as a landscape architect, the grounds for the University of Mississippi had already been landscaped. Completed in 1848, the campus was made of a parklike octagonal green space, surrounded by institutional structures. Like many successful schools, enrollment increased, and the campus became too small to house its student body.