News from 2023
Storm damage limits access to Smilo Road
By Interior Newswire Report | Jul 1, 2023
Recent storms have created hazardous conditions for vehicular travel and public land users on Smilo/Sand Draw Road east of Ten Sleep.
BLM halts proposal for grasshopper treatments in Rio Arriba County
By Interior Newswire Report | Jul 1, 2023
he Bureau of Land Management today announced a proposed project to curtail a grasshopper infestation in Rio Arriba County will not proceed.
Phase II of Stable Building Roof Project
By Interior Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
The National Park Service (NPS) Christiansted National Historic Site (CHRI) in partnership with Historic Preservation Training Center (HPTC) is repairing the roof of the historic Stable Building at Fort Christiansvaern.
Lake Mead National Recreation Area resumes public engagement on low water access management planning
By Interior Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
Lake Mead National Recreation Area resumes public engagement on low water access management planning Public meetings to be held the week of July 10
Cape Cod National Seashore Urges Residents & Visitors to be Shark Smart This Summer
By Interior Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
ape Cod's waters are part of a natural and wild marine ecosystem with a rich diversity of sea life, including sharks and seals.
Fatality at Canyonlands National Park
By Interior Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
On Wednesday June 28, 2023, Grand County Dispatch received a report of an unresponsive female in Willow Flat Campground at the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park.
Buffalo Lake Water
By Interior Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
Waters of Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge are Contaminated
Revisiting Cape Thompson's Lagoons
By Interior Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
Decades After Project Chariot, Researchers Revisit Cape Thompson’s Lagoons
Miller House Returning to its Roots as Refuge Housing
By Interior Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
The Miller House will be fully returned to National Elk Refuge (Refuge) housing this summer and the downstairs portion will no longer be an interpretive center open to the public.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Changes to Existing Rights-of-Way on San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
By Interior Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) invites public comment on a draft Compatibility Determination (CD) for granting an expanded right-of-way to Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for widening of State Highway 36 that traverses the Brothers River Tract of the refuge.
Federal Wildlife Officer Nabs Refuge Timber Thief
By Interior Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
Guilty Plea Results in Fine and Jail Term
Planning at Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge
By Interior Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
Requesting comments on planning efforts at Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Partners Celebrate Okaloosa Darter Recovery
By Interior Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
Species recovery demonstrates the strength of partnerships during the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act.
Endangered frogs return to their home on Plumas National Forest
By Interior Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
This week, 166 endangered Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frogs were released into cool streams on the Plumas National Forest to improve their declining population numbers in the northern Sierra Nevada.
Blow-Me-Down Farm and the Country Place Era
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Between about 1870 and 1930, some Americans experienced a tremendous growth of wealth and time for leisure activities. Meanwhile, the extension of railroads made long-distance travel faster and easier. During this so-called Country Place Era, many wealthy families established rural estates including...
Terrestrial Vegetation Monitoring 2019 Data Summary for Cape Hatteras National Seashore
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Overview. Vegetation communities are dynamic entities influenced by environmental factors and impacts from natural and anthropogenic disturbances. The diversity of plants within the southeastern Coastal Plain contributes to a range of ecological services, provides habitat and resources to an array of...
Terrestrial Vegetation Monitoring 2019 Data Summary for Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Importance. Vegetation communities are dynamic entities whose species composition, abundance, distribution, and structure are influenced by environmental factors and impacts from natural and anthropogenic disturbances. The diversity of plants within the southeastern Coastal Plain contributes to a range...
Network to Freedom Exhibit Unveiling, July Calendar, and 160th Anniversary of the Knoxville Campaign Commemoration
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: NICHOLASVILLE, KY - The National Park Service (NPS) announces that the visitor center at Camp Nelson National Monument is currently open 7-days a week. The building will be open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The grounds remain open sunrise to sunset.
Delisting the Okaloosa Darter
By Interior Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
The Okaloosa darter is a small fish that grows to about 2 inches long.
Red Rock Dam roadway closure extended to June 30, continued partial and full traffic closures expected
By Interior Newswire Report | Jul 4, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, has extended the full closure of Highway T15 across Red Rock Dam until 3 p.m. on June 30, pending a successful strength test for the recently placed concrete.