News from 2023
Angela Boyers selected as superintendent of Buffalo National River
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: OMAHA, Neb. - Today, National Park Service (NPS) Regional Director Bert Frost announced the selection of Angela Boyers as the new superintendent of Buffalo National River in Arkansas. Boyers currently serves as the Chief Ranger at Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. She will assume her new role at Buffalo National River in September.
General Warehouse: Richmond Shipyard No. 3
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: Finishing Touches. Richmond, California. A part of the WWII Home Front, Shipyard No. 3, the general warehouse is a four-story building from which ships received their finishing touches: blankets, mops, brooms and all the other individual pieces of furnishings and equipment needed to completely fit out...
Interior Department discusses Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Georgia Laboratory of Archaeology, Athens, GA on Aug. 10
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Haleakalā National Park’s Summit and Kīpahulu Districts to remain closed over weekend through morning of August 14, 2023
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: Kula, HI- Haleakalā National Park’s Summit and Kīpahulu Districts remain closed through the morning of Aug. 14, 2023. Visitors should not plan to drive to or visit the park until it has been officially reopened. We ask for patience and the public’s cooperation during this time.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $44 Million to Restore and Strengthen Climate Resilience Across America’s National Parks as Part of Investing in America Agenda
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of the Interior announced over $44 million from the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America agenda to meet critical ecosystem resilience, restoration and environmental planning needs for the National Park Service in fiscal year 2023. These investments from ...
Secretaries Haaland and Vilsack Applaud President Biden’s Designation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, President Biden established the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni -Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in northern Arizona, an area considered sacred by many Tribal Nations in the Southwest and renowned for its natural, cultural, economic, scientific and historic resources and broad recreation opportunities.
Central High School NHS to host local public event on book banning
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: Central High School National Historic Site will host “The Impact of Banning Books," a panel conversation to explore book banning, past and present, and the impact of laws and regulations that restrict access to literature today.
What did Interior Department publish on Aug. 10?
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Coral Bleaching at Biscayne National Park
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Biscayne National Park staff are monitoring elevated water temperatures and resulting impacts on the park’s coral reefs. Higher than average water temperatures, occurring earlier in the season than usual, have led to extremely warm conditions and coral bleaching.
Low Falcon Nest Success at Pinnacles in 2023: Could all that Winter Rain Play a Role?
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: By Science Communication Specialist Jessica Weinberg McClosky, San Francisco Bay Area Network.
Notice of Inventory Completion: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA, and California State University, Chico, Chico, CA discussed on Aug. 10 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Secretary Haaland Celebrates Great American Outdoors Act in California
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland traveled to Yosemite National Park this weekend as part of a month-long tour to celebrate the historic investments from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), a bipartisan investment that improves visitor experiences, bolsters climate resilience ...
Casey Teske named wildland fire science and ecology program lead
By Interior Newswire | Aug 12, 2023
News Release: Casey Teske has been selected as the wildland fire science and ecology program lead for the NPS Wildland Fire Program. Casey most recently worked as the fire management analyst for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Branch of Fire Management at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise...
Migratory Bird Hunting; Final 2023-24 Frameworks for Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations discussed on Aug. 11 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Aug 12, 2023
The US Interior Department published a three page rule on Aug. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Garden Bowl
By Interior Newswire | Aug 12, 2023
News Release: Garden Bowl in Detroit, Michigan was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. The property is significant as Detroit's oldest continuously operating bowling alley, and for its role in Detroit's status as one of the country's leading bowling towns in the mid-20th century.
Nystrom Village
By Interior Newswire | Aug 12, 2023
News Release: Nystrom Village is situated on Maine, Virginia and Florida Avenues between 13th and 16th Streets, with 51 single-story duplexes arranged around central open spaces. It shares many design attributes with Atchison Village, the only other surviving defense housing project in the area.
Carmen Thomson selected as Canaveral National Seashore superintendent
By Interior Newswire | Aug 12, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA - The National Park Service (NPS) announced today the selection of Carmen Thomson as the new superintendent of Canaveral National Seashore located on the east coast of Florida between Titusville and New Smyrna Beach. Thomson begins her new assignment on Sept. 10.
Notice published on Aug. 11 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Aug 12, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Wild Horses, Burros, and Trainers to Compete in 90-day Challenge
By Interior Newswire | Aug 12, 2023
News Release: Rock Springs, Wyo. - On Aug. 18, mustangs, burros, and their trainers will show off the progress they’ve made in 90 days at the Wyoming Trainer Incentive Program (TIP) Challenge. The annual event is cooperatively organized by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Wyoming Mustang Association. The TIP Challenge will start at 8 a.m. in the Sweetwater Events Complex in Rock Springs, Wyoming.
BLM temporarily restricts roads, trails in the Mesa Chijuilla Area for ‘Oh My God 100’ off-road racing event
By Interior Newswire | Aug 12, 2023
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, NM - On Aug. 18-20, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rio Puerco Field Office will temporarily restrict access to roads and trails on the eastern portion of Mesa Chijuilla located east of Cuba, N.M, for the OMG 100 dirt bike race. Portions of Chijuilla and Windmill roads will be temporarily closed.