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Dog Days Hike at National Park’s Chellberg Farm
By Interior Newswire Report | May 11, 2023
Bring your four-legged friend and join a ranger to learn how your dog can become a B.A.R.K. ranger on Wednesday May 17, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
BLM to hold public meetings for upcoming Newcastle and Nebraska plan revision
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: NEWCASTLE, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management is hosting a series of public meetings to share information and receive public input as it prepares to revise its Newcastle and Nebraska resource management plans. We welcome anyone interested in the future management of BLM-managed lands and minerals in northeastern Wyoming, as well as the state of Nebraska, to attend one of the following meetings:.
Ranger-led History Hikes offered at the National Park
By Interior Newswire Report | May 11, 2023
On Sunday, May 14, 21 and 28, from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm, join a ranger and meander through a beech maple forest while learning about the area’s history and the early settlers and farmers who came to this region in the 1800s.
Road Construction at Friendship Hill
By Interior Newswire Report | May 11, 2023
Visitors to Friendship Hill should expect lane restrictions starting May 15, 2023.
Lifting the closure of Reclamation lands on and adjacent to Joe’s Island
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS, Mont. ─ Reclamation announces lifting the closure of Reclamation lands on and adjacent to Joe’s Island on the south side of the Yellowstone River in Dawson County, 15 miles north of Glendive, Montana. The temporary closure was in place to ensure public safety during the construction of the...
Sandy River Delta, Oregon
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: Lewis and Clark NHT Visitor Centers and Museums.
BLM plans to conduct prescribed fire in Socorro County on Chupadera Mesa
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: SOCORRO, N.M. -The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Socorro Field Office, in cooperation with the New Mexico State Land Office, plans to conduct a prescribed fire on Chupadera Mesa east of Socorro, N.M., between May 15 and June 30, 2023. Because prescribed fire operations are weather dependent, the originally...
Studhorse Prescribed Fire Continue in May 2023
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: Fire management is preparing to continue prescribed burning operations in the coming days on the Studhorse unit which is south of the Wawona Hotel. Previous firing operations took place mid to late April 2023 and burned approximately 90 acres of the 260 acre unit. Conditions permitting, ignitions plan...
Heart O' the Hills Campground Partially Reopening after Extensive Utility Upgrades
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: PORT ANGELES, WA - Heart O' the Hills campground was scheduled to partially reopen on May 13th, but due to delays in construction and annual campground maintenance, the campground will now partially reopen on May 19th. Loop A will open on May 19th, but the rest of the campground, including Heart of the...
Golden Spike National Historical Park to Commemorates the 154th Anniversary of the Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: Promontory Summit, UT - Today visitors from around the state and nation once again gathered at Promontory Summit to commemorate the one hundred and fifty-fourth anniversary of the completion of the world’s first transcontinental railroad. One of the greatest achievements of the 19th century this momentous event changed the nation in ways that are still important today.
National Mall and Memorial Parks traffic advisory May 10 through May 14
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: From Wednesday, May 10, 2023 through Sunday, May, 14 2023 there are a series of special events occurring on the National Mall and Memorial Parks. In conjunction with these events there will be road closures that motorists should take into consideration.
Cemetery Visit Assistance Offered by Big South Fork NRRA in 2023
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will provide assistance on May 27-28, for family members who wish to visit remote cemeteries and do minor clean-up of graves of their relatives.
Podcast 064: Where Preservation is Needed, there is HOPE
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: The HOPE Crew. Jason Church: Tell our listeners a little bit, what is the HOPE Crew?. Monica Rhodes: Sure, the HOPE Crew stands for the Hands-On Preservation Experience. It is a new program of the National Trust For Historic Preservation to connect preservation projects with youth corps all around the...
Search Continues for Two Missing Climbers
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: TALKEETNA, AK - The search continues for signs of two missing climbers on the Moose’s Tooth, a 10,300-foot peak near the Ruth Gorge in Denali National Park and Preserve. Based on boot prints and other clues, 34-year-old Eli Michel and 32-year-old Nafiun Awal, likely fell while climbing high on the West Ridge route of the Moose’s Tooth on Friday, May 5.
Bureau of Land Management updates wild horse management in southern Wyoming
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Today the Bureau of Land Management issued a Record of Decision and approved Resource Management Plan Amendment for wild horse management within the Rock Springs and Rawlins Field Offices. The amended plan resolves ongoing wild horse management conflicts between private and public land sections within the checkerboard land pattern.
Reclamation issues safety warning to boaters on Lake Roosevelt
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: GRAND COULEE, Wash. - High river velocities and low reservoir levels at Lake Roosevelt have resulted in a failed log boom at the mouth of Kettle River, approximately 105 miles upstream of Grand Coulee Dam. The pressure of the water flow and accumulated debris pushing against the log booms caused a break...
BLM California presents Graciela Hinshaw with prestigious Ed Hastey Stewardship Award
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. - In recognition of leadership and public service, BLM California has presented the Ed Hastey Stewardship Award to Pine Hill Preserve Manager Graciela Hinshaw from the Mother Lode Field Office. The award recognizes employees who embody the spirit of California’s legendary former state director through their exemplary efforts managing public lands and building partnerships that will ensure sustainability and public benefit for generations to come.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $5.5 Million Investment in Domestic Water Supplies for U.S. Territories
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: Honolulu - The Bureau of Reclamation is making $5.5 million available to U.S. Territories through the President’s Investing in America agenda for projects that will provide domestic water supplies to communities or households that do not have reliable access to potable water. Funding will be available...
Motorcyclist killed in accident on CA-190 in Death Valley National Park
By Interior Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
A 73-year-old man from Las Vegas, NV died in a motorcycle crash in Death Valley National Park around 10:50 am on May 6, 2023.
Celebrate Archeology at Fort Frederica National Monument
By Interior Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
This May, Fort Frederica National Monument is joining with the State of Georgia to celebrate Georgia Archaeology Month on Saturday, May 13, 2023 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.