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BLM to conduct prescribed burn in Southwest Idaho to research fire’s impact on mountain big sagebrush and mountain shrub communities
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2023
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will implement the Johnston Draw Prescribed Burn on 2,311 acres of land (592 BLM, 65 state, and 1,654 privately-owned) near the Reynolds Creek Watershed in the Owyhee Mountains, roughly 50 miles southwest of Boise. The prescribed fire will occur between...
Preservation efforts underway on Mormon Row historic buildings
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2023
News Release: MOOSE, WY-The National Park Service and Grand Teton National Park Foundation are working in partnership to preserve and rehabilitate buildings at the historic Roy Chambers Homestead, which is part of the Mormon Row Historic District in Grand Teton National Park. The Mormon Row Road will be closed from north of Ditch Creek to south of the Roy Chambers site through October for renovation activities.
September 2023 Notice of Flight Operations
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2023
News Release: HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi -Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announces flight operations for September 2023.
Glacier and Perennial Snowfield Research in Rocky Mountain National Park
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2023
News Release: Each year, millions of visitors come to Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) to experience its scenic mountainous landscapes, abundant wildlife, and high elevation alpine tundra. Glaciers, perennial snowfields, and ice patches are an important part of these human experiences. Glaciers shaped this landscape...
Dry Tortugas National Park Closes in Preparation for Tropical Storm Idalia
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2023
News Release: On Aug. 28 at 5 p.m., Dry Tortugas National Park will temporarily close for the safety of visitors and staff in preparation for Tropical Storm Idalia. Concession-operated ferry and sea plane services are also temporarily suspended.
My Park Story: Don Frankfort
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2023
News Release: In the fall of 2023, park ranger Don Frankfort will retire after working 55 summers at Wind Cave National Park. He began his ranger career in 1967 and estimates that he's led over 100,000 people through the cave in the years since.
Be a B.A.R.K. Ranger at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2023
News Release: B.A.R.K. Principles. Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park is a great place to bring your pet. The National Park Service encourages pet owners to follow the four B.A.R.K. principles during their visit. These principles help protect you, your pet, and the park. B.A.R.K. stands for: B -...
Tourism to Weir Farm National Historical Park contributes $2,508,000 to local economy
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2023
News Release: WILTON/RIDGEFIELD - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 37,977 visitors to Weir Farm National Historical Park in 2022 spent $2,508,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 27 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $3,619,000.
Twin Firs Fire Burning in Mount Rainier National Park
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2023
News Release: A half-acre fire is burning in Mount Rainier National Park, Superintendent Greg Dudgeon announced this morning. The Twin Firs Fire was started by a lightning strike on Friday morning, Aug. 25, and is currently burning in old growth forest about 1200 feet north of the park’s Nisqually Road between Kautz Creek and the Twin Firs Trail.
Jeff Smiths Parlor Museum
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2023
News Release: Once called the “Museum of Why" by a ranger, the Jeff. Smiths Parlor Museum certainly inspires laughter, curiosity, and even confusion. That’s probably because it’s changed so quickly! Once the saloon of famous outlaw Jefferson Randolph “Soapy" Smith, the building also served as the First Bank of Skagway...
Whiskey Rebels at Friendship Hill
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2023
News Release: Park staff and the Friendship Hill Association invite the public to visit Albert Gallatin’s home to commemorate the Whiskey Rebellion. On September 2 and Sept. 3, 2023, programs and displays will be offered at Friendship Hill National Historic Site. Programs include blacksmithing, wood carving, pottery, quilting and other educational displays. On Saturday, the Westmoreland Archaeological Club will display their collection.
Tour of the Tilted Rocks Stop #4
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2023
News Release: The tilt and colors of the rocks are the most noticeable features of the landscape. Each rock layer was formed in a certain environment at a specific time. Geologists call those discrete layers formations. The formation on either side of the road here formed in streams and rivers during the late Triassic...
Prosper Road Trailhead at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2023
News Release: The Prosper Road trailhead begins in a small parking lot on Prosper Road, on the western side of Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park.
Tour of the Tilted Rocks Stop #9
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2023
News Release: The road to the right will take you outside of Dinosaur National Monument, crossing private property. You will pass through two gates. The road will lead you to a fenced petroglyph site protected by the Bureau of Land Management. This site is of a similar time and style to petroglyphs found throughout the monument. When driving to and from the petroglyph site, remember to leave all gates as you found them. If you open a gate, close it behind you.
Split Mountain Overlook
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2023
News Release: From the Split Mountain Overlook, one can look out across the landscape that is under constant change. Below the cottonwood groves of the Split Mountain Campground shade the ever shifting banks along the Green River. Across the water, Dinosaur's staggering geologic history is on full display as multiple layers of rock have been tilted upwards, with some older rock exposures dating well back to 300 million years ago.
Tour of the Tilted Rocks Stop #7
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2023
News Release: The distinctively colorful layers help to identify the Morrison Formation, a group of rock layers that occur throughout this region. Paleontologists find this rock attractive for more than its colors; a few of its outcrops contain 150 million year old dinosaur fossils like those found at the Dinosaur...
Tour of the Tilted Rocks Stop #3
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2023
News Release: The Utah Juniper is a hardy tree that thrives in environments where other plants would find it difficult to take root. Able to withstand intense heat, fierce cold, overbearing sunlight, extreme lack of water, and blasting winds, the juniper provides an important source of food and shelter for desert dwellers.
Fatality at Bryce Canyon National Park
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2023
News Release: Bryce Canyon National Park received a report at 7 p.m. on Friday, August 25 of a hiker, 64-year-old Jeanne Roblez Howell of Sedona, Arizona, who was overdue from a 2 p.m. hike on the Fairyland Loop trail. A search of the area was conducted in cooperation with the Garfield County Sheriff’s office and...
Green River Scenic Overlook
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2023
News Release: This overlook provides a panoramic view of the Cub Creek Valley, which lies between Split Mountain on the left and Blue Mountain on the right. The influence of water in this dry environment is easy to see. The native cottonwood trees shading the campground below depend on the Green River, as do the irrigated...
Poetry Workshops at Petrified Forest National Park
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2023
News Release: PETRIFIED FOREST, ARIZONA-Petrified Forest National Park will host poetry workshops on Saturday, September 2 and on Sunday, September 3 9am-12pm. Facilitated by poet Jodie Hollander, these free workshops will allow participants to create an original poem inspired by their connection to their public lands.