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Kalaupapa National Historical Park: Remembering Isolation
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Kalaupapa is a small community that was once home to about 1,000 people and one bar, Elaine’s Place. In 1865, King Kamehameha V passed an act intending to prevent the spread of leprosy (also known as Hansen’s disease ), a lethal and infectious disease that was incurable at the time. This law led to the...
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park: Rangers in the City
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: When people think of the United States' National Parks, they typically envision open landscapes, miles away from skyscrapers and busy highways. That may be the case for many, but one National Park sits in the middle of California’s fourth most populated city. The San Francisco Maritime National Historical...
BLM announces 2023 Fall Artist in Residence program at Alabama Hills
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: BISHOP, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management is currently accepting applications for the Fall Artist in Residence program at the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area near Lone Pine, California. Selected artists will have the opportunity to speak with Park Rangers and be inspired by the many scenic areas within the Alabama Hills, located amongst the Sierra Nevada skyline. The residency is available for a one-week period between October 1st and November 11th, 2023.
April 2023 Notice of Flight Operations
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi - Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announces flight operations for April 2023.
The BLM welcomes input on fee increases within Sand Flats Recreation Area
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: MOAB, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Grand County, Utah, cooperatively manage the Sand Flats Recreation Area and are seeking input on a proposal to implement changes to recreation fees. Located just two miles from Moab, Utah, the Sand Flats Recreation Area is home to many iconic mountain biking and off-highway vehicle trails, as well as to nine popular campgrounds. Well-known trails include the Slickrock Trail, Hell’s Revenge, and Fins and Things.
Peter Brown
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: When American Private Peter Brown became aware of the first causality at the Battle of Bunker Hill, a soldier named Asa Pollard decapitated by a cannonball, it doubtlessly prompted much soul searching from himself and the remaining soldiers on the battlefield that afternoon. Exposed to the potentially...
Chellberg Farm Open House at the National Park
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Join a ranger at the historic Chellberg Farmhouse for an afternoon of exploration. The house will be open on Sunday April 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm. Rangers and volunteers will be on hand to share the area’s history. Afterwards, stop by and visit the farm animals.
Long-Term Monitoring Reveals Challenges and Resilience at Kenilworth Marsh and Kingman Lake
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: By Nicholas Tait, NCRN I&M Science Communication Intern.
Checking Lava Beds' Vital Signs
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Klamath Network Science. National parks are the guardians of our unique American natural and cultural history. But perhaps more than ever before, parks exist in a rapidly changing landscape. Urban growth, replacement of native species by exotics, air and water pollution, increasing visitor use, frequent...
Purcell Trench
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: The Purcell Trench is a long, glaciated valley extending from British Columbia to Spokane Washington and helped create the setting for Rathdrum Prairie flood deposits. The area between Lake Pend Oreille and Spokane, WA contains a massive amount of deposits which were the 'break out zones" for the Missoula...
Bureau of Land Management Wyoming issues notice for oil and gas lease sale
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Today the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office issued an environmental assessment and the competitive sale notice for the 2nd Quarter competitive oil and gas lease sale.
Joseph Cutler Bruce
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: According to an 1850 broadside, Joseph C. Bruce served on the Boston Vigilance Committee, an organization that assisted freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad.
Soldiers Fishing: Finding Sustenance and Healing in Calm Waters
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Saturday, April 15, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special 45-minute ranger-led fishing program at Lee and Gordon Mills (71 Red Belt Rd. Chickamauga, GA 30707).
Birding Hike with Audubon Society at the National Park
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Join a birding expert from the Dunes-Calumet Audubon Society on Sunday, April 2 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am for a migration birding hike. Meet inside the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center and carpool to the birding spot of the month. No experience required. Bring binoculars and dress for the weather.
Howard Beach Teacher Presents Photo Exhibit at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Queens, N.Y. -Phenology Was My Refuge, Life Thrives at Jamaica Bay Amidst a Pandemic that Stopped the World, an exhibit of photographs by Angela Carcione, will open on April 2. The exhibit opening and reception will be from 2 pm - 4 pm at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Broad Channel. The opening reception is free and open to the public.
Spring Star Gazing at Pipestone National Monument
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Join us on Saturday, April 29th for our Spring Star Gazing (rain date is May 6th)! The night is planned as follows.
Extreme Home Makeover: Salmon Habitat Project Yielding Impressive Results
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: By Natural Resources Intern Maya Akkaraju, Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas seeks feedback on proposed September oil and gas lease sale
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: In accordance with congressional direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas State Office today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 68 oil and gas parcels totaling approximately 25,759 acres that may be included in a scheduled September 2023 lease sale.
Earth Day Cleanup at the National Park
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Join staff and volunteers for the annual Earth Day clean-up at Indiana Dunes National Park. This year’s clean-up is on Friday, April 21, from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. and is sponsored by the Friends of Indiana Dunes, Mermaid Straw, and the national park’s volunteer office.
Bull Lake
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail includes Bull Lake Rd in Northwestern Montana. Here glacial Lake Missoula reached all the way up the valley to where Bull Lake sits today.