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Camel Tracks Fire currently under investigation
By Interior Newswire | Aug 22, 2023
News Release: SANTA FE, N.M. - The 63-acre Camel Tracks Fire on the Caja del Rio has been contained. It is currently under investigation by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Although fully contained, there are still hot spots burning within the fire perimeter, so residents may still see smoke.
BLM seeks public comment on oil and gas lease sale in New Mexico, Kansas
By Interior Newswire | Aug 22, 2023
News Release: SANTA FE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 27 oil and gas parcels totaling 6,282.06 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale in New Mexico and Kansas. The comment period ends Sept. 20, 2023.
Access Wayside: A Sense of the Seasons
By Interior Newswire | Aug 21, 2023
News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.
Shared History
By Interior Newswire | Aug 21, 2023
News Release: Not all National Park Service (NPS) history is in the NPS! There are many public, corporate, and private collections with objects or documents that relate to NPS history. The NPS History Collection staff created a list of NPS History Resources to help researchers find documents, photographs, and other...
Death Valley National Park Closed due to Active Flooding
By Interior Newswire | Aug 21, 2023
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, Calif. - Death Valley National Park is closed due to active flooding. The park received 1 inch of rain by mid-day Sunday, with unprecedented levels of rainfall predicted over Sunday night. California Highway 190 is also closed.
OVVI Junior Ranger
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
News Release: The Junior Ranger Program for Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail encourages you to get out and explore!.
Overmountain Victory NHT Junior Ranger
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
News Release: Become a Junior Ranger of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail!.
Releases from Parker and Davis Dams temporarily reduced
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
News Release: Boulder City, Nev. - Due to recent rain storms and in anticipation of additional storms in southern California and Arizona, the Bureau of Reclamation is reducing water releases from Davis and Parker dams on the lower Colorado River. The reduced releases at both dams is expected to continue through the weekend, possibly through Wednesday, Aug. 23.
Lake Mead NRA Officials Announce Full Park Closure
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nev. - Lake Mead National Recreation Area officials are announcing a complete closure of the park to recreational use effective today at 5 pm. This closure order is expected to remain in effect through at least Monday, and conditions at the park will be assessed on an ongoing basis to ensure proper measures are taken to ensure safe operations moving forward.
BLM issues plan to balance multiple uses of southwest Idaho public lands
By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2023
News Release: BOISE, Idaho-The Bureau of Land Management today issued a Record of Decision for the Four Rivers Field Office Resource Management Plan that provides guidelines and objectives for renewable energy development, fish and wildlife habitat, outdoor recreation, livestock management, and other uses across approximately 783,000 acres of public lands and more than 1.17 million acres of Federal mineral estate in southwest Idaho.
Job Announcement - Subsistence Liaison
By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2023
News Release: KOTZEBUE, AK - The National Park Service at the Western Arctic National Parklands is recruiting for a Subsistence Liaison.
Black bear obtains human food along park lakeshore
By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2023
News Release: MOOSE, WY - On Aug. 11, a black bear at Phelps Lake in Grand Teton National Park found an unattended backpack and consumed human food. This follows three other recent incidents of black bears accessing human items left along lakeshores while visitors were recreating in the water. In the last five years, almost half of all human-black bear conflicts within Grand Teton have occurred around lakes.
National Park Service Taking Action to Remove Invasive Predatory Fish from the Colorado River Slough at Glen Canyon
By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2023
News Release: Starting next week, the National Park Service (NPS) will begin active efforts to remove invasive smallmouth bass and green sunfish from the Colorado River Slough below the Glen Canyon Dam in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
Dangerous Impacts to Lake Mead National Recreation Area Expected from Hurricane Hilary
By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2023
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nev. - The National Weather Service is predicting dangerous impacts to the local area from Hurricane Hilary, which is projected to move in over the weekend and into next week.
Access Wayside: Auto Wars
By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2023
News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.
MANZANAR SITE CLOSED TO VISITORS AUGUST 20, 2023
By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2023
News Release: Manzanar National Historic Site (NHS) will be closed to visitors this Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, due to potential flood impacts from Hurricane Hilary. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding are in the forecast for the vicinity of Manzanar NHS.
Closure of Joshua Tree National Park in response to Hurricane Hilary
By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2023
News Release: Due to Tropical Storm Hilary, the park is expected to receive sever rainfall and flash flooding. A Flash Flood Watch has been issued for Joshua Tree National Park Starting August 19th at 11 am until August 21st at 5 pm. Park management is monitoring the current condition of the storm closely. For employee and visitor safety, park management is initiating a closure of the park over the next 36 hours.
Death Valley National Park braces for flooding
By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2023
News Release: Death Valley, Calif. - Death Valley National Park will partially close in anticipation of heavy rains and flooding from Hurricane Hilary. The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch from Saturday, August 19 at 11:00 am and until Tuesday, August 22 at 5:00 am.
Access Wayside: Harnessing Horsepower
By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2023
News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.
Bureau of Land Management Taos, Farmington rescind fire restrictions
By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2023
News Release: FARMINGTON, N.M. - With increasing precipitation and higher humidity, resulting in reduced fire danger, the Bureau of Land Management is rescinding fire restrictions in San Juan, Rio Arriba, Taos, Colfax, Union, Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Mora, Harding and San Miguel counties, as well as portions of public land in McKinley and Sandoval counties. Effective Aug. 18 at 8 a.m., this action rescinds Fire Prevention Order # NMF00000-23-01.