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News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Join fellow equestrians on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at Indiana Dunes National Park’s West Beach, for an extremely rare chance to ride on a beach of Lake Michigan. BYOH (Bring your own horse).

Wendover Air Base, Utah

News Release: In early September 1944, Lieutenant Colonel Paul Tibbets of the Army Air Forces, who probably knew more about the new B-29 bombers than any other pilot, was called to a closed military meeting. There he was put in charge of a secret project to prepare modified B-29s and their crews to be used delivering...

Byron Smith has been named the operations program manager for the Branch of Structural Fire

News Release: Byron Smith is the new operations program manager for the National Park Service (NPS) Branch of Structural Fire. This will be Byron’s first opportunity to serve with the National Park Service, formerly serving as the assistant chief for operations at Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany, Georgia.

Richmond Fire Station

News Release: From WWII Fire Protection to Today.

Trails Center welcomes blacksmithing demos, frontier music this weekend

News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Visit the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center Aug. 19 and 20 for a weekend-full of exciting events, featuring frontier music and 19th century blacksmithing demonstrations.

August Siege Events at Fort Stanwix

News Release: On Saturday, Aug. 19, “Futile Thunder" returns to Fort Stanwix National Monument. Futile Thunder is partof the park’s ongoing program series commemorating the 246th anniversary of the British siege of the fort. A highlight of the program will be cannon firing demonstrations throughout the day. In addition...

Big Thicket National Preserve Announces New Programs for the Autumn Season and Hunting Permits

News Release: KOUNTZE, Texas - Big Thicket is excited to announce the park’s fall schedule of ranger-led programs and volunteer events. And, beginning Sept. 1, hunters can pick up hunting permits for the fall/winter season.

Hike Emmons Moraine Trail

News Release: The Emmons Moraine Trail is a short, family-friendly hike that features a view of the Emmons Glacier and its terminus, along with a beautiful turquoise lake colored by glacial silt. Enjoy a short walk through the forest along the White River to a spur trail to the Emmons Moraine, a rocky ridge of rocks deposited by the glacier.

Blue Lake Fire Trail, Camp, and Area Closures

News Release: Park officials have closed trail, camps, and areas in North Cascades National Park Service Complex due to the Blue Lake Fire burning near State Route 20 milepost 160, approximately 30 miles west of Winthrop on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. For more information on the Blue Lake Fire visit Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Facebook page.

History Comes to Life at Five Forks on September 2nd!

News Release: PETERSBURG, VA - Petersburg National Battlefield will host living historians at Five Forks Battlefield on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. Learn about the events leading up to and on April 1,1865, with living historians from the 6th Wisconsin on the battlefield. Formal programs begin at 8 am and last all day.

Lightning Caused Fire in the Rincon Mountains

News Release: On August 13 at 8 am a lightning-caused fire was reported in Saguaro National Park’s Rincon Mountain northeast of Spud Rock. The Coronado National Forest helitack crew has flown the fire in a helicopter stationed at the park and reported it is in a deep, rocky drainage and is currently around 1/10 of an acre in size. Smoke may be visible from Redington Pass.

Ranger's Offer a Walk and Talk about the Union Occupation of Corinth

News Release: Shiloh National Military Park is pleased to announce a special, one-hour program in Corinth, Mississippi, on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. At 10:00 am, park visitors are invited to join Ranger Anthony Killion at the Corinth Contraband Camp for a one-hour exploration of the United States Army’s occupation of the small Mississippi town and its strategic railroad crossover.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $50 Million to Enhance Key Water Infrastructure in the Upper Colorado River Basin Through President’s Investing in America Agenda

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced $50 million over the next five years to improve key water infrastructure and enhance drought-related data collection across the Upper Colorado River Basin. The Bureau of Reclamation is making an initial $8.7 million investment in fiscal year...

Paradise Historic Tour: Ski Tow-Powerhouse

News Release: In the 1930s, winter-time access to Paradise brought more opportunities for winter recreation. Ski races and even Olympic tryouts were held in Paradise. The first tow rope at Paradise was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1937. It was installed in 1938 and went to the top of Alta Vista.

Missing Hiker Bill Roberts Found in Good Health in Sequoia National Park

News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. Aug. 14, 2023 - Missing hiker Bill Roberts has been located in Sequoia National Park. Roberts is in good health and is being reunited with his family.

BLM seeks public comments on proposed adjustments to Foothill Dolomite Mine Project

News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management today began a 30-day public comment period on proposed adjustments to the Foothill Dolomite Mine Project. In 2021, the BLM approved American Magnesium, LLC’s request to develop and operate a 40-acre quarry on public lands 12 miles south of Deming in Luna...

BLM to host wild horse and burro event in West Bend, Wisconsin

News Release: MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The Bureau of Land Management is holding a wild horse and burro placement event September 8-9, 2023, offering approximately 30-70 excess animals gathered from western rangelands at the Washington County Fair Park, 3000 County HWY PV, West Bend, Wisconsin.

Emergency closure of Cactus Drive

News Release: WORLAND, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Worland Field Office has temporarily closed Cactus Drive, located 4.5 miles east of Worland and 1.2 miles south of U.S. Highway 16.

Celebrate 30 years of National Public Lands Day at Whitman Mission!

News Release: WALLA WALLA, Wash. - Volunteers at Whitman Mission National Historic Site will join thousands of people across the nation for National Public Lands Day, the largest single-day volunteer effort focused on public lands. The event will be held on September 23 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and includes a...

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