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BLM opens protest period for oil and gas lease sale in New Mexico, Oklahoma
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2023
News Release: SANTA FE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office today opened a 30-day public protest period to receive public input on eleven oil and gas parcels totaling 595.59 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale in New Mexico and Oklahoma. The protest period ends Sept. 13, 2023.
Civic Engagement Meeting for Rehabilitation of the Seven Bays Marina
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2023
News Release: The National Park Service at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area seeks public input site amenity improvements at Seven Bays Marina. As one of the busiest concessions-operated marinas and boat launches on the lake, these improvements are critical to address deferred maintenance and provide a safer, more accessible park facility. The rehabilitation is planned for 2025.
Get Ready for the Great Salem Maritime Cardboard Boat Regatta!!!
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2023
News Release: SALEM, MA -Salem Maritime National Historic Site invites all to share in our growing excitement for the triumphant return of the Salem Merry-time Fest being held this Saturday, Aug. 19, 12 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. There will be a mix of boats, music, a magician and free fun for all ages. To this tradition...
Steamtown National Historic Site receives generous donation to restore locomotive
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2023
News Release: Scranton, Pa. - A generous financial donation to Steamtown National Historic Site (NHS) is helping fund the restoration of the Atlantic Coast Line #1901, a steam era diesel locomotive in the park's collection. Steamtown NHS was one of six railroad museums identified to receive funds from the estate of Eric J. Yankovich, a longtime rail enthusiast.
People of the AEC: William Borden
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2023
News Release: Although William Liscum Borden (1920-1985) was not a part of the Manhattan Project during World War II, he became a powerful influence on its successor, the Atomic Energy Commission. He graduated from Yale in 1942 and enlisted as a bomber pilot. Based in England, he flew thirty night missions, dropping...
Logan Pass Causes and Consequences Exhibit
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2023
News Release: This upright exhibit is about the causes and consequences of climate change.
July 4, 1787: Independence Day Celebration
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2023
News Release: The. Anniversary of the Independence of the United States of America was celebrated here. the train of artillery fired the salute of the Thirteen United States with three times thirteen rounds.
Recovery Efforts have been Completed in Rocky Mountain National Park for the Body of a 21-Year-Old Female who Took a 300-Foot Fall on the Flying Dutchman Couloir
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2023
News Release: On the morning of Monday, Aug. 14, recovery efforts were completed in the Flying Dutchman couloir for the body of a 21-year-old female from Severance, Colorado. Park rangers requested assistance from a Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control helicopter and helitack crew. Her body was flown to Upper Beaver Meadows and then transferred to Boulder County Coroner's Office.
Hiker falls from Teewinot resulting in fatality
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2023
News Release: MOOSE, WY - Park rangers responded before dawn on Friday, Aug. 11, to a report of a hiker who fell off the west side of Teewinot, part of the Teton Range, inside Grand Teton National Park. Rangers found Joy Cho of Simi Valley, California, had succumbed to significant injuries during the fall and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Guide to the Dorothy Boyle Huyck Papers
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2023
News Release: This finding aid describes the Dorothy Boyle Huyck Papers, part of the NPS History Collection. To request an in-person research appointment or for more information, contact the archivist.
Tractor trailer fire prevented by park rangers
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2023
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, Calif. - A tractor trailer’s brakes caught on fire-twice-while descending CA-190 eastbound from Towne Pass on August 10 in the evening. The truck was saved from a complete loss to fire by a report from an off-duty National Park Service (NPS) employee and the response by Death Valley National Park’s rangers with a fire engine.
Two Separate Incidents Occurred in Rocky Mountain National Park this Weekend
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2023
News Release: On Saturday afternoon, Aug. 12, a 21-year-old female from Severance, Colorado died after an approximate 300-foot fall. A 25-year-old male from San Angelo, Texas also fell approximately 300 feet and suffered critical injuries. The two individuals fell while descending in the Flying Dutchman couloir. This couloir is located inside Rocky Mountain National Park between Longs Peak and Mount Meeker.
Search Underway for Missing Hiker Bill Roberts in Sequoia National Park
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2023
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. Aug. 13, 2023 - A search is underway in Sequoia National Park for hiker Bill Roberts, 76, of Lake Tahoe, CA.
Uncovering Franklin Court
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2023
News Release: Franklin Court. Benjamin Franklin lived in a brick house on this site while serving in the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention Franklin Died here in 1790; the house was torn down 22 years later. Today the site contains a steel "ghost structure" outlining the spot where Franklin's house...
The Saddle Rock Trail at Scotts Bluff National Monument Reopens to the Public
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2023
News Release: (GERING, NE) The popular Saddle Rock Trail has reopened for the hiking enjoyment of the public thanks to the hard work of the monument’s maintenance crew. However, the trail surface has sustained some damage, so a temporary walking surface is in place with repair work continuing through the fall. Superintendent...
Guide to the Polly Welts Kaufman Papers
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2023
News Release: Folder 09: Botanists: Begg, Virginia - Gardening, 1994.
Guide to the Stephen Tyng Mather Film Collection
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2023
News Release: This finding aid describes the Stephen Tyng Mather Film Collection, part of the NPS History Collection. To request an in-person research appointment or for more information, contact the archivist.
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service publishes 472 press releases in February
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2023
There were 472 press releases published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service in February.
Haleakalā National Park’s Summit and Kīpahulu Districts to remain closed through morning of Wednesday, August 16, 2023
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2023
News Release: Kula, HI- Haleakalā National Park’s Summit and Kīpahulu Districts remain closed at least through the morning of Wednesday Aug. 16, 2023. Visitors should not plan to drive to or visit the park until it has been officially reopened. We ask for patience and the public’s cooperation during this time.
Access: Audio Description Tour of Acadia Artwork
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2023
News Release: Visual Made Verbal. More than a dozen visual art pieces from the Artist-in-Residence program currently are displayed in public spaces in Acadia. To make the gallery experience more inclusive for people who have visual impairments, a recorded audio description and transcript are offered at the top of...