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Crater Days Weekend 2023
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: PETERSBURG, VA - Petersburg National Battlefield will host Crater Days Saturday, July 29th, and Sunday July 30th, 2023. It will commemorate the 159th anniversary of the Battle of the Crater on July 30, 1864. Learn about this powerful story and interact with living historians on the battlefield. Formal programs begin at 10 AM and 2 PM each day. .
Grand Canyon National Park to move overnight backcountry reservations to Recreation.gov
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: Grand Canyon National Park will move its overnight backcountry reservation system to Recreation.gov for reservations for 2024 and later permits. This move will help streamline the backcountry permitting process by allowing around 80% of backcountry permits to be directly reserved and paid for online.
First Ladies NHS to host Living History Program
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: First Ladies National Historic Site in Canton, Ohio is excited to host living history interpreter Debbie Weinkamer for her program “Life after President Garfield". This program will be available at the Education Center on July 28 at 11:00 AM and again at 1:00 PM.
Rangers Searching for a Man with Knife in the Giant Forest Area of Sequoia National Park
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. - Law enforcement rangers are looking for a man with a knife in the Giant Forest area of Sequoia National Park. Officials have reported no injuries.
NPS crews search Delaware River for missing swimmer
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: BUSHKILL, PA- National Park Service rangers and Search and Rescue Team members from Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River are engaged in a search for a missing swimmer who was reported to be struggling in the water while swimming in the Delaware River at Karamac at around 8 pm on Thursday evening. Karamac is located on the New Jersey side of the park, about a mile north of Interstate 80.
Beach Walk
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: Be sure to always check the calendar or stop by the visitor center to find the programs that will be available during your visit.
Sheep at Bent's Old Fort
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: Large numbers of sheep bones excavated at Bent's Fort provides absolute proof that sheep, perhaps even several different breeds, were once at the fort.
Emergency Closure of Recreational Fishing in the Quillayute River System of Olympic National Park to Begin on July 15
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: To protect salmon populations in the Quillayute River system, an emergency closure of recreational fishing will begin on July 15 at 12:01 am. The following river systems within Olympic National Park will close to all recreational fishing until further notice: Quillayute, Dickey, Bogachiel, South Fork...
Hike Rampart Ridge
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: This moderate loop trail passes through forests with glimpses of the surrounding mountain vistas. Also known as "The Ramparts," this ridge is the remnant of an ancient lava flow which originated at the summit of Mount Rainier.
Shriner Peak Fire Lookout
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: Built in 1932, the Shriner Peak Fire Lookout is a historic structure located within the Mount Rainier National Historic Landmark District. One of four lookouts remaining in the park, it helped protect the park and surrounding national forests from fire.
Deck Talk
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: Be sure to always check the calendar or stop by the visitor center to find the programs that will be available during your visit.
Reduced El Vado water releases expected
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Previously planned support of weekend summer rafting flows from El Vado Reservoir is on hold as the low reservoir levels required for construction ongoing at El Vado Dam have contributed to increased debris in the dam’s outlet works, impacting the amount of water that can be safely released from the facility.
Bureau of Land Management Utah Resource Advisory Council to hold meeting in Vernal
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: VERNAL, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management Green River District will host a meeting and field tour for the Utah Resource Advisory Council in August to discuss various issues related to the management of public lands in Utah. The meeting will take place on Aug. 15 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the BLM...
Calling on President Lincoln: “The Bolts of War and Machinery
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Saturday, July 29, at 11 am, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special 60-minute, ranger-led program exploring the events surrounding the electromagnetic telegraph, which proved its value as a tactical, operational, and strategic communication medium during the Civil War. The program will begin at the Wilder Brigade Monument (Tour Stop 6) at Chickamauga Battlefield.
Hungry Horse Dam operations to remain in place
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation has continued discussions with the state of Montana and the Columbia River Technical Management Team regarding falling elevations at Flathead Lake downstream of Hungry Horse Dam. This is due to dry conditions and required minimum Flathead releases in the Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes’ Federal Energy Regulatory Commission license that exceed inflow.
National Park Service offers a business opportunity to operate carriage tours and equestrian services at Wildwood Stables
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - The National Park Service (NPS) is offering a 10-year concessions opportunity at Acadia National Park. The selected concessioner would operate carriage tours and equestrian services at Wildwood Stables in Acadia National Park. The new contract is expected to be effective for the 2024...
July 1, 1787: Sunday Recess
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: "Persuaded I am that the primary cause of all our disorders lies in the different State governments.".
2023 Southern Nevada Fire Restrictions Announced
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: LAS VEGAS - On July 14th, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Clark County, Moapa Valley Fire Protection District, Mt. Charleston Fire Protection District, National Park Service, Nevada Division of Forestry, Nye County, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service are implementing fire restrictions in Southern Nevada.
Horses and Mules at Bent's Old Fort
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: As a center of trade, it is likely the fort would have seen a variety of animal types. Plains Indians were constantly on the watch for prime horse flesh, and probably introduced a large number of stolen stock into the fort's herds. Typically, horses and mules from the south displayed both a fierro, or...
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park to Commemorate 160th Anniversary of 54th Massachusetts Infantry’s Return to Beaufort After the Battle of Fort Wagner
By Interior Newswire | Jul 14, 2023
News Release: BEAUFORT, SC- On Thursday, July 20, at 6 pm, Reconstruction Era National Historical Park invites the public to attend a series of free special tours in downtown Beaufort marking the 160th of the 54th Massachusetts’s Infantry’s assault on Fort Wagner and return to Beaufort.