Latest News
Bumpkin Island
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: Located in the Hingham Bay, just 10 miles South of Long Wharf, sits a 65-acre island called Bumpkin Island. It has one central drumlin with an elevation of 70 feet, and excellent views of the surrounding Hingham islands.
Discovery Creek Children's Museum
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: Discovery Creek Children's Museum, a Living Classrooms program, offers children's programs that continue the Chautauqua ideal of teaching about the natural world. The museum is located in a building that once housed the electric supply for the amusement park.
Candy Corner
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: The Candy Corner sold sweets - cotton candy, candied apples, lollipops, and ice cream - during the amusement park era. Rebuilt in 2007, this space has been used for classroom space and children's art programs.
Reclamation and Napa County temporarily ban ash-producing fires at Lake Berryessa
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: NAPA, Calif. - At the request of Napa County, the Bureau of Reclamation is banning the use of charcoal and other ash-producing fuels at Lake Berryessa’s recreation areas, including recreation concession areas and campgrounds, starting June 26.
The Generals Highway in Sequoia National Park Expected to be Fully Open on July 1 This Will Reopen Vehicle Access to the Giant Forest from Three Rivers, CA
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Cali. - After being closed for over three months due to severe damage from a series of storms early in the year, the Generals Highway between the Foothills and Giant Forest areas of Sequoia National Park will reopen to public travel on Saturday, July 1. Road construction...
Outer Brewster Island
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: Sometimes referred to as an “outward island," Outer Brewster sits ten miles from Downtown Boston. Its nearly twenty acres of rocky shoreline have been left relatively untouched due to its distance from the mainland. Similar to the other Brewster Islands, it is characterized by bed rock covered in soil and a barren landscape. Special features on the island include steep cliffs and a rock formation called “pulpit’s rock.".
Ozark National Scenic Riverways offers two special managed deer hunts
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: VAN BUREN, Mo. - Ozark National Scenic Riverways will be conducting two managed deer hunts in October at Big Spring.
Podcast 068: Modern Problems with Early Motoring: The Replica Ford Quadricycle
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: Alex Beard: How are you guys doing today?
Crystal Pool
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: The Crystal Pool opened in 1931. It was an Olympic-sized pool that accommodated up to 3,000 swimmers. In addition, it featured a quarter-acre sandy beach. The pool was filled in after the amusement park closed. In the 1980s, the area became the site of a children's playground. In 2000, the local community installed new equipment, which it funded through a grassroots campaign. In 2009, the National Park Service updated the playground with new landscaping and seating.
Restoring the Assembly Room
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: "The best break Independence Hall and the NPS ever had was to benefit from the research and scholarship of its best historical, archeological, and architectural investigators. [Preservationists] Lee Nelson and Penelope Hartshorne are tops in their field.".
Agency Information Collection Activities; Procedures and Criteria for Approval or Disproval of State Program Submissions discussed on June 23 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Preventative Measures Implemented Due to Increased Fire Danger
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: Due to high to extreme fire danger, Carlsbad Caverns National Park will implement the following preventative measures beginning on June 24.
Chautauqua Tower
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: The stone tower, once an entrance gate and bell tower, is the only remaining intact building from the Chautauqua era. During the amusement park era, it housed the park superintendent and security offices for the park. Renovated in 2008, the tower now houses two artist studios.
Interior Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities: Science and Data for Water-Hazards Response on June 23
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Interior Department publishes notice on June 23
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
FDR, Wheelchairs, and Diplomacy
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: With the end of the Second World War in sight, President Franklin D. Roosevelt met with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Winston Churchill, and the Premier of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, in February of 1945. The “Big Three" met at Yalta to discuss the reorganization of the European...
Nixes Mate
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: 6.3 miles from Long Wharf, a black and white cone stands twenty feet high. Its purpose is to warn mariners of the convergence of three major shipping channels in the harbor (Nantasket Roads, President’s roads, and the Narrows). The marker, called Nixes Mate, has been in place since 1805. It sits upon the remains of Nixes Island, which once had 12 acres. Today the “island" is impossible to see at high tide and covers only an acre long at low tide.1.
Reclamation reopens Acorn Campground for Fourth of July holiday
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: SONORA, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has scheduled the reopening of Acorn Campground in New Melones Lake’s Tuttletown Recreation Area for the Fourth of July holiday. Camping will be available at Acorn Campground beginning Friday, June 30 through Thursday, July 6, providing additional opportunities to camp and enjoy the outdoors during the holiday weekend.
Interior Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Archeology Permit Applications and Reports on June 23
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
BLM seeks public comment for oil and gas lease sale in North Dakota
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2023
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 35 oil and gas parcels totaling 10,463.09 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale in North Dakota. The comment period ends July 24, 2023.