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Local organizations bring summer fun with Junior Ranger Park Explorer programs
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Manhattan Project National Historical Park rangers and REACH Museum educators are partnering to bring Junior Ranger Park Explorer programs to different neighborhood parks in Richland throughout the summer.
Acadia National Park to complete emergency culvert repairs
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Starting Tuesday, June 20, the one-way 0.7-mile segment of Park Loop Road between the intersection with Kebo Street and Sieur de Monts in Bar Harbor will be temporarily closed to all users, including motor vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles, for emergency culvert repairs.
2023 147th Anniversary Battle of the Little Bighorn
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
2023 147th Anniversary Battle of the Little Bighorn
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Announce Decision to Remove Hazardous Trees Damaged by the KNP Complex Wildfire
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks have decided to mitigate thousands of tree hazards along road corridors following the KNP Complex Wildfire that burned through the parks in fall of 2021.
Comer: Democrats Continue to Lie About Biden Bribery Record
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement after Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) again repeated false claims about the FBI’s unclassified FD-1023 form that memorializes a confidential human source’s conversations with a Burisma executive who claimed to have bribed then-Vice President Joe Biden for $5 million:
147th Anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Announces 147th Battle Anniversary Events.
ERDC Researchers Co-lead Multiagency Team to Service Prototype Underwater Acoustic Deterrent System
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), along with scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and other partners, are currently working on a project to test the effectiveness of underwater sound technology on invasive carps — Bighead Carp, Silver Carp, Black Carp and Grass Carp — and the response of various native species of interest throughout the Mississippi River and Great Lakes basins, as well as additional native watersheds.
Louisville District hosts summer networking event for potential contractors
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District hosted their summer Open House Networking Event June 13, 2023, at The Henry Clay Building in Louisville, Kentucky.
Construction begins on project to help agriculture researchers conserve nut, fruit crops for today and tomorrow
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Renovation and construction began June 15 at the Lewis Brown Research Farm in Corvallis, Oregon, where nearly 35,000 square feet of screenhouses and greenhouses are being upgraded.
The Weeping Wall
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: A product of Going-to-the-Sun Road's construction, the Weeping Wall is a series of waterfalls that delights early season visitors. West-bound travelers sometimes drive right through its spray, opening windows to douse passengers with cool snowmelt.
Secretary Haaland Issues Statement on Brackeen v. Haaland Decision
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland issued the following statement following the Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision on Brackeen v. Haaland:
Sun Point
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: This site high above the lake was once home to the Going to the Sun Chalets, built in 1915 by the Great Northern Railway as part of a network of hotels, chalets and tent camps.
Interior Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget; Horseshoe Crab and Cooperative Fish Tagging Programs on June 15
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
The US Interior Department published a four page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
The Loop
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: The Loop is the only switchback along the western side of Going-to-the-Sun Road, and marks the beginning of the narrow, carved-into-the-mountainside portion of the road.
National Park Service offers a business opportunity to provide narrated interpretive bus tours and transportation in Acadia National Park
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - The National Park Service (NPS) is offering a 10-year concession business opportunity for narrated interpretive bus tours and transportation in Acadia National Park. The contract can be awarded to up to three operators. The contract(s) is expected to be effective beginning in 2024.
Big Bend - GTSR
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: Big Bend is a wide sweeping curve just past halfway between the Loop and Logan Pass. Dramatic vistas of the Lake McDonald Valley, and the high peaks of Mount Canon, Oberlin, and Heaven's Peak make this a great place to stop and take a break from driving.
East Tunnel
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: This 408-foot tunnel was one of the most difficult challenges in the entire construction of Going-to-the-Sun Road, carving through Piegan mountain.
West Tunnel
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: Between 1926 and 1927, laborers constructed this tunnel on the west side of Going-to-the-Sun road. It is an engineering marvel, taking vehicles through a steep cliff, while featuring two observation windows to view Heavens Peak and McDonald Creek.
Notice published on June 15 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Podcast 067: Preserving Henry Ford’s Legacy: Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: Collections Specialist, Julie Dzurnak. Alex Beard: Hi. My name is Alex Beard. I’m here recording today at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, and I’m with a couple members of the Conservation and Collections Management team. First, I’m going to be talking to Collections Specialist, Julie Dzurnak.