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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, announces the Shady Creek Recreation Area campground, located near Muscatine, Iowa, will reopen for reservations starting June 16.

2023 Sweeney Summer Concert Series

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park and the Appomattox 1865 Foundation are pleased to announce dates and performers for the annual Sweeney Summer Concert Series.

Fatality at Lake Crescent

On June 9th at 2:10 PM, Olympic National Park was notified of an overturned kayaker on Lake Crescent near the Log Cabin Resort. 37-year-old Travis Valenti from Massapequa, New York was kayaking with his fiancée when his kayak began taking on water.

Voyageurs Nat'l Park Issues Burning Restrictions

Due to rapidly increasing fire danger, Voyageurs National Park is banning all campfires within the park.

Virgin Islands National Park is Now Accepting Online Payments for Overnight Mooring Fees

Virgin Islands National Park is pleased to announce that mariners who use the park’s mooring system can now make their payments online.

Above average June precipitation leads to increased flows out of Yellowtail Dam

According to Natural Resources Conservation Service data, on average, the Bighorn River Basin receives 2.74 inches of precipitation during the month of June.

DOI-USGS1 offers new grant application process starting June 13

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Chesapeake Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on June 13.

Snake River Gateways Project work begins at Moose Landing

hase three of the Snake River Gateways Project is underway at the future Moose Landing in Grand Teton National Park.

Virgin Islands National Park is Now Accepting Online Payments for Overnight Mooring Fees

News Release: Virgin Islands National Park is pleased to announce that mariners who use the park’s mooring system can now make their payments online. Visitors can make these payments by downloading the recreation.gov mobile app, and then using the mobile app to scan the QR codes which are located on all of the overnight mooring fee pay stations that are located throughout the park. For more information on the locations of pay stations, please see our Interactive Marine Map.

Chapter 1 Lesson Plan: The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963

News Release: Chapter 1 Lesson Plan: The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963.

DOI-USGS1 grant application closes on July 21

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on June 13.

Above average June precipitation leads to increased flows out of Yellowtail Dam

According to Natural Resources Conservation Service data, on average, the Bighorn River Basin receives 2.74 inches of precipitation during the month of June.

Reclamation partners celebrate 120th anniversary at Grand Coulee Dam

Today, the Bureau of Reclamation and local partners celebrated the culmination of Reclamation’s 120th anniversary year events and Reclamation’s service to the American people.

BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Doswell, Virginia

he Bureau of Land Management will host an adoption and sales placement event June 16-17, 2023, offering approximately 36 horses and burros gathered from western rangelands at Meadow Event Park, 13048 Meadow Farm Road, Doswell, Virginia.

Public scoping meeting to be held for navigation study at Kaskaskia Regional Port District Terminal 2

he U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, in coordination with the non-federal sponsor, Kaskaskia Regional Port District, is hosting an in-person public meeting June 22 to discuss a navigation study for Kaskaskia Regional Port District Terminal 2, near Baldwin, Ill., from 6 – 8 p.m. at Southwestern Illinois College in Red bud, Ill.

Corps tests spillway gates at Russell Dam, Thurmond Dam June 13-14

U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, dam safety officials are testing the spillway gates at two hydropower dams on the Savannah River this week, and the releases will have minimal effect on reservoir levels.

175th Anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention: Women, Gender, and the Law, July 21-23, 2023

Women’s Rights National Historical Park (NHP) is pleased to announce Convention Days 2023, July 21-23. 

Comer: Congress Must Shine a Light on President Biden’s Regulatory Overreach

Announces hearing to examine the Biden Administration’s red tape assault on America’s economy

Comer: Congress Must Take Action Against President Biden’s Veto, Block D.C.’s Anti-Police Bill