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Big South Fork NRRA Announces 2023 Campground Season

News Release: Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area announces that all campgrounds are open beginning April 1.


BLM authorizes two wild horse fertility control vaccine trials

News Release: The Bureau of Land Management is authorizing two studies of promising new fertility control vaccines that could potentially help address the overpopulation of wild horses on public lands by slowing their annual growth rates. The research projects, which will take place at a corral facility in Carson City, Nevada, are part of the BLM’s broader efforts to manage healthy wild horses on healthy public lands.


DOI-NPS grant application closes on July 11

FY2023 Historic Preservation Fund- History of Equal Rights- Preservation Grants grant opened on April 14.


Reclamation announces 2023 spring restoration releases on the Trinity River

News Release: WEAVERVILLE, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that this year’s restoration flow schedule for the Trinity River will begin on April 16. Each year, the Trinity Management Council advances a flow schedule based on the expected amount of water available to support salmon restoration efforts on the Trinity River.


BLM Rock Springs hosts wild horse adoption event in April

News Release: Rock Springs, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is celebrating spring with a wild horse adoption event at the Rock Springs Wild Horse Holding Facility. On April 21 and 22, the public are invited to meet and bring home one of approximately 60 untrained horses from the White Mountain, Little Colorado, Salt Wells, and Divide Basin Herd Areas.


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Rufa Red Knot discussed on April 13 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Trails Center to reflect on its history this Sunday

News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Visit the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center this Sunday to learn how the Trails Center became a reality as a goal of passionate trail preservationists. This 30-minute presentation will begin at 1 p.m. on April 16.


U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service publishes 1,139 press releases in December 2022

There were 1,139 press releases published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service in December 2022.


14 press releases or notices published in January by Department of Interior

There were 14 press releases or notices published by the Department of Interior in January.


Committee Members Visit California to Witness Water Storage Challenges, Community Impacts

House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) and other members of Congress on field tours and a hearing to learn more about the ongoing water issues in California and how they have impacted local communities.


Barrasso: EPA Rule Would Increase Prices & Help China

U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), commented on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule on emissions for vehicles, trucks, and tractors.


Protections no longer needed for Colorado hookless cactus

USFWS finds protections no longer needed for Colorado hookless cactus Ongoing conservation efforts, species’ resiliency, and improved scientific information have resulted in an updated status recommendation


Bracted Twistflower Listed as Threatened Under Endangered Species Act

Rare Central Texas Wildflower Listed as Threatened Under Endangered Species Act Critical Habitat Designated in Travis, Bexar, Medina and Uvalde Counties


Celebrating ESA's 50th - First Fish Ever Recovered

The Oregon chub may be a small fish, but it made huge waves as it became the first fish ever removed from the federal list of endangered and threatened animals due to recovery


Reclamation issues snowmelt forecast for Bighorn River Basin

Reclamation's April forecast of the April through July runoff predicted for the Bighorn River Basin is as follows:


Interior Department Announces Next Steps to Protect the Stability and Sustainability of Colorado River Basin

To address the continued potential for low run-off conditions and unprecedented water shortages in the Colorado River Basin, the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) today released a draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to potentially revise the current interim operating guidelines for the near-term operation of Glen Canyon and Hoover Dams


Reclamation issues snowmelt forecast for North Platte River Basin

The Bureau of Reclamation has prepared the April snowmelt runoff forecasts and operating plans for the North Platte River Basin.


Notification of estimated spring restoration flow schedules on the Trinity River

The Trinity Management Council’s recommended water releases from Lewiston Dam into the Trinity River are scheduled to begin increasing on Sunday, April 16.


USACE announces public scoping meetings and comment period for Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) Operational Plan

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District announces public scoping meetings and public comment on the CEPP Operational Plan. In-person meetings are scheduled during the afternoon and evening of April 25 in Cutler Bay, and a virtual meeting is scheduled for the evening of April 26.


Mobile District Hurricane TTX

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District, joined by Corps Headquarters personnel and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, held a hurricane tabletop exercise to help prepare for response in the event of a hurricane making landfall along the Gulf Coast.