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National Park Service releases a draft Environmental Impact Statement for Bison Management at Yellowstone National Park
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - The National Park Service (NPS) released today a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a Bison Management Plan at Yellowstone National Park. The Draft EIS introduces a broad range of actions for managing bison inside the park. This plan allows the NPS to evaluate bison...
BLM Worland hosts National Public Lands Day event at Gebo
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: WORLAND, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Worland Field Office will partner with the community on August 26 for an early celebration of National Public Lands Day at the Gebo-Crosby Historic Mining District north of Thermopolis.
Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites Corporation, Indianapolis, IN discussed on Aug. 10 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Evening Closure for Ongoing Feral Hog Management Work
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: HOPKINS, SC - Staff from Congaree National Park, alongside staff from USDA/APHIS, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, and Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, will be conducting feral hog management work in the park August 27-28, a continuation of the work done at the end of last month.
Barbara and Jay Vincent Park
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: Campained for Access. This park is dedicated to Barbara Vincent and her husband Jay who campaigned for public access to 33 miles of Richmond’s shoreline primarily owned by private industry in the 1950s. Together they spearheaded the creation of many coastal access points, including Point Isabel, Point...
Section of Parkway to be Closed for Paving
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: Natchez Trace Parkway. News Release. Release date: Aug. 10, 2023. Contact: Jeremy Childs, e-mail us. Section of Parkway to be Closed for Paving. Tupelo Mississippi - Beginning Aug. 16, a section of the Natchez Trace Parkway will be closed for paving and embankment repairs from Milepost 239 -...
BLM seeks public comment for Río Grande del Norte National Monument plan
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: TAOS, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management will begin a 30-day public scoping period on Friday, Aug. 11 to inform the upcoming environmental analysis of a resource management plan for the Río Grande del Norte National Monument. The plan will protect the resource values for which the monument was designated and provide for traditional, recreational, and other uses of monument lands and resources. The scoping period closes Sept. 10, 2023.
Petrified Forest National Park and Ischigualasto Provincial Park become sister parks.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: PETRIFIED FOREST, Ariz. - Petrified Forest National Park and Ischigualasto Provincial Park in Argentina formally became sister parks during a ceremony in Argentina on Aug. 1, 2023. The parks share similar paleontological, geological, biological, and archaeological resources.
The Great Geauga County Fair Band to perform Aug. 19
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: The National Park Service staff of James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor is pleased to announce its final free outdoor concert of the summer.
Prescribed Fire at Lincoln's Boyhood Home
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: In March of 2023, fire personnel from the Great Lakes Fire Management Zone located at Indiana Dunes National Park, conducted several pile burns and a broadcast burn in the Cemetery Hill Unit at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial. An engine from the Missouri Park Group, located at Ozark National Scenic Riverways assisted the Great Lakes Fire Management Zone staff in the completion of the prescribed fire.
Summer Moon Lures Silvery Fish Ashore to Spawn At Crissy Beach. Climate Change Had a Hand Too.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: By Natural Resources Intern Maya Akkaraju, Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Lucretia W. Edwards Park
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: A local Champion. Richmond, California. This two-acre park honors Lucretia Edwards, a champion of open space and open shorelines. It also memorializes the wartime contributions made by the Bay Area Shipyards during World War II. Cast boot prints point visitors toward the locations of additional WWII...
Interior Department discusses Notice of Inventory Completion: Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH on Aug. 10
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Biden-Harris Administration Makes Nearly $200 Million Available for Drought and Climate Resiliency Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced up to $195 million in funding opportunities available through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to develop a more resilient water supply, support cooperative watershed management and safeguard aquatic ecosystems. The funds come primarily from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s WaterSMART program, as well as from the Inflation Reduction Act and annual appropriations.
13 year-old boy rescued after falling over the edge on the North Rim
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: Grand Canyon National Park's Search and Rescue (SAR) Team went into action on August 8, 2023, when they responded to a call for a visitor who had fallen over the edge on the North Rim.
BLM invites public comment on draft plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: KANAB, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management today published a Notice of Availability and opened a 90-day public comment period for the Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, which would replace the existing 2020...
Richmond Marina Bay Trail
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: Walking Along the Home Front. The San Francisco Bay Trail weaves along the edge of the national historical park on the Richmond waterfront. Eight interpretive markers shaped like ship’s prows tell various stories of the World War II home front that expand on the histories presented at the Rosie the Riveter...
Repair work and improvements to BLM’s Eagle Creek Road progressing
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: LEWISTON, Idaho - Work to repair numerous road washouts and damage caused by severe spring storms continues on the Eagle Creek Road in Nez Perce County. In addition to the storm repair work, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is administering an active road reconstruction and improvement contract on...
Agency Information Collection Activities; North Atlantic Right Whale Research and Management Activities discussed on Aug. 10 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
BLM and Partners Treat Cheatgrass in Carbon County
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: Rawlins, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Carbon County Weed and Pest Control District are treating invasive cheatgrass near Baggs, Wyoming through the end of August.