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Hot Springs National Park announces 2023 Artist-in-Residence
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: Hot Springs, AR - Hot Springs National Park has selected Sofie van Doorn as the 2023 Artist-in-Residence (AIR). van Doorn is a contemporary dancer and choreographer and will be the park’s first such artist selected as an AIR. Since the program’s inception in 2004, the park has hosted 65 different artists, poets, musicians, ceramicists, weavers, quilters, photographers, and writers from across the nation.
Path of the Flood Hike, Part 1
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: Join park rangers for an 11-mile hike that follows the Path of the Flood on Sunday, July 30, 2023, at 10:00 am. The hike begins at the South Abutment near the remains of the dam and continues to Franklin. Reservations are required. Space is limited due to shuttling. Please call the Visitor Center at 814-886-6171 to sign up for this free hike.
Elko fire restrictions announced
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: On July 25th, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management, Elko County Fire Protection District, Nevada Division of Forestry and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are implementing fire restrictions in Elko County Nevada.
Yellowstone announces lottery for 2023-2024 Non-Commercially Guided Snowmobile Access Program
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Beginning Tuesday, Aug. 1, people may apply to the 2023-2024 winter lottery for permits to snowmobile in Yellowstone National Park without a commercial guide. Authorized in 2013, the Non-Commercially Guided Snowmobile Access Program allows permit-holders to enter the park for up to three days with a group of up to five snowmobilers.
Seizure and Forfeiture Procedures discussed on July 25 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
The US Interior Department published a one page rule on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Interior Department publishes notice on July 25
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Campfire Restrictions (Stage 2) Effective on Wild Portion of Lower Rogue River Beginning July 17
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: Joint News Release. Bureau of Land Management, Medford District. USDA Forest Service, Rogue River - Siskiyou National Forest. Oregon Department of Forestry, Southwest Oregon District. SW Oregon - As the weather continues to trend towards warming and drying, officials with the Bureau of Land Management Medford...
President Biden Establishes Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument as America’s 425th National Park
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument became the country’s 425th national park today, on the 82nd anniversary of Till’s birth, as President Biden established the park through proclamation during a White House ceremony. The new national monument includes sites in the Mississippi Delta and Chicago that were central to Emmett Till’s lynching and funeral, the acquittal of his murderers and the subsequent activism by his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley.
BLM oil and gas lease sale in Nevada received no bids
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office today conducted a competitive oil and gas lease sale offering 4 parcels covering 4,720 acres in Nevada. The BLM received no bids for this lease sale. The next BLM oil and gas lease sale in Nevada is scheduled for Dec. 5.
Mammoth Cave National Park Initiates Land and Trail Management Planning
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: Mammoth Cave National Park seeks public review and comment on a Land and River Trails Management Plan through the Planning, Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) website from July 25 through Aug. 25, 2023. The new plan will help to ensure the long-term sustainability of park trails by providing strategic direction to guide trail maintenance, investment, and construction over the next few decades.
Nearly 1,000 participate in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park’s Kahuku Cultural Festival
By Interior Newswire | Jul 25, 2023
News Release: HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawai‘i - Locals, keiki, kūpuna and visitors all came to the Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park in Kaʻū on Saturday to listen to Hawaiian music, enjoy hula, try Hawaiian crafts and practices and learn about native plants and animals.
Interior Department discusses Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications on July 24
By Interior Newswire | Jul 25, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
July 3, 1787: The Vital Compromise
By Interior Newswire | Jul 25, 2023
News Release: "That in the second branch of the legislature, each state shall have an equal vote.".
Building at Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve destroyed by fire
By Interior Newswire | Jul 25, 2023
News Release: Coupeville, WA. - A multipurpose building used as an office, small workshop and equipment storage shop at Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve in Coupeville, WA on Whidbey Island was destroyed in an afternoon fire on July 19. An individual sustained a minor facial injury during the fire.
Protecting native plants during your Zion National Park visit is as easy as 1, 2, 3
By Interior Newswire | Jul 25, 2023
News Release: SPRINGDALE, Utah - Zion may be best known for its red rock, but some of its most unique residents are found on canyon floors and walls. Throughout the year, biologists collect seeds to help native plants. In a typical year, biologists collect about 500 pounds of seeds and then grow or spread them to give native plants an advantage throughout the park. We need your help to protect the plants that call Zion home.
Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications discussed on July 24 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Jul 25, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
First confirmed 2023 wildland fire in Yellowstone National Park
By Interior Newswire | Jul 25, 2023
News Release: * On July 22, the first confirmed wildland fire of the season in Yellowstone National Park was detected by a visitor.
Proposed rule published on July 24 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Jul 25, 2023
The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
World Ranger Day Commemoration on July 31, 2023
By Interior Newswire | Jul 25, 2023
News Release: POINT REYES STATION, Calif. - Point Reyes National Seashore is hosting an event on Monday, July 31, 2023, 10 am-11:30 am, to commemorate World Ranger Day. Each year, World Ranger Day is observed on July 31 to honor the daily work of rangers, and to remember those rangers killed or injured in the line of duty.
BLM issues Stage 1 fire restrictions in Goshen, Platte and Weston counties
By Interior Newswire | Jul 25, 2023
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Due to dry conditions and high fire danger, Stage 1 fire restrictions will begin today, July 24, on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Goshen, Platte, and Weston counties. The BLM is working with the counties to coordinate restrictions.