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2023 Total Fire Restrictions in Effect
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: Due to extreme conditions, all fires at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area are prohibited effective 12:01 am, Friday, July 14, 2023, until further notice. No open flames are permitted. This includes, but is not limited to, all fires in NPS provided fire rings and boxes, shoreline fires, charcoal fires, tiki torches, incense burners, candles, pellet smokers, and propane campfires.
Extreme Trees - How do you manage the future forest?
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: By Catherine Devine. Stretching from Maine through New York, the Northern Forest is home to 2.3 million people, and its vast natural resources have a marked environmental and economic impact. Historically, Maine’s forests have had an abundance of natural regeneration - the process by which older trees...
Interior Department discusses Marine Mammals; Letters of Authorization To Take Pacific Walruses and Polar Bears in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska, in 2022 on July 10
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
My Park Story: Mike Twardy
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: My road to the National Park Service- Park Guide Michael Twardy.
Use Care On Streams and Rivers During High-Water Event on the Kennicott River
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: COPPER CENTER, AK - Early morning on July 10th, the Kennicott River reached very high levels and volume, according to a U.S. Geologic Survey gauge at the Kennicott River bridge. A brief advisory by the National Weather Service was released to recommend that residents and recreationalists in the area...
Racoon Island
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: Racoon Island sits just off Hough’s Neck in the Hingham Bay. The island is about eight miles away from Downtown Boston and only has about four upland acres. Like other islands in the harbor, local indigenous people likely used the island seasonally for thousands of years before colonization.
Interior Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Certification Summary Form, Reporting Summary Form for Acreage Limitation on July 10
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Voyageurs National Park Announces Boat Launch Ramp Replacement at the Kabetogama Lake Visitor Center in 2023
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN: Later this summer, the National Park Service will be replacing the Kabetogama Lake Boat Launch Ramp. The original boat launch ramp was built in the 1980s and is in a deteriorated condition. The new launch ramp will replace the current footprint of forty-feet wide, sixteen-foot...
Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications discussed on July 10 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
The US Interior Department published a five page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Individual Landholder's and Farm Operator's Certification and Reporting Forms for Acreage Limitation discussed on July 10 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Celebrating Latino Conservation Week
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA - Friends of the Inyo, Death Valley National Park, the Bureau of Land Management, and other conservation organizations will kick off the Latino Conservation Week celebration with an event on July 15 in Bishop, CA. “Naturaleza, Conectividad y Crédito" (“Nature, Connectivity and Credit") is a free, bilingual event to share the best ways to access and enjoy public lands.
Fatality on Blitzen Ridge in Rocky Mountain National Park
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: On Sunday, July 9, 2023, a 26-year-old female from Boulder, Colorado died after an approximate 500-foot-fall while free-solo climbing on the Four Aces of Blitzen Ridge in Rocky Mountain National Park. Blitzen Ridge is located on Ypsilon Mountain on the east side of the park.
Notice of Filing of Plat of Surveys; Minnesota discussed on July 10 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
The Continuing Debate over the Meaning of the Brown v. Board of Education Decision
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: On June 29, 2023, the US Supreme Court decided the cases Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina, et al. In the majority and dissenting opinions, several justices continued the debate over the...
Monitoring Sea Level Rise
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: What do the highest tides of the year tell us about future sea levels, storms, and vulnerability of coastal locations?
Interior Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Forms to Determine Compliance by Certain Landholders on July 10
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Long Island Light
By Interior Newswire | Jul 10, 2023
News Release: $11,500 dollars for the lighthouse, and the Boston Marine Society picked the location on the north end of the island.1 First lit in 1819, the light, then named “Inner Harbor Light," stood at 20 feet tall.2.
Yosemite Fire Update for July 8, 2023
By Interior Newswire | Jul 10, 2023
News Release: Pika Fire. Location: Just west of North Dome. Elevation: 7,100 feet. Discover date: June 29, 2023. Size: 4 acres. Cause: Lightning. Yosemite Fire crews are scouting the fire to implement a confine and contain strategy utilizing natural barriers and trails. The fire has slow growth, with some isolated...
Whitman Mission National Historic Site Begins Summer Hours
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2023
News Release: WALLA WALLA, Wash. - Whitman Mission National Historic Site will begin its summer hours on July 16, 2023. Under this schedule, the Visitor Center will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. seven days a week. The park’s picnic area, trails, and grounds continue to be open daily, sunrise to sunset.
Podcast 086: Shining Silver Part 1: Conserving Objects for the Gorham Silver Exhibit
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2023
News Release: Catherine Cooper: Hello, this is Catherine Cooper. I’m here at the RISD Museum with Ingrid Neuman. So Ingrid, could you tell me a bit about the work you do here at RISD?