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BLM Casper reopens portions of Price Road after temporary closure

News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management has reopened approximately 75 percent of the Price Road located 18 miles southwest of Casper, off County Road 316 (Trapper Road). The BLM initially closed the road and surrounding area in August 2022 for road construction.


News Release: Dolores, Colo. - Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center and Museum will be closed from Jan. 1 to March 2023 for significant floor renovations. The planned renovation will stabilize the 35-year-old structure, preventing further settling and making the floor more durable and easier to maintain. Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, Escalante Trail, and access to visit Dominguez and Escalante Pueblos will remain open.


Recreation Fees increase at Red Rock Canyon January 1, 2023

News Release: LAS VEGAS - Recreation fees at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area will increase starting Jan. 1, 2023.


DOI-BLM grant application closes on March 15

IIJA Bureau of Land Management Oregon Washington Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands grant opened on Dec. 14.


DOI-FWS offers new grant application process starting Dec. 14

F23AS00117 Webless Migratory Game Bird Program 2023 grant opened on Dec. 14.


DOI-NPS offers new grant application process starting Dec. 14

FY2023 ABPP - Preservation Planning Grants grant opened on Dec. 14.


Interior Department discusses Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records on Dec. 13

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


News Release: You Chose: The Washington National Monument Society.


DOI-BLM offers new grant application process starting Dec. 14

IIJA Bureau of Land Management OR/WA Rangeland Resource Management grant opened on Dec. 14.


News Release: The Bureau of Land Management’s Lakeview District has hired three new employees, Caroline Gish, Liza Hamilton, and Caitlin Emery. “We are pleased to have such highly qualified and dedicated staff join our team," said Todd Forbes, Lakeview District Manager.


DOI-BLM grant application closes on March 16

IIJA Bureau of Land Management OR/WA Invasive and Noxious Plant Management grant opened on Dec. 13.


News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Co-discoverer of nuclear fission. Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria-Hungary. Date of Birth: November 7, 1878. Place of Death: Cambridge, England. Date of Death: Oct. 27, 1968. Place of Burial: Bramley, Hampshire, England. Cemetery Name: St. James Parish Church. Born in Vienna in...


Build Your Own Adventure: Start Over!

News Release: You Chose: Start Over!. There was considerable debate about whether the original design by Robert Mills truly represented George Washington’s legacy. Some called the unfinished monument an “unshapely mess" while others saw it as an unimaginative “blank meaningless pile." An even bigger concern was whether...


DOI-USGS1 grant application closes on Jan. 13

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated with Great Lakes Northern Forests Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on Dec. 13.


The US Interior Department published a four page proposed rule on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOI-USGS1 offers new grant application process starting Dec. 13

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on Dec. 13.


Interior Department discusses Gateway National Recreation Area Fort Hancock 21st Century Advisory Committee on Dec. 12

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOI-USGS1 grant application closes on Jan. 13

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated with Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on Dec. 13.


DOI-BLM offers new grant application process starting Dec. 13

ORWA IIJA Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington Threatened and Endangered Species grant opened on Dec. 13.


BLM Newcastle to burn slash piles in Crook and Weston counties

News Release: NEWCASTLE, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Newcastle Field Office plans to burn slash piles this winter on BLM-administered lands in Crook and Weston counties. Burning may continue as conditions permit through April 2023.