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The US Interior Department published a one page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Yellowstone National Park’s winter season wraps up, most roads and entrances close to public

News Release: In 2017, the chance of hearing a wolf howl or spying tracks on the trail was slim. Two closely related wolves were all that remained of Isle Royale's famed population.


DOI-BLM offers new grant application process starting March 3

IIJA Bureau of Land Management Idaho Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands grant opened on March 3.


Major Milestone Reached for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Habitat Recovery, Water Supply Project in Utah

News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Tanya Trujillo joined partners in Utah today to celebrate a major milestone in the Provo River Delta Restoration project. Supported by a $10 million investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Provo River has now been ...


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA discussed on March 2 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Located 1 mile west of Stevensvhille. Significance: The site of the first Jesuit mission in the Northwest, Fort Owen takes visitors back to 1850 to the first white settlement and trading post in Montana. Designation: National Register of Historic Places. Amenities. 11 listed. Entrance...


Pithouse & Early Pueblos

News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Member of the 1850 Boston Vigilance Committee. Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts. Date of Birth: March 12, 1815. Place of Death: Boston, Massachusetts. Date of Death: May 28, 1900. Thompson Baxter is listed as a member of the 1850 Boston Vigilance Committee, an organization...


News Release: The history of the Robert Gould Shaw/54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial is deeply intertwined with that of the Underground Railroad. Though the 54th drew most of its soldiers from the free states, many southern born men, some of whom had fled enslavement, helped fill the ranks of the regiment. Both the memorial and the regiment have strong connections to freedom seekers and their allies on the Underground Railroad.


San Antonio Missions National Historical Park receives $290,000 to repair 275-Year-Old Spanish Aqueduct

News Release: Perched high along the Greenstone Ridge, I'm mesmerized by the big lake view. The world feels far away. I only stopped for a quick water break, but I've been here for hours - basking in sun and solitude. A raven swoops across the cliff face kraa-ing madly, urging me to move along.


News Release: Last summer, the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa raised their nation's flag on a new pole beside the US flag at Windigo. Band Members and National Park staff celebrated together as they watched the flag unfurl against a brilliant blue sky.


News Release: Salem Ancestry Days is a time for residents and visitors to celebrate their ancestral and immigrant connections to Salem, Massachusetts. In the interview transcribed below, we spoke with Doreen Wade, President of Salem United, Inc. to learn more about her organization's role in preserving Black history.



The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Located 1/2 mile west of Lolo on Hwy 12. Significance: Located at the crossroads of culture, this is the only archaeologicaly verified campsite of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, as well as the traditional homeland of the Selis Qlispe people. Designation: National Historic Landmark...


Bureau of Land Management to begin NEPA process for the Golden Currant Solar Project Application

News Release: LAS VEGAS - The BLM has granted a variance for the Golden Currant Solar Project right-of-way application in coordination with appropriate federal, state, local agencies, Tribes, and public outreach. This begins the National Environmental Policy Act analysis of the project.




News Release: The U.S. Geological Survey and the Bureau of Land Management today announced the public release of a new modeling program designed to predict the potential outcomes of using various non-lethal methods to manage and protect wild horses roaming public lands. PopEquus provides realistic predictions that will help inform the use of various population-control methods to protect animal and land health from overpopulation.