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BLM Southwest District sheep grazing sub-committee to meet March 14

News Release: Montrose, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Southwest District Resource Advisory Council will hold its first of six meetings of a sub-committee formed to consider domestic sheep grazing in bighorn sheep habitat. The initial meeting will introduce sub-committee members to the issue of domestic sheep...



News Release: Amistad National Recreation Area archeologist Joe Labadie received the first annual John L. Cotter award for excellence in NPS archeology at ceremonies held in Philadelphia on April 4, 2000. The award was presented by Francis McManamon, NPS Chief Archeologist, and David Orr, Chief of the Valley Forge Cultural Resource Center.


Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery

News Release: The 2002 NPS Cotter Award has been given to archeologist Ken Wild. In 2001, Wild guided to conclusion a multiyear project of archeological and supporting studies at Cinnamon Bay, St. Johns Island, Virgin Islands National Park.



News Release: The Hagerman Valley offers some of southern Idaho's best opportunities for birding (birdwatching).


News Release: Tucson, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Tucson Field Office and Gila District Fire Management Office will conduct a multiple day prescribed fire on the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area (LCNCA), pending appropriate weather and seasonal conditions, from mid-March to early May. The Airstrip Prescribed Fire will cover approximately 758 acres of BLM-managed land on the LCNCA and is located seven miles north of Sonoita.


Spirit Mound, South Dakota

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News Release: WASHINGTON - The Biden-Harris administration and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced the release of the 2023 Request for Proposals (RFP) for the America the Beautiful Challenge. The program, which was launched in 2022, is dedicated to funding locally led landscape-scale conservation and restoration projects that implement existing conservation plans across the nation. In 2023, the program expects to award up to $116 million in grants.


News Release: The 2005 Cotter Award has been given to Joy Beasley, Park Cultural Resources Program Manager, Monocacy National Battlefield, for her project leadership of “Archeological Identification and Evaluation Study of the Best Farm." This project was conducted under a Cooperative Agreement between the Battlefield...


DOI-BLM grant application closes on May 5

IIJA Bureau of Land Management National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program grant opened on March 2.


A public scoping comment period initiated for proposed Wildcat mining exploration project

News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev. - The Humboldt River Field Office is currently reviewing a proposed mining exploration Plan of Operations (Plan) in Wildcat Canyon, from Millennial Nevada, LLC. The public is invited to provide comments and concepts for the staff to consider during the development of an environmental assessment for the exploration project. The 30-day scoping period is open and extends through March 30, 2023.


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Yellowstone National Park releases 2023 State of the Park report

News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: A fierce woman who accompanied and fought alongside her husband, other Oneida warriors, and American militias during the American Revolution. Place of Birth: Thought to be the Mohawk Valley in New York. Date of Birth: circa 1740. Date of Death: circa 1824. Nothing is known about...


News Release: Dr. Douglas Wilson is the 2011 recipient of the John L. Cotter Award for Excellence in National Park Service Archeology. Dr. Wilson is an archaeologist for the Pacific West Regional Office of the National Park Service, based at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, WA. The completion of...


News Release: BARSTOW, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is reopening the Calico Early Man Site, an archaeological site about 15 miles northeast of Barstow in San Bernardino County after completing remediation to eliminate public safety hazards.