By Interior Newswire | Sep 6, 2022
News Release: POINT REYES STATION, California - On Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, Point Reyes National Seashore will hold its first Junior Ranger Day. This special event will be from 11 am to 2 pm outside the Bear Valley Visitor Center. The free, family-friendly day will include activities for kids of all ages!.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 6, 2022
News Release: Four lightning-caused fires remain active across North Cascades National Park Service Complex. The fires are in remote areas of the Stephen Mather Wilderness. Three fires (North Fork, Little Chill, and Copper Lake) are in proximity to the Copper Loop Trail system and one (Brush Creek Fire) is near the Brush Creek Trail in the Whatcom Pass area. The Chilliwack Complex is estimated at 3,700 acres.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 6, 2022
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. September 6, 2022 - Surplus wood is currently available to the public by permit in Sequoia National Park. Firewood permits are free, but you must obtain your permit before wood can be removed. Permit holders may take up to six cords per family per year. Firewood is available on a first-come first-served basis until the supply is gone.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 6, 2022
News Release: BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, Interior, South Dakota - The National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are seeking public comments on potential alternatives for an air tour management plan (ATMP) for Badlands National Park. Public comments will be accepted during a 30-day public scoping process starting September 6 through October 6.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 6, 2022
“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.“ was published in the House section on pages H7734-H7735 on Sept. 2
By Interior Newswire | Sep 6, 2022
News Release: NICHOLASVILLE, KY - The National Park Service (NPS) is excited to announce the new operating hours and the September-October Calendar at Camp Nelson National Monument. The park’s Visitor Center and Museum will be open 5-days a week (Wednesday-Sunday) after Labor Day (September 5, 2022). The building will be open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The grounds remain open sunrise to sunset.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 6, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Former National Park Service Director Mary Bomar died on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, after a dogged fight against cancer. She was 78 years old. Bomar was appointed as the 17th director of the National Park Service (NPS) by President George W. Bush in October 2006 and served through the end of the Bush Administration.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 6, 2022
There are two releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 7.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 6, 2022
News Release: * The parkwide fire danger level for Yellowstone is now VERY HIGH.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 5, 2022
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - Fort Pulaski National Monument invites you to help clear and clean the Lighthouse trail and the Lazaretto Creek Boat Ramp areas on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, for our National Public Lands Day event. These areas provide various recreational opportunities for visitors - from the casual...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 5, 2022
News Release: Contact: Fort Monroe superintendent. Fort Monroe, VA - Annually, Labor Day weekend marks the end to the summer season at Fort Monroe National Monument. As the National Park Service (NPS) seeks to continue recreational opportunities, we will re-announce the ocean club leasing opportunity with plans to...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 5, 2022
News Release: At approximately 4:00 pm CDT on Monday, September 5, Law Enforcement officers from Mammoth Cave National Park received notification that a helicopter crash with a single fatality had been located inside the park’s southern boundary. The pilot, David Stone, age 69 of Louisville, TN, had been flying alone from St. Louis, MO to Knoxville, TN on Saturday, September 3 before contact was lost with his aircraft. Mr. Stone was found dead at the scene.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 5, 2022
News Release: On Wednesday, September 7, 2022, the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Bookstore, run by the Western National Parks Association, will be closed all day to complete fall inventory. Visitors will still be able to purchase items online. The bookstore will reopen at 8:00 a.m. Thursday, September 8. We apologize for the inconvenience.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 5, 2022
News Release: Trout Unlimited, Grand Teton National Park, Bridger Teton National Forest, and Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced today completion of the final phase of the collaborative Spread Creek Fish Passage Project. To tell the story of the incredible local partnerships that made this native trout conservation project possible, Trout Unlimited released a short film. Watch the film here.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 5, 2022
News Release: Aspen Fire. Location: Northeast of Aspen Valley. Elevation: 6,200 feet. Discover date: September 4, 2022. Size: 19 acres. Cause: under investigation. Being fully suppressed. Fire History: Burning in the 2013 Rim fire footprint. Burning in snags and whitethorn. No closures, no evacuations. Red Fire...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2022
News Release: On Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, the National Park Service, the Sullivan County Dive Task Force, the Matamoras Dive Team, along with the Yulan, Shohola, and Sparrowbush Fire Departments responded to a drowning on the Upper Delaware River a mile and half below the Roebling Bridge in Barryville, NY. A group...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2022
There were two notices published by the Interior Department in August, according to the Federal Register.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2022
News Release: WALLA WALLA, Wash. - Whitman Mission National Historic Site will begin its winter hours on Sunday, September 11th, 2022. Under these winter hours, the Visitor Center will be open from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The Visitor Center will be closed on Sunday and Monday. The park’s picnic area, trails, and grounds continue to be open daily sunrise to sunset.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
News Release: MILLS, Wyoming - The Bureau of Reclamation will be lowering the water level at Guernsey Reservoir as the 2022 irrigation season draws to a close.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
News Release: MILLS, Wyo. - Access across Boysen Dam will temporarily be interrupted as the Bureau of Reclamation prepares for and performs testing of spillway gates during the week of Sept. 11, 2022.
