By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA - State Route 190 is open to the western portion of Death Valley National Park. The road remains closed from the Trona/Wildrose Junction in Panamint Valley through Death Valley Junction. Additional areas are expected to open no earlier than August 19 as work to clear debris and repair roads continues.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service (NPS) today awarded $7 million in the inaugural round of funding for the Semiquincentennial Grant Program commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. Created by Congress in 2020 and funded through the Historic Preservation Fund, this round of grants will support 17 cultural resource preservation projects across 12 states.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
News Release: The following programs can be enjoyed on the South District of the park near Lovell, Wyoming.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2022
News Release: MANTEO, N.C. - From Aug. 18-Sept. 1, 2022, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) invites public input on a proposal to establish a Motts Creek No Wake Zone, which would encompass the U.S. Coast Guard’s Station Oregon Inlet and the Seashore’s marina, boat ramps and kayak launch near Oregon Inlet.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2022
News Release: Omaha, NE - Members of the public are invited to provide comment on the National Park Service (NPS) Springfield 1908 Race Riot special resource study until Sept. 3, 2022. The purpose of this special resource study is to gather further information about the study area, including other sites in Springfield...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2022
News Release: On Sunday, August 8, at approximately 6 pm, the Alaska State Troopers (AST) received a 9-1-1 call reporting a hiker who had sustained a lower leg injury approximately two miles up the Harding Icefield Trail in Kenai Fjords National Park.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland released the following statement following the Senate’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act:
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2022
News Release: Join a Park Ranger on a hike to the first railroad tunnel in America, the Staple Bend Tunnel, on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, at 2:00 pm. Reservations are required for this free hike and can be made by calling 814-886-6150.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 10.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced that the Palen Solar Project, a 457-megawatt photovoltaic facility in Riverside County, California, has reached full power operation. The project - which will supply enough energy to power approximately 116,000 homes and includes 50 megawatts ...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2022
News Release: Sulphur, Okla.- Campsite fees at Chickasaw National Recreation Area are changing on October 1st, 2022. The new prices will help offset rising utility costs and cost of collection.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 10.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2022
News Release: GLACIER BAY, ALASKA - The National Park Service (NPS) is pleased to announce the start of a Marine Management planning process that will guide future management decisions in ~537,000 acres of Glacier Bay National Park marine waters. As part of this effort, the NPS will consider changes to vessel quotas...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 9.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2022
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA - State Route 190 will remain closed through at least August 17 as Caltrans maintenance crews continue to clean up after last week’s flash floods.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2022
News Release: Queens, N.Y. - The National Park Service (NPS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the conviction of the person(s) responsible for the intentional destruction of at least one American oystercatcher egg at the border of the Breezy Point Co-Operative and the National Park Service’s Gateway National Recreation Area Breezy Point Unit, Rockaway Point, New York.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2022
News Release: Contact: Clayton Hanson. 307-837-2221, FOLA_Visitor_Information@nps.gov. Meet Fort Laramie’s Famous and Faceless During Western Encounters. FORT LARAMIE, WYO., August 8, 2022 - Visit Fort Laramie National Historic Site during the weekend of August 12-14, 2022, for the annual special...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2022
News Release: DEL RIO, TEXAS - Amistad National Recreation Area will implement a fee increase and online reservation system for group campsite permits beginning Oct. 1, 2022. All other fees will remain the same and the standard campsites will remain available on a first-come, first-served basis.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2022
News Release: Copper Center, AK-At approximately 3:50 p.m. on August 7, 2022, the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) was notified of a plane crash near Ptarmigan Lake in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve after a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) was activated belonging to a Cessna 172. The pilot, Christopher...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON -- The National Park Service (NPS) today announced $2.1 million in grants to nine Indian Tribes and 20 museums to assist in the consultation, documentation and repatriation of ancestral remains and cultural items as part of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
