By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2022
News Release: Twentynine Palms, California-On Monday, August 8, 2022, Joshua Tree National Park management closed the south boundary road, as well as a five-mile stretch of Pinto Basin Road between Porcupine Wash and Turkey Flats due to severe flooding. Park staff have evacuated all visitors from the southern portion...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2022
News Release: In coordination with the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD), Rocky Mountain National Park is hosting the event “Fly Fishing in the Rockies" on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. This event will take place on the Colorado River at the Holzwarth Historic Site on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park from 9:00 a.m. to noon. This 1-day event will include free fly fishing workshops for individuals of all ages with permanent disabilities.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2022
News Release: WELLFLEET, Mass. - Cape Cod National Seashore welcomes the Cape Symphony back to the shores of Salt Pond in Eastham for an outdoor concert at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, August 26. This is the fifth “Symphony at the Seashore" performance, an enduring legacy of the 2016 National Park Service Centennial. Admission is free and tickets are not required.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2022
There were two notices published by the Interior Department in week ending Aug. 13, according to the Federal Register.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2022
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA - Rain this weekend was a historic event, with nearly a year’s worth of rain falling in three hours. The 1.46 inches of rain recorded at Furnace Creek is still preliminary data, and mere drops away from the all-time record of 1.47 inches. The rain caused widespread damage and closure of all park roads.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2022
There were 22 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending July 23, according to the Federal Register.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 6, 2022
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - National Park Service rangers received an emergency call reporting the discovery of human skeletal remains at Swim Beach in Lake Mead National Recreation Area at approximately 11:15 a.m. PST on Saturday, August 6.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 6, 2022
The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “Text of Senate Amendment 5487” on Aug. 6.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 6, 2022
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA - Following yesterday’s wide-spread storm damage, Death Valley National Park roads remain closed. Hard work from road crews allowed visitors who were previously unable to leave the area hotels to be able to carefully drive out with law enforcement escorts. Highway 190 is expected to reopen between Furnace Creek and Pahrump by Tuesday.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
News Release: MANTEO, N.C. - The National Park Service has several open government contracts for businesses to bid on at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers found the deceased body of a missing Tennessee man in a remote section of the park near Balsam Mountain, North Carolina. Bryce Evans, age 23, of Knoxville, TN, was reported missing by his family earlier this week.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
News Release: WEST GLACIER, Mont. [August 5, 2022] - In a July press release Glacier National Park announced a construction project to rehabilitate 13 bridges throughout the park. Since then, work has begun on the Anaconda, Camas, and Dutch Creek Bridges located on the Inside North Fork Road.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
News Release: Horseshoe Bend National Military Park Announces Annual Symposium.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
News Release: JOHNSON CITY, Texas - Make plans to join Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park and Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site in celebrating the 114th anniversary of President Johnson’s birth. At 9:30 am on Saturday, August 27th, the National Park Service will host the annual wreath-laying ceremony at President Johnson’s gravesite in the Johnson Family Cemetery at the LBJ Ranch. The ceremony continues a tradition that Mrs. Claudia “Lady Bird" Johnson began in 1973.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is offering a 10-year concessions opportunity for the Bandy Creek Stables and Campground Store located at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Carmen G. Cantor was sworn in today as Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs by Secretary Deb Haaland.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
News Release: Relax on the front lawn of Chellberg Farm for an evening of music on Sunday, August 14 and 28, from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The Save the Tunes Council is a group of local musicians devoted to preserving and passing on folk songs in the traditional way, using a variety of traditional musical instruments including...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
News Release: MOOSE, WY- Travelers in Grand Teton National Park should plan for intermittent delays and closures as road improvement projects are underway in the park. Road improvement operations are expected to occur through Monday, August 22.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
News Release: About the National Park Service - More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at www.nps.gov, and on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
News Release: Under the authority of the Federal Land Management Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et. Seq.) and pursuant to 43 CFR 9212.2, this Fire Prevention Order rescinds fire restrictions for all Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administered public lands within the Arizona Strip District. Effective...
