By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: Canton, OH - . Have you ever been interested in teaching others about history? Or maybe you have always wanted to get involved with your National Parks but didn’t quite know how? Become a Volunteer- in-Parks!. By joining First Ladies National Historic Site’s Volunteer- in- Parks program, you can enjoy...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: BARTLETT COVE, ALASKA - Glacier Bay National Park and Deputy Superintendent Tom Schaff announced today that the 13-knot “whale waters" vessel speed limit in the lower West Arm is being lifted. New temporary whale waters are being implemented near Garforth, Willoughby, and Francis Islands to reflect shifting whale distribution. These updated operating requirements are effective from 5 AM Wednesday August 3rd until further notice.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: KOUNTZE, Texas-Get hooked on fishing this Saturday! Join Big Thicket National Preserve rangers in Beaumont for a morning of free fishing activities for the whole family. If you’ve ever wanted to try fishing, but aren’t sure where to start, this event is for you!.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: Due to golden eagle nesting, closures have been extended through August 15 at Sundance Buttress, Thunder Buttress and Needle Summit in the Lumpy Ridge area. These closures include the named formations. Closures include all climbing routes, outcroppings, cliffs, faces, ascent and descent routes and climber...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: BARTLETT COVE, ALASKA - A temporary closure to foot traffic is in effect immediately at the Scidmore Cut area of the West Arm of Glacier Bay due to a bear incident. This closure will remain in effect until Aug. 30, 2022. On July 30th, a brown bear obtained food from campers at this site. No injuries or property damage were reported.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: Join a birding expert from the Dunes-Calumet Audubon Society on Sunday, August 7, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, for a migration birding hiking. Meet inside the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center and carpool to the chosen birding location. No experience required. Bring binoculars and dress for the weather. The Indiana Dunes Visitor Center is located at 1215 North State Road 49, about one mile north of Interstate 94.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
There are four releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 3.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
The House section of the Congressional Record published “EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” on Aug. 2.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN: The National Park Service will search for zebra mussels in and near Voyageurs National Park from August 2 through August 5, 2022. The effort will include a SCUBA team who will dive to inspect areas of Black Bay on Rainy Lake just outside of park boundaries where the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) detected zebra mussel veligers (larval stage of zebra mussels) in 2021. The divers will also search in other park waters.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: Mammoth Cave National Park’s longtime partner, the Cave Research Foundation (CRF), has been awarded the 2021 George and Helen Hartzog Regional Group Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service from the National Park Service’s (NPS) Volunteers-In-Parks program. This award recognizes the exemplary contribution the CRF has made to Mammoth Cave National Park and the community through their ongoing scientific cave research and discoveries.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: Join a ranger for a morning stroll along the sandy shore of Lake Michigan at Central Avenue Beach on Saturday, August 6 and 13 from 8:00 am to 9:00 am. Learn about the origins of the Great Lakes and the Indiana Dunes while scanning the beach to see what kind of interesting things get washed up.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
There are three releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 3.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: Join a ranger for a birding hike on a long-abandoned golf course that is now part of Indiana Dunes National Park. Enjoy an easy walk through the “rough" on Sunday August 7, 14, 21, and 28. This morning birding hike will start at 7:00 am and last for 2-hours. We’ll “tee off" through a “green" area of...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: Anchorage, AK - The National Park Service (NPS) today announced the selection of David Alberg as deputy regional director for Alaska. Alberg is currently the head of the resource management and compliance division at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada and Arizona and has been serving as Alaska’s acting deputy regional director for the last two months. Alberg will begin his permanent assignment in October.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area will observe the signing of the Great American Outdoors Act with free backcountry camping permits as well as free camping at Alum Ford Campground on Thursday, August 4, 2022.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) today awarded $820,612.66 in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants to state and local government agencies in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia to protect an additional 73.21 acres of Civil War battlefield lands.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2022
News Release: Park Ranger John Hrubochak will present The American Highlanders on Saturday, August 6, 2022, at 8:00 pm in the amphitheater. This free program will last approximately one hour.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2022
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2022
News Release: BARSTOW, Calif. - Mojave National Preserve has closed several damaged paved roads due to monsoonal rains on July 31, 2022. Kelbaker Road, Cima Road, Essex Road, Zzxyz Road, and Morning Star Road are currently closed and will remain closed until park staff can assess the extensiveness of the situation and the National Park Service can reopen them safely.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2022
News Release: HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi - Nāhuku lava tube in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is closed until further notice after data from a crackmeter revealed that a fracture near a large overhanging rock slab at the apex of the lava tube has narrowed by 2.47 mm since Saturday.
