By Interior Newswire | Jul 31, 2022
News Release: The National Parks of Western Pennsylvania (WEPA) will celebrate the 106th birthday of the National Park Service with a special event, WEPA in a Weekend, on Thursday, August 25 through Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. WEPA includes the following five parks: Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Flight 93 National Memorial, Fort Necessity National Battlefield and Friendship Hill National Historic Site.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 31, 2022
There were 17 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending July 16, according to the Federal Register.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - On Thursday, designated as “Great American Outdoors Day,” the Department of the Interior will celebrate the two-year anniversary of the signing of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). The law, which passed with strong bipartisan support, is the single largest investment in public lands in U.S. history and provides funding for much-needed maintenance of infrastructure in our national parks, public lands and Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2022
News Release: Los Alamos, NM - Early this week, Bandelier Rangers and Preservationists discovered damage in a highly visited and very popular area on the Pueblo Loop Trail known as Cave Kiva. Kivas are sacred sites and centers for religious and social life for Pueblo People today, just as they were for their ancestors.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced that the National Park Service will distribute $192 million to local communities through the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) grant program, which enables urban communities to create new outdoor recreation spaces, reinvigorate existing ...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2022
News Release: Roseburg, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management is considering options to convert the E-Mile Day Use Site to an overnight campground with upgraded amenities. The recreation area is located outside of Glide, Oregon. The BLM is initiating a formal public comment period for this project that will run through September 5, 2022.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2022
F23AS00407 - FY 2023 Clean Vessel Act (CVA) grant opened on July 29.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2022
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Campbell Creek Science Center (CCSC) will begin taking field trip reservations for the upcoming school year starting on Aug. 2, 2022.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2022
News Release: Great Sand Dunes Visitor Center will be undergoing a renovation starting Monday, August 1. Flushed toilets and drinking water will not be available during construction but other areas of the visitor center will be open. Visitor center hours are 9am-12pm and 1pm - 4:30pm. The passport cancellation station...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2022
News Release: SUSANVILLE, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management on Monday, Aug. 1, will implement seasonal fire restrictions to prevent wildfire risk on public lands managed by the Eagle Lake and Applegate field offices in Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra, Shasta and Siskiyou counties in California, and in Washoe County, Nevada. These seasonal restrictions are in addition to the BLM California fire prevention order and will remain in effect until further notice.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced that the National Park Service will distribute $192 million to local communities through the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) grant program, which enables urban communities to create new outdoor recreation spaces, reinvigorate existing...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2022
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - - Back by popular demand, Cape Lookout National Seashore (a certified International Dark Sky Park), in partnership with the Crystal Coast Stargazers, and Island Express Ferry Service welcomes night sky enthusiasts to Astronomy Night on Saturday, August 27 at the Harkers Island Visitor Center, for a starlight cruise, along with stargazing on the visitor center grounds.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2022
News Release: HOUGHTON, Mich - On Aug. 18, 2022, returning once again to celebrate summer in the Keweenaw, join Isle Royale National Park and the Portage Lake District Library (PLDL) for Ranger III Family Day. Families may reserve space aboard one of two free, hour-long scheduled waterway cruises. As space is limited...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2022
News Release: Effective Friday, July 29, campfires or the ignition of wood, briquettes, or any fuel in fire pits, fire pans, and barbeque grills, are banned in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area and the area of North Cascades National Park located in Chelan County. This includes all National Park Service lands south...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2022
Land and Water Conservation Fund Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program grant opened on July 29.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2022
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - Cape Lookout National Seashore is pleased to add to the 2022 Horse Sense and Survival tour schedule (led by Wildlife Biologist, Dr. Sue Stuska) which will run through November. The next trip will meet on Saturday, August 6 out of the Harkers Island Visitor Center at 8:15 A.M. (EDT) and depart at 8:45 A.M. (EDT). Participants will return to the Harkers Island dock at 12:30 P.M. (EDT).
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2022
“HONORING CAM SHOLLY, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK SUPERINTENDENT“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on page E810 on July 29
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2022
News Release: During the peak summer season, hot weather causes elevated water temperatures that are stressful for coldwater fish such as trout. Fishing compounds this stress and hampers the fish’s ability to recover when caught and released. Water temperatures have exceeded 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius)...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 28, 2022
News Release: Contact: Andrea DeKoter. Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site Debuts New Education Videos for 1st and 4th Graders. RICHMOND, Va. - Just in time for the start of a new school year, Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, working with Morgan Avery McCoy Inc., will unveil two new education films for...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 28, 2022
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Beginning Monday, Aug. 1, people may apply to the 2022-2023 winter lottery for permits to snowmobile in Yellowstone National Park without a commercial guide. Authorized in 2013, the Non-Commercially Guided Snowmobile Access Program allows permit holders to enter the park for up to three days with a group of up to five snowmobilers.
