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Obed Wild and Scenic River Sees Record Visitation

News Release: Did you know that dogs are welcome to visit Fort Stanwix National Monument with their special people? Learn the rules of B.A.R.K., participate in two activities below, and take the oath to become a Bark Ranger! You can also visit the ranger station inside the historic fort for a special B.A.R.K. Ranger stamp!.


News Release: SALMON, Idaho-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Salmon Field Office seeks public input on post and pole timber sales in the McDevitt Creek and Baldy Basin areas located approximately 33 miles south of Salmon in Lemhi County, southcentral Idaho. These lodgepole pine permits are intended to improve forest health and resilience to insects, disease and wildfire on 183 acres of BLM-managed public lands.


DOI-BLM grant application closes on May 1

FY23 IIJA Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakota Wildlife Program grant opened on March 1.


Mifflin W. Gibbs

News Release: By Tara Blake.


Colonial National Historical Park receives funding from Great American Outdoors Act for York River shoreline stabilization

News Release: The Cultural Resources, Partnerships, and Science Directorate is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 John L. Cotter Award for Excellence in National Park Service Archeology. This year, two projects were recognized for exemplary scientific archeological research, community involvement and public education.


Irish American Heritage Month

News Release: Introduction. PT (Patrol, Torpedo) boats were small, fast, and expendable vessels for short range oceanic scouting, armed with torpedoes and machine guns for cutting enemy supply lines and harassing enemy forces. Forty-three PT squadrons, each with 12 boats were formed during World War II by the U.S...


News Release: A self-guided tour guide can be found inside the park brochure.


DOI-NPS offers new grant application process starting March 1

Effects of sound on wildlife, ecosystems, and visitors in units of the National Park system. grant opened on March 1.


DOI-BLM grant application closes on May 1

FY23 IIJA Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakota Aquatic Resource Management grant opened on March 1.


July 2023 Advance Vehicle Reservations Available March 1, 2023

News Release: Looking for somewhere to stretch after a long drive?


DOI-BLM offers new grant application process starting March 1

FY23 IIJA Bureau of Land Management Youth and Conservation Corps. for Montana/Dakota grant opened on March 1.


News Release: SOCORRO, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management, in conjunction with Holloman Air Force Base, has commenced a prescribed burn in Socorro County. During this operation, 35 personnel are concentrating their efforts on Red Rio Bombing Range, located on White Sands Missile Range approximately 18 miles west of Carrizozo.  This unit is on a live bombing range for Department of Defense aircraft.



Temporary Closures for Peregrine Nesting

News Release: Hipólito Espinosa - Old Spanish Trail[1].


Kelly Collette

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Martin Street, near the intersection of Mill and Martin Streets, Rome, NY. Significance: The Lower Landing was the first step on the Oneida Carry portage area. This six mile long stretch of land was considered the westernmost border of the original 13 colonies during the French &...


News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Architect. Place of Birth: Malden Bridge, New York. Date of Birth: 1885. Place of Death: Washington, DC. Date of Death: 1959. As primary architect for Meridian Hill Park from 1917 to 1935, Horace Peaslee played the most influential role in the development of Meridian Hill Park.


Putting It in Perspective: How do the 2023 high river flows compare to recent past events?

News Release: Rangers and volunteers lead visitors through the beautifully restored Victorian-era home of President and Mrs. James A. Garfield. Though only president for 200 days, James Garfield made history from the front porch of his Mentor farm during the 1880 presidential campaign by welcoming visitors (and potential...


BLM to conduct spring prescribed fire projects in the Bighorn Basin

News Release: WORLAND, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Wind River/Bighorn Basin District plans to conduct prescribed fire projects within the Cody and Worland field office areas this spring as part of the BLM’s commitment to keeping public landscapes healthy and productive.


News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Carbon River Rainforest Trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. Title: Crowded Out the Competition. Main Text. In the middle canopy, younger, smaller trees compete with each other for the little sunlight that filters through the thick green roof of...


Jack Wilkins

News Release: On a May Day in 1846, 24-year-old Second Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant experienced second thoughts about enlisting in the U.S. Army. The young Lieutenant was in a place called Palo Alto just north of the Rio Grande River near Point Isabel, Texas, in land that was contested between the United States and Mexico. There he found himself hundreds of miles from both his family in Ohio as well as his fiancé Julia Dent, whom he was forced to leave at White Haven.