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News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Shiloh National Military Park. Significance: End of the battlefield tour. Designation: National Military Park. This is the end of the auto driving tour of Shiloh National Military Park. Please make sure to visit the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center and learn more about the Civil...


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Cape Hatteras National Seashore announces public comment period for plan to build multi-use pathway in Buxton

News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Developer of Aggregate Concrete used at Meridian Hill Park. Place of Birth: New York. Date of Birth: Dec. 12, 1881. Place of Death: Washington, DC. Date of Death: Nov. 25, 1945. John Earley was born in 1881 in New York City. His father was a skilled stone worker and artist...


News Release: Soldiers at the fort were encouraged to tend gardens, and we have a few examples of what they grew! Come and see how different some of your favorite fruits and vegetables were back in the 18th century, and learn about how different medicinal herbs were used. You may already have some herbs in your pantry!.


The Bureau of Land Management seeks initial public comment on the proposed Clan Alpine Herd Management Area Wild Horse Gather

News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Stillwater Field Office is initiating a second 30-day scoping public comment period seeking input in preparation of an environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed Clan Alpine Horse Gather. To help inform the BLM’s decision, BLM is seeking public...



March 2023 Notice of Flight Operations

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Abbotts Lagoon Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore. Geo-coordinates: 38.1236, -122.9355. Amenities. 2 listed. Beach/Water Access, Scenic View/Photo Spot. A 2.5-kilometer (1.5-mile) walk through coastal scrub, across a footbridge over a stream between two lagoons, and over sand dunes...


Second busiest year ever recorded at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2022

News Release: The photo at the top of the page was taken on Feb. 12, 1919, as soldiers from the 369th Infantry Regiment were waiting to disembark in New York on their way home from the Great War in Europe. This photo is one of several iconic photos of the 369th Infantry. Few of them, however, were accompanied...


News Release: Julián Chávez - Old Spanish Trail[1].


Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf, Oil and Gas Lease Sale 259 discussed on Feb. 27 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.




Kristin Myers

News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Landscape Architect. Place of Birth: Florence, Italy. Date of Birth: February 5, 1875. Place of Death: Manhattan, New York. Date of Death: Feb. 26, 1933. Place of Burial: Bourne, Massachusetts. Cemetery Name: Cataumet. As chief designer for the planting plan, and later as a member...


Humboldt River Field Office has finalized the   Water Canyon Recreation Area Environmental Assessment

News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev.- The Humboldt River Field Office of the BLM has finalized the Water Canyon Recreation Area Environmental Assessment and has signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Decision Record (DR) for the project. The Water Canyon Nature Trail has been closed since the recreation area bridges were removed in 2016 and 2020.


Acadia National Park Investigates Recent String of Vandalism Incidents

News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: World War Two Buffalo Soldier and Medal of Honor Recipient. Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama. Date of Birth: April 17, 1920. Place of Death: Wayne, Michigan. Date of Death: Feb. 15, 1980. Place of Burial: Wayne, Michigan. Cemetery Name: West Lawn Cemetery. Charles Leroy Thomas...


Opportunities for solitude in Death Valley National Park, even with 1,100,000 visitors

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: 301 W. Dominick Street, Rome, NY. Significance: This sculpture sits at the center of the Oneida Carry; a vital mode of transportation, trade, and commerce that connected Wood Creek to the Mohawk River before and during the Revolutionary War. Designation: Dedicated on May 25, 2021...


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management Tucson Field Office invites the public to participate in the scoping stage of the Middle Gila South Access and Transportation Management Plan and associated environmental assessment. This 30-day public scoping period is from March 2 to April 3, 2023.


Ann Van Kuren

News Release: This park is where the Erie Canal was first dug in Rome, NY and the near the location of two forts that proceeded the historic Fort Stanwix.


National Park Service and National Forest Service facilities near Cheyenne, Oklahoma closed following severe storm

News Release: Bellamy Harbor Park is a jewel of a spot in Rome, NY. Within the confines you can find history related to both Fort Stanwix National Monument and the Erie Canal. It sits at the intersection of the modern Barge Canal and its largest feeder, the Mohawk River. It is also part of the Erie Canal Water Trail.