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There were 29 press releases or notices published by the Department of Interior in June.


What releases are upcoming from the National Park Service on July 15

There is one release scheduled to be published on July 15.


News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) will host on-site industry days on August 2 and 3, 2022 for firms interested in a proposed project to reconstruct seawalls along the Tidal Basin and West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C.


Bureau of Land Management and USDA Forest Service Seek Public Comments on Definitions, Other Aspects of Old-growth, Mature Forests

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service, on behalf of the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture, are seeking public comments on the development of a definition framework for old-growth and mature forests on federally managed lands. This work will help inform how the departments respond to President Biden’s Executive Order 14072, Strengthening the Nation’s Forests, Communities and Local Economies.


Interior Department set to publish a new notice on July 15

There is one release scheduled to be published on July 15.


Bureau of Land Management seeks public comment on the Seymour Creek parcel acquisition

News Release: (Butte, Mont.) - The public is invited to comment on a proposal by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to acquire the 3,600-acre Seymour Creek parcel in the Big Hole River Watershed.


News Release: Salt Flat, Texas - Effective Friday July 15, Guadalupe Mountains National Park will resume issuing wilderness use permits for overnight camping in the Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness.


News Release: YUMA, Ariz. - The Biden-Harris administration today announced the Interior Department’s approval for construction of the Ten West Link Transmission Line project, which will facilitate increased renewable energy development and delivery in Arizona and California. The project represents another significant...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced the establishment of the Lost Trail Conservation Area in Northwest Montana as the 568th and newest unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System , managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This expansion – the first unit for the Refuge ...


News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program and the NPS Pacific West Cultural Resources Program are joining the Organization of American Historians (OAH) to host a public forum on July 28 at 6:30-7:30 p.m. PT to explore current scholarship surrounding the history of the Underground Railroad in California, Oregon and Washington.


There is one release scheduled to be published on July 15.


News Release: YUMA, Ariz. - The Biden-Harris administration today announced the Interior Department’s approval for construction of the Ten West Link Transmission Line project, which will facilitate increased renewable energy development and delivery in Arizona and California. The project represents another significant...


News Release: WESTERN WY- Teton Interagency Fire managers have elevated the fire danger rating to high for Grand Teton National Park, the Bridger-Teton National Forest and the National Elk Refuge beginning Wednesday, July 13.


News Release: Gunnison, Colo. - The National Park Service (NPS) released the draft Wilderness and Backcountry Management Plan and Environmental Assessment for Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area on June 21. The public comment period was set from June 21 to July 21, 2022...


Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to host “Las Montañas” festival in Calabasas

News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif - National Park Service rangers from Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) will host “Las Montañas," a festival featuring family-friendly events, guided hikes, and speakers who work in conservation.


National park tourism in Maryland creates $344.3 million in economic benefit

News Release: WASHINGTON - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 6,675,119 visitors to national parks in Maryland spent $246.6 million in the state in 2021. That spending resulted in 2,940 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of $344.3 million.


Agency Information Collection Activities; Tribal Enrollment Count discussed on July 12 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 2,187,125 visitors to national parks in West Virginia spent $108.9 million in the state in 2021. That spending resulted in 1,447 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of $131 million.


Bureau of Land Management requests public input for land exchanges to protect wilderness throughout Utah

News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - The Bureau of Land Management requests public input during a 30-day scoping period on an analysis to exchange more than 90,000 acres of BLM-managed public lands for more than 115,000 acres of trust lands managed by the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration throughout up...


News Release: CHEYENNE, Oklahoma: We invite you to stop by the visitor center to see our new interpretive exhibits!.