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News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management has purchased a conservation easement that enhances public access to outdoor recreation opportunities and helps protect important mule deer habitat and water quality in the South Fork of the Snake River corridor. The BLM purchased the 154-acre conservation easement on the Alan Lynn Davis property from the Teton Regional Land Trust using monies from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.


What releases are upcoming from the National Park Service on July 14

There are six releases scheduled to be published on July 14.


Cavalry Day 2022

News Release: CHEYENNE, Oklahoma: Bring the family and catch a glimpse of cavalry field life on Cavalry Day at Washita Battlefield National Historic Site. Explore an army surgeon’s tent. Test your horsemanship skills by participating in a stick pony race. Touch and feel items from a cavalry soldier. Taste “delicious"...


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


The Daily Digest section of the Congressional Record published “Senate Committee Meetings” on July 13.


Alden Steck Artwork on Display at Keweenaw NHP

News Release: Keweenaw National Historical Park is pleased to announce an exhibition of paintings by late Keweenaw artist Alden Steck at the Calumet Visitor Center from mid-July to mid-August 2022. The Calumet Visitor Center is located at 98 Fifth Street in the Village of Calumet, Michigan. 2022 summer hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Wednesday through Sunday.


Notice published by Interior Department on July 12

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


Interior Department discusses Assessment of Eligible and Ineligible Lands for Consideration as Wilderness Areas, Valles Caldera National Preserve on July 12

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


News Release: BARTLETT COVE, ALASKA - This notice is to inform visitors of a Bear Advisory in the Fingers Bay area of Glacier Bay due to two separate incidents involving a brown bear. On July 9th, a party of six hikers on the northeast shore in North Fingers Bay was charged by a brown bear. The group was able to deter...


News Release: National Park Service issues “Finding of No SignificantImpact (FONSI)" on Woolsey Fire disaster recovery project.


Interior Department discusses Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, CT on July 12

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


Federal subsistence hunting permits for Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve available starting July 26

News Release: COPPER CENTER, AK - Federal subsistence registration permits for hunts in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve will be available starting Tuesday, July 26, at the park’s Visitor Center in Copper Center and the Slana Ranger Station. The Visitor Center is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to...


Wilderness and backcountry management plan and environmental assessment public comment period extended to August 4, 2022 (Gunnison)

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...


Collaborative Kawuneeche Valley Ecosystem Restoration Efforts   Highlighted July 23 in Rocky Mountain National Park and Grand Lake

News Release: The Kawuneeche Valley Ecosystem Restoration Collaborative (KVERC) is holding a public outreach event on Saturday, July 23, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to inform community members and visitors to Grand County and Rocky Mountain National Park about ecosystem impacts and proposed restoration efforts in the area.


News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park temporarily closed roads, trails, and facilities in the Greenbrier area of the park to all motorists and pedestrians due to flood damage. On Tuesday, July 12, the Porters Gap area received an estimated 8.72 inches of rain within several hours around 9:00 p.m. according...


News Release: WEST GLACIER, Mont. [June 13, 2022] - Going-to-the-Sun Road officially opened this morning for the 2022 summer season. The road may now be accessed by motorized vehicles all the way through from both the West Glacier and St. Mary entrances.


Department Leaders Complete Multi-State Swing to Highlight Legacy Pollution Investments from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, La. - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Coordinator Winnie Stachelberg traveled this week to highlight recent investments made by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to plug and remediate orphaned oil and gas wells in national parks, national forests, national wildlife refuges and on other public lands.


Roaring Springs System Failure to Meet Water Treatment Requirements

News Release: Grand Canyon National Park’s water system recently violated a drinking water requirement. Although this incident was not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened and what we did to correct this situation.


National park tourism in Virginia creates over $1.9 billion in economic benefit

News Release: WASHINGTON - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 22,233,323 visitors to national parks in Virginia spent over $1.2 billion in the commonwealth in 2021. That spending resulted in 18,000 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of over $1.9 billion.


News Release: Hot Springs, Ark. - Hot Springs National Park is proud to announce three public volunteer events as part of the Trail Recovery Leaders Project. This project, started in 2021, is organized by the park’s Community Volunteer Ambassador (CVA) to bolster community engagement, participation, and stewardship...