By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2022
News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - A new National Park Service (NPS) pilot initiative will introduce almost 35 girls attending Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) high schools to the outdoors and camping for their first time.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2022
News Release: The second fire of 2022 in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve was discovered yesterday, July 4. By Tuesday morning, July 5, the lightning-caused Biederman Fire #458 had grown to 1,088 acres. Four Alaska Fire Service (AFS) smokejumpers parachuted into the nearby historic Biederman allotment Tuesday...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2022
News Release: Park Ranger Steven Lonergan will present, For the Love of the Railroad: The Lasting Legacy of Railroads in America on Saturday, July 9 at 8:00 pm in the amphitheater. This free program will last approximately one hour. .
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2022
News Release: Join a ranger for a birding hike on a long-abandoned golf course that is now part of Indiana Dunes National Park. Enjoy an easy walk through the “rough" on Sunday July 10, 17, and 24 from 7:00 am to 9:00 am. We’ll “tee off" through a “green" area of the park known to few humans but “par" for a variety...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2022
News Release: The National Park Service will be hosting a Volunteer Work Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, July 9-10, 2022, from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to join the Manzanar staff for an outdoor work project.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2022
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management will sponsor a wild horse and burro adoption during Cheyenne Frontier Days on the south side of S. Lions Park Drive in Lions Park.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2022
News Release: POINT REYES STATION, California - The National Park Service responded to a incident at South Beach July 5, 2022. At approximately 12:30 p.m. the park was notified by Marin County Sherriff that an adult male was reported to be unresponsive after being found face down in the surf at South Beach. The individual had been surfing with friends.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2022
News Release: SITKA, ALASKA - Effective July 5th, 2022 through Sept. 30, 2022 all spaces in Sitka NHP Visitor Center upper parking lot will be reserved for Commercial Use Authorization permit holders (commercial tour guides) during the hours of 8 AM - 5 PM. During these hours on these days, individual visitors...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2022
News Release: INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN - Lake levels within the Namakan Basin (Namakan, Kabetogama, and Sand Point Lakes) of Voyageurs National Park have receded to the level to allow for the lifting of the No-Wake restriction on Kabetogama, Namakan, and Sand Point Lakes. As a precaution and courtesy, park staff encourage all boaters to reduce their wake when traveling near any docks or infrastructure to minimize further challenges related to flood recovery.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2022
News Release: MANTEO, N.C. - The American Council of the Blind announced on July 4 that Wright Brothers National Memorial was awarded the 2022 Achievement in Audio Description Award in the Visual Art/Museums/Visitor Centers/Organization category.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2022
News Release: Lakewood, Colo.- The Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office is seeking public input on a southeast Utah and southwest Colorado Resource Management Plan Amendment and associated Environmental Impact Statement for conservation of Gunnison sage-grouse and vital habitat.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2022
News Release: Join a ranger on any Tuesday in July from 9:00 am to 11:00 am for the "hike of the week." This Ranger’s Choice Hike will vary based on what trail is most beautiful or most interesting that day. Meet at the visitor center and then follow the ranger to the trailhead. Program time includes the drive to the trail. Dress for the weather.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2022
News Release: In recognition of Pride Month and the many infrastructure improvements and partnerships underway to support national parks in the greater New York area, Director Chuck Sams along with regional National Park Service leaders recently visited several national parks in New York City. The site visits highlighted the agency's ongoing focus on inclusive interpretation, infrastructure improvements, and the power of partnerships in the nation's largest metropolitan area.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2022
News Release: Beginning Tuesday, July 19, through Friday, July 22, the Wild Basin Road in Rocky Mountain National Park will be closed to all uses, including vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians for road maintenance. This closure will occur at the Wild Basin Entrance Station and will include the entire two-mile section of the road to the Wild Basin Trailhead.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2022
News Release: Reference Number: 8550-2218. SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. July 5, 2022- Beginning on Monday, July 11, a road preservation project is scheduled along the Generals Highway, the road that connects Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. The project will continue throughout the summer...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2022
News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management’s Hassayampa Field Office has released a draft environmental assessment for public comment on the proposed Black Canyon Corridor Travel Management Plan. The plan would designate a travel route system north of the Phoenix metropolitan area.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2022
News Release: FLOWOOD, Ms.- The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse and burro placement event July 15 -16, 2022, offering approximately 70 excess animals gathered from western rangelands at the Boys & Girls Home Exhibition Center, 400 Flemington Drive, Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2022
News Release: Park reopened Big Creek Trail following an eight-week closure for a trail rehabilitation project. The park trail crew made much needed improvements along the entire 5.6-mile Big Creek Trail by repairing the tread surface and removing hazard trees.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2022
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park continues its road construction project with the closure of Dyer Road, for two weeks, to complete paving on the southern end of Glenn Kelly Road. The southern portion of Glenn Kelly Road, as well as Poe Road, will remain closed during this period. Once complete, Poe Road and the southern end of Glenn Kelly Road will re-open.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2022
News Release: ROSWELL, N.M. - Effective, July 6, at 8 a.m., the Bureau of Land Management will terminate all fire restrictions enacted by Fire Prevention Order #LLNMP02310-2022-003 on BLM administered public lands within Chaves, DeBaca, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Guadalupe, Quay, and Roosevelt counties.
