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Reminders for NPS Visitors to the Kennecott Mines NHL

News Release: Copper Center, AK - Summer is a great time for visitors to experience the Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark (NHL) and nearby scenic landscapes with spectacular features such as the Kennicott Glacier. Visitors to the McCarthy/Kennecott area should be aware that land ownership along the McCarthy...



Independence Day 2022 Celebrations at Mount Rushmore

News Release: KEYSTONE, SD -- Visitors to Mount Rushmore National Memorial on July 3rd and July 4th will have the opportunity to experience a variety of educational programs, patriotic tributes, and musical entertainment in celebration of Independence Day.


News Release: COPPER CENTER, AK - In response to the current high fire danger, effective immediately and until further notice, open campfires are restricted to designated campgrounds or cabins within enclosed metal fire grates or designated fire rings provided at developed recreational facilities within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve. Use of cooking stoves and gas grills is allowed.


The BLM implements online pass purchase option for  Dumont Dunes and El Mirage off-highway vehicle recreation areas

News Release: BARSTOW, Calif. -The Bureau of Land Management Barstow Field Office is implementing a convenient online visitor pass purchase option for Dumont Dunes and El Mirage off-highway vehicle recreation areas in San Bernardino County. Passes will be available on Recreation.gov on June 30. Fee amounts for passes remain the same and include a small transaction fee for online purchase.


News Release: ESTES PARK, Colo. - National Park Service Director Chuck Sams visited Rocky Mountain National Park this week to see how the park is working to tell a more inclusive history and to announce $20 million in Fiscal Year 2022 investments from the Great American Outdoors Act and President Biden’s Bipartisan...


Land Management Bureau set to publish a new notice on July 1

There are two releases scheduled to be published on July 1.


News Release: HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi - Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announces flight operations for July 2022.


News Release: Fort Stanton, N.M. - Starting July 5, and ending July 20, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Roswell Field Office will be hosting the American Endurance Ride Conference’s Roger Taylor Memorial Trail Ride at the Rob Jaggers Campground near Fort Stanton, N.M. The ride will be based out of the campground...


The Bureau of Land Management Nevada oil and gas lease sale nets $54,700

News Release: Reno, NV - Following an injunction from the Western District of Louisiana, today the Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office conducted a lease sale offering 5 parcels totaling 2,560 acres in Nye County on public lands managed by the Battle Mountain District Office. 4 parcels were sold for a total...


Nature Walks at Montezuma Well Through July and August 2022

News Release: Rimrock, AZ -Montezuma Well, a detached unit of Montezuma Castle National Monument will be continuing its guided nature walks every Saturday throughout the months of July and August. The last walk is scheduled for August 30th. Walks are free to attend.


Pottery Making Demonstrations at Pecos NHP

News Release: Pecos, NM: Join Josephine Toya of the Pueblo of Jemez on July 16th and 17th for a demonstration of how she creates traditional Jemez Pueblo pottery. There is a great deal of variety among Jemez pottery, but Josephine Toya’s pieces reflect a long and proud tradition of pottery that dates from the 1700s.


News Release: BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. - The Mount Lewis Field Office is inviting public review and comment on the draft environmental impact statement for the Goldrush Mine Project proposed by Nevada Gold Mines, LLC, located within the Cortez Mining District, approximately 30 miles south of Beowawe in both Lander and Eureka Counties.


Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area rescind Stage 1 Fire Restrictions beginning July 1, 2022 (Gunnison)

News Release: Gunnison, Colo. - At 12:01 Friday, July 1, 2022, Stage I Fire Restrictions will be rescinded for both Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area. Recent rains in the area have increased fuel moisture and lessened fire danger, but visitors are asked to remain cautious with fire.


News Release: Contact: Elizabeth Skinner. Contact: Amanda Gossard. Tourism to Cabrillo National Monument creates $62.5 million in Economic Benefits. Report shows visitor spending supports 564 jobs in San Diego economy. San Diego, CA - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 684,000 visitors to Cabrillo...


Second visitor in three days gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park

News Release: Incident details. * A 71-year-old woman from West Chester, Pennsylvania, was gored by a bull bison near Storm Point at Yellowstone Lake on Wednesday, June 29. * The woman and her daughter inadvertently approached the bison as they were returning to their vehicle at the trailhead, causing the bull bison...


News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev. - The Black Rock Field Office announced temporary closure and temporary restrictions for activities on public lands that immediately surround the site of the 2022 Burning Man event to protect public resources, provide for public safety on the Black Rock Desert, and enable law enforcement...


BLM extends withdrawal of public land in five Nevada counties

News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it has issued a Public Land Order that extends the withdrawal of 684,838.84 acres of public land in Churchill, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, and Pershing Counties, Nevada, in connection with the Department of the Navy’s modernization of Naval Air Station Fallon, Fallon Range Training Complex. The BLM formally processes land withdrawal applications for entities within the Department of the Interior.



Search and Rescue Underway for Missing Jet Skier at Lake Mead National Recreation Area

News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - Officials are searching for an adult female at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.