By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2022
News Release: Williston, ND - Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site is excited to announce the return of Kids Craft Saturdays. Each Kids Craft activity is free, open to the public, and accessible to all age levels. Activities will take approximately one hour to complete. All activities will run from 11:00 CT - 2:00 CT.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2022
News Release: MONTE VISTA, COLO - The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) San Luis Valley Field Office has lifted fire restrictions. “Recent rains have improved fuel moisture and reduced the risk of wildfire ignition and spread, allowing fire restrictions to be lifted," said San Luis Valley Field Manager Melissa Garcia. “Although restrictions are no longer in effect, visitors should always be cautious when using fire."
By Interior Newswire | Jun 28, 2022
News Release: Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River and the Zane Grey's West Society will host the 16th Annual Zane Grey Festival. The free festival will be held on the grounds of Zane Grey Museum in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturday, July 16th, 2022.The Zane Grey Festival is geared towards fun for the entire family with many activities and events for children and adults throughout the day including.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 28, 2022
News Release: NAMPA, Idaho - The Mustang Mania Trainer Incentive Program (TIP) Challenge will return to Nampa on July 1 -2, beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the Ford Idaho Horse Park (16200 N. Idaho Center Blvd). The Challenge is an in-hand competition featuring nearly 100 youth and adult trainers who have adopted and worked...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 28, 2022
News Release: Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument will follow suit of the Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands on lifting fire restrictions as the monsoonal activity has increased bringing the needed precipitation across most of the nearby forest. The following acts are always prohibited at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 28, 2022
News Release: A new National Park Service report shows that 834,724 visitors to Big South Fork NRRA in 2021 spent $29.3 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 348 jobs in the local area.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 28, 2022
The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” on June 23.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 28, 2022
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Salt Lake City Field Office seeks input during a 30-day public comment period on an environmental assessment to help protect rangeland conditions and the health of the wild horse herd. The assessment will analyze a proposed gather plan spanning approximately...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 28, 2022
News Release: * A 34-year-old male from Colorado Springs, Colorado, was gored by a bull bison near Giant Geyser at Old Faithful on June 27.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 28, 2022
News Release: STUART, Fla. - Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz was in Florida last week to highlight investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that will facilitate the removal of barriers to fish passage and reopen access to miles ...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 28, 2022
News Release: Salt Flat, Texas - Effective Wednesday June 29, the following areas of Guadalupe Mountains National Park are open for day use.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 28, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - As part of a multi-stop tour, Bureau of Land Management Artist in Residence, Native American jazz trumpeter Delbert Anderson and his group D’DAT are headed to California to teach in music workshops, and then perform in concert to celebrate America’s public lands.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 28, 2022
News Release: HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi - A new National Park Service report announced that 1.3 million visitors to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park in 2021 spent an estimated $117 million in local communities. That local spending supported 1,220 jobs and had a total benefit to the island of Hawaiʻi of $154 million.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 28, 2022
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management will host an additional, virtual public meeting to hear comments regarding oil and gas lease sale decisions made by the Rio Puerco and Farmington field offices. These decisions authorized the lease of 42 parcels for oil and gas development, pursuant to the December 2018 Rio Puerco Field Office lease sale, November 2019 Rio Puerco Field Office lease sale, and February 2020 Rio Puerco and Farmington field offices lease sale.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 28, 2022
News Release: KULA, Maui - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 853 thousand people visiting Haleakalā National Park in 2021 spent $61 million in the local communities on Maui. That spending supported 589 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $76.7 million.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 28, 2022
News Release: LAKEVIEW, Ore. - Who’s looking for an adventure this Fourth of July Weekend? An adventure exploring Oregon’s Outback, a place often overlooked by highway motorists on their way to well-known attractions. For those with the time and desire to turn off the beaten track onto a country road, the 93-mile-long Christmas Valley Back Country Byway provides access to breathtaking high desert landscapes and unique geological features.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 28, 2022
News Release: Tucson, Ariz. (June 27, 2022) --- Effective Monday, June 27, 2022, fire restrictions have been lifted on state and federal agencies’ lands throughout Southeastern Arizona. Widespread precipitation across the area, additional rain in the weather forecast, and a rise in fuel moisture, have decreased the likelihood of a wildfire.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 28, 2022
News Release: Beginning on July 11, 2022 through Aug. 25, 2022, three boat-in campgrounds will be closed to all public access to replace the pit toilets with vault toilet facilities.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 28, 2022
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Tanya Trujillo visited Puerto Rico last week to see firsthand the hydrologic science and monitoring work being done on the island to help land managers make informed decisions.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 28, 2022
News Release: [Harpers Ferry, IA] - The City of Prairie du Chien’s Park and Recreation Department, the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are partnering up for ‘Family Fishing Fun Nights’. This 4-week event will be held each Tuesday in July, from 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm, at the Washington Street Park in Prairie du Chien, WI. Poles, bait, and fishing assistance will be provided if needed.
