By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: Park Ranger Doug Bosley will present An Interactive Look at Flood Photographs, on Tuesday, June 28 at 7:00 pm in the Visitor Center. This free program will last approximately one hour.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that visitors to national parks in Maine spent $490 million in 2021. The total of 4.1 million visits supported 7,070 jobs and had a cumulative economic output of $770 million.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
Detailed Interpretation and data resolution of sediment resources offshore Texas grant opened on June 23.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: Grand Junction, Colo.- The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on the preparation of a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Grand Junction Field Office and Colorado River Valley Field Office Resource Management Plans.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: ROSWELL, N.M. - With increasing moisture and higher humidity, correlating to reduced fire danger, the Bureau of Land Management Roswell Field Office is terminating the closure and all fire restrictions at the Ft. Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area and the Lincoln Tracts in Lincoln County...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
F23AS00018 - Sea Duck Joint Venture FY23 Competitive Grants grant opened on June 23.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: Friday Harbor, WA - At 9 AM this morning, San Juan Island National Historical Park opened its brand new American Camp Visitor Center exhibits to the public for the first time. The visitor center exhibits examine the human history and living environment of the American Camp area. San Juan Island National...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: Join a ranger for a birding-themed bike ride at the Indiana Dunes National Park’s Hobart Prairie Grove, Oak Savanna trail on Saturday, June 25, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Bring your bike and we will provide the binoculars and take you to some fun spots to see birds and enjoy a morning bike ride. Get your exercise and learn some basic birding techniques.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: Jemez Springs, NM - With improved fuel moisture levels and reduced fire danger, Valles Caldera National Preserve will lift Stage II and III fire restrictions at 9:00 am on Friday, June 24, 2022. As a result, most of the park will be open for exploring, including the full extent of its backcountry vehicle route.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO-In 2021, the 15.3 million park visitors to Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument and Fort Point National Historic Site spent around $1 billion in gateway communities which supported 9,583 local jobs,.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
OIA-BIL Activity 8 grant opened on June 23.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced that visitor spending in communities near national parks in 2021 resulted in a $42.5 billion benefit to the nation’s economy and supported 322,600 mostly local jobs.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: Elko, Nev. - The Elko District Division of Fire and Aviation Management is pleased to announce that two Type 4 wildland fire engines (E-1440 and E-1449), are being transferred to the Elko County Fire Protection District. The engines included a basic stocking of firefighting equipment, tools, a mobile...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: Work is underway by the National Park Service (NPS) to repair, rehabilitate, and stabilize 400 linear feet of historic rock wall around the Carver Family Cemetery at George Washington Carver National Monument. The $272,000 project is financed by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund. Work is expected to be completed by the end of July.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: The Douglas Forest Protective Association (DFPA), the Umpqua National Forest, and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Roseburg District have announced that the 2022 fire season will officially begin Friday, June 24th at 12:01 AM. All private, county, state, and Bureau of Indian Affairs lands within the...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: ASHFORD, Wash. - Stevens Canyon Road will remain closed between Bench and Snow Lake trailhead and the Grove of the Patriarchs trailhead through the July 4th holiday weekend. There is no access to Box Canyon from either direction during this time. This closure applies to motorized vehicle, bicycle, and foot traffic. Please check the road status page on the park’s website before planning a visit to the park.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Bureau of Land Management Artist in Residence Native American jazz trumpeter Delbert Anderson and his group D’DAT are headed home to New Mexico to teach in music workshops and then perform in concert to celebrate America’s public lands.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2022
News Release: The first fire of 2022 in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve was discovered yesterday, June 21. The lightning-caused Wormy Fire (#334) is estimated at 9.5 acres, approximately 21 miles west-northwest of Wiseman. The fire is burning on a ridge on the east side of the North Fork Koyukuk River...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2022
News Release: Ventura, CA - The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking proposals to provide year-round boat transportation service from Ventura to Santa Cruz Island, Anacapa Island, Santa Rosa Island, San Miguel Island, and Santa Barbara Island. The successful bidder will be awarded a 10-year contract with Channel Islands National Park.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2022
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management Southern Nevada District announces the availability of a draft environmental assessment to address potential environmental consequences associated with infrastructure improvements at the fee station to the Scenic Drive at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
