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Reclamation breaks ground on water-saving xeriscape project

News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Reclamation today broke ground signaling the start of a project to remove the lawn at the Lower Colorado Basin Region administration building and install water-saving xeriscaping to the grounds.



News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Three quarters of the way around the Off the Beaten Path Billings Gap Overlook route. Significance: Scenic view. Amenities. 1 listed. Scenic View/Photo Spot. Continuing around the other side of the mesa, the route crosses sand dunes, some of the younger deposits in the park. Petrified...


News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


Buffalo Soldiers: A Nickname

News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 4 listed. Amphitheater, Benches/Seating, Cellular Signal, Wheelchair Accessible. Waco Mammoth National Monument has a shaded, outdoor amphitheater when various programs take place throughout the year. Waco Mammoth National Monument. You Might Also Like. Loading results. Tags...


Quincy Unit Cultural Landscapes

News Release: GEORGE IZUMI. Family # 2711. Camp: Manzanar, CA. ddress: 16-4-3. My dad came here in the early 1900’s. This was my mother’s second marriage. My mother’s first husband was killed in a hay accident. She had two children, so I had one step brother and one step sister. She was born in Fukushima Japan. My fa­ther...


Gateway Arch National Park sees 41% attendance increase in 2022

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Opal Beach, FL. Amenities. 3 listed. Beach/Water Access, Restroom, Trailhead. This trail marker stands on Opal Beach in the Santa Rosa area of Gulf Islands National Seashore. The Florida National Scenic Trail hugs the coastline for 7 miles in this area of the park, before exiting...


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Hudson Museum, University of Maine, Orono, ME discussed on March 10 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


National Park Service selects Destination Death Valley to operate visitor services at Stovepipe Wells Village

News Release: Below are historic photos and a modern day photo taken roughtly from the same location.


Green Flake

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Billings Gap Overlook. Significance: Scenic vista. Amenities. 1 listed. Scenic View/Photo Spot. The land associated with Billings Gap is part of the land within the 2004 boundary expansion of Petrified Forest National Park. Many new archaeological and paleontological discoveries have...


Reclamation announces 30-day public comment period of air quality compliance associated with the B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project

News Release: LOS BANOS, Calif. - Reclamation, in partnership with the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, announce a 30-day public comment period for the Draft General Conformity Determination associated with the B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project. The determination was developed in accordance with requirements of Section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act.


News Release: Let Harriet Tubman Guide You on the Journey of a Lifetime.


News Release: Learn the rules of B.A.R.K., participate in two activities below, and take the oath to become a Bark Ranger!.


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Hudson Museum, University of Maine, Orono, ME discussed on March 10 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Mukwonago Community Library, Mukwonago, WI discussed on March 10 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Quick Facts. Location: 34.96109, -108.017. Wildfire is a naturally occurring and necessary process. Through tree-ring research, scientists know that low intensity fires have historically occurred in this area every eight to ten years. These fires clear brush and prevent large, hot fires from burning everything.


Sitka NHP Seeking Comments for 2023 Compendium

News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 13 listed. Automated External Defibrillator (AED), Benches/Seating, Cellular Signal, Fire Extinguisher, First Aid Kit Available, First Aid/Medical Care Available, Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Information, Information - Ranger/Staff Member Present, Recycling, Scenic...


News Release: GRACE KATO IZUMI. Family # 29420. Camp: Jerome, AR. Address: 46-9-C. My dad Kinjiro Kato was a 13 year old schoolboy when he came from Hiroshima, Japan to Seattle, Washington in the early 1900s. He used to read the comic strip, “Winnie Winkle," and he enjoyed cowboy music, I remember. My mother Kuma Kato...


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Steamtown's seasonal train rides offer a unique National Park experience. Rail experiences vary from short 30-minute trips exploring the park’s historic railroad yard to full-day trips through the Poconos.