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IIJA Bureau of Land Management California Youth and Conservation Corps. grant opened on Feb. 21.

2022 Acadia Science Year in Review

News Release: Quick Facts. OPEN TO PUBLIC: No. Amenities. 3 listed. Cellular Signal, Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Pets Allowed. The cluster of white buildings next to the house served as support structures for the mansion. Their roles were as follows: Pump House. The Pump House was built between 1890...

Irving Bass

News Release: On May 16, 1866, word of the demise of Jean Baptiste Charbonneau arrived at the office of the Auburn, California newspaper, “The Placer Herald," about 50 days after the youngest member of the Corps of Discovery died in the high desert of eastern Oregon.

National Park Service awards contract to transform visitor experience at the Lincoln Memorial

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Along the Tour Road, starting at Last Stand Hill. Amenities. 9 listed. Audio Description, Cellular Signal, Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Information, Information Kiosk/Bulletin Board, Parking - Auto, Parking - Boat Trailer, Parking - Bus/RV, Wheelchair Accessible.

Intern Spotlight: Nina Pulley

News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 1 listed. Trash/Litter Receptacles. This estuary provides a home or stopover for wildlife. But higher seas will submerge the narrow beach strip that makes this special place possible. Earth’s warming temperatures-mostly caused by human actions like burning fossil fuels-are melting...

“Willow Project (Executive Calendar)” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Feb. 16

“Willow Project (Executive Calendar)“ was published in the Senate section on pages S444-S446 on Feb. 16

50 Nifty Finds #15: The Art of Politics

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: At the end of the 4.5 mile Tour Road at Little Bighorn Battlefield. Significance: The only survivors of this attack were defending themselves here. Designation: National Battlefield. Amenities. 11 listed. Accessible Sites, Audio Description, Cellular Signal, Historical/Interpretive...

March Into Reading!

News Release: Battery Alexander, fully armed by 1906, mounted eight 12-inch mortars designed to fire shells in a high arc-and then down onto the decks of enemy battleships. Low-trajectory gunfire from nearby batteries, aimed close to the enemy’s waterline, would have joined Battery Alexander’s mortar fire.

Agate Fossil Beds Celebrates Women and Girls in Science Day With Successful Online Event

News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Nebraska Homesteader. Place of Birth: Virginia. Date of Birth: 1861. Place of Death: Cherry County, Nebraska. Date of Death: June, 22 1948. Place of Burial: North Buxton, Canada. James A. Hatter was born during slavery to Franklin Hatter and Rebecca McCord. His father was a free...

Visitor Fatality on the Pinnacles Trail

News Release: The Batteries Loop Trail is an easy 0.3-mile loop that allows visitors to explore former gun fortifications built around 1900 in the Marin Headlands. This trail offers sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean, the colorful sands of Rodeo Beach, and, on exceptionally clear days, the Farallones Islands in the distance. Leashed dogs are allowed on this trail.

Smith Marker, Stonewall Jackson Died

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Rio Grande Village Nature Trail. Amenities. 3 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Scenic View/Photo Spot, Wheelchair Accessible. Chihuahuan Desert wetlands are rare and unexpected oases which nurture life in the midst of a harsh environment. This life-filled, spring-fed...

Heritage Days 2023

News Release: Nike Missile Site SF88: Cold-War era defense system By 1945, the age of aerial warfare had fully arrived, and the U.S. Army sought a weapon that could intercept enemy aircraft. In 1951, after years of research and development, a supersonic missile controlled by ground-based electronic equipment was developed-the Nike, named for the Greek Goddess of victory.

“SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 118TH CONGRESS” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Feb. 15

The Congressional Record published “SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 118TH CONGRESS” in the Senate section on Feb. 15.

29 notices published in week ending Feb. 11 by Interior Department

There were 29 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending Feb. 11, according to the Federal Register.

Kīpahulu District of Haleakalā National Park is Open

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Rio Grande Village Nature Trail. Amenities. 2 listed. Benches/Seating, Wheelchair Accessible. Sit quietly for a moment and listen. You may hear birds singing and moving about in the reeds, or the subtle splash of a turtle sliding into the pond. Perhaps you will hear the cardinal's...

The Bench By the Road

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Rio Grande Village Nature Trail. Amenities. 2 listed. Benches/Seating, Wheelchair Accessible. Look for insects and small fish in the water below the boardwalk. Two species of small, inch-long mosquitofish feed on insect and mosquito larvae. The Big Bend Mosquitofish, Gambusia gaigei...

Celebrate Arizona Archeology month hiking with a ranger at Petrified Forest National Park

News Release: * Return to The Civil War.

“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” published by the Congressional Record in the House section on Feb. 14