By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: The South Rim Visitor Center is a great first-stop during your visit to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Stop here to get recommendations from park rangers, tour the interactive exhibits, watch the park movie, shop the park bookstore, and grab maps and brochures to inform your adventure.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: Joseph Gravelines is mentioned several times in Clark’s journal. While he had been living with the Arikaras since around 1790 (DeMallie et al.), on October 8, 1804, Clark complemented Gravelines as a ‘man well versed in the language of the nation,’ referring to the Arikaras. Gravelines then briefed the...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
FY23 IIJA Bureau of Land Management Eastern States (ES) Recreation and Visitor Services grant opened on Feb. 15.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: SOCORRO, N.M. - Due to a lack of suitable weather and fuels conditions, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Socorro Field Office rescheduled plans to burn piles of juniper and piñon cuttings in three locations in Catron County. Weather permitting, the burns will now take place between now and April 15, 2023.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: CEDAR CITY, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management has authorized Escalante Desert Resources LLC, a subsidiary of Fervo Energy, to proceed with exploration activities on geothermal leases located on public lands managed by the BLM. The purpose of the exploration is to determine commercial feasibility of geothermal energy production in Beaver County, Utah.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: MILLS, Wyo. - The Bureau of Reclamation has prepared the February snowmelt runoff forecasts and operating plans for the North Platte River Basin.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Idaho Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program grant opened on Feb. 15.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: Water is found in Capitol Reef National Park (NP) in the form of springs, seeps, tinajas, and streams. These water resources create unique habitats and represent rare sources of water throughout the otherwise arid Capitol Reef. There are only a handful of perennial streams in the park, but the smaller water resources-springs, seeps, and tinajas-are scattered throughout the park.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Idaho Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management grant opened on Feb. 15.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Idaho Aquatic Resource Management grant opened on Feb. 15.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: 46°23'38.46"N 116°48'8.47"W. Significance: The first U.S. Army installation on the Nez Perce Reservation. OPEN TO PUBLIC: No. MANAGED BY: Bureau of Indian Affairs. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. In 1860, Elias D. Pierce found gold on a tributary of...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Atop Last Stand Hill, across from the 7th Cavalry Memorial. Significance: Honoring the tribes that fought in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Amenities. 2 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Wheelchair Accessible. The Spirit Warrior Memorial helps to shed light on...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: The Regional Director’s Awards for Natural Resources recognize employees who go above and beyond in performance of their duties toward specific achievements. Consideration begins within the Region and then moves forward to National level awards. These award winners were chosen from an exceptional pool of submissions within six natural resource award categories. .
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: Connecting with Parks through Science. National parks strike awe in all of us, whether it be through dramatic views, captivating histories, or the knowledge we gain of their fascinating ecosystems. Across the National Park Service (NPS), scientists are uncovering the stories of the land, water, and air...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. Camarasaurus lentus is a species of sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of the Morrison Formation. Camarasaurus lentus was a herbivore, and grew up to fifty feet long, shorter in length than some of its contemporaries...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. Ceratosaurus is a genus of carnivorous theropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation. It is known from the Carnegie Quarry at Dinosaur National Monument from a single bone, a premaxilla. This bone is diagnostic...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Island in the Sky district, Canyonlands National Park. Significance: trail. Amenities. 2 listed. Parking - Auto, Trailhead. People seeking a mostly level hike longer than just a mile might enjoy the Murphy Point Trail. It leaves the pavement and vehicle sounds behind, and offers the...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. Dryosaurus altus is a species of ornithopod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of North America, found in the Morrison Formation. Dryosaurus altus means “oak lizard" in reference to the leaf shaped teeth. It is a plant eating...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. Barosaurus is a plant eater and the least common of all the sauropods (long-necked dinosaurs) found in the Carnegie Quarry. It is similar to Diplodocus, but has a longer neck and shorter tail. The forelimbs of Barosaurus are...
