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The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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DOI-USGS1 offers new grant application process starting Feb. 2

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Lakes Northern Forests Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on Feb. 2.
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More February 2023 events at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park

News Release: The tables below list the women working as rangers, naturalists, and guides from 1930-1939 together with their official titles, dates of employment, and the parks where they worked. The tables are organized by year to illustrate how many (or rather how few) women were in uniformed positions in any given year at individual parks and across the NPS.
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National park investments in 2023 will improve access and facilities across the country, enhance climate and fire resilience, further connect people with their national parks

News Release: Garden Grove, the halfway point across Iowa, is reached. This was one of several semi-permanent camps set up for the use of later emigrants.
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Interior Department Issues Statement on Proposed Willow Project

News Release: The Bureau of Land Management-Alaska today completed the final supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS), as directed by the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska, for the proposed Willow Master Development Plan in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) for which there are existing leases.
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Williams: Recovery efforts 'enabled us to bring these species back from the brink of extinction'

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced five species found on San Clemente Island have recovered and do not require protection through the Endangered Species Act.
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Presidents' Day Volunteer Planting Event

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Malcolm X Day in Anacostia Park

News Release: Introducing the Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site B.A.R.K. Ranger Program!.
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Joshua Tree National Park implements new backpacking permit system   

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Lassen Peak parking area. Significance: Scenic vista, trailhead. Amenities. 6 listed. Accessible Rooms, Parking - Auto, Parking - Bus/RV, Scenic View/Photo Spot, Trailhead, Trash/Litter Receptacles. Lassen Peak is a monument to the area’s natural history and humankind’s adventurous...
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Filing of Plats of Survey: Alaska discussed on Feb. 1 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Interior Department discusses Notice of Inventory Completion: Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA on Feb. 1

The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Arrest made in East Potomac Park fatal traffic crash

News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 5 listed. Parking - Auto, Picnic Table, Scenic View/Photo Spot, Toilet - Vault/Composting, Trailhead. Broad sage-covered plateaus eventually give way to an increasingly narrow ridge. This promontory of land was named Harpers Corner after a local rancher who used it as a natural...
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DOI-USGS1 grant application closes on March 2

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on Feb. 2.
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Solicitation for concession business opportunity within Ozark National Scenic Riverways

News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 2 listed. Scenic View/Photo Spot, Trailhead. Casting a looing shadow over the Josie Morris cabin, Box Canyon stands as a cooling refuge. The trail is fairly level and hikers will have stunning views on all sides of the craggy Weber sandstone from Split Mountain. This trail is excellent...
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Bureau of Land Management’s Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council to host meeting

News Release: VALE, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet in person in Hines, Ore., on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 28 and March 1. The public is welcome to attend this meeting, which will be held at the Burns District Office, 28910 US-20, Hines, OR 97738.
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Walter “Ranger Mac” McDowney

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Amenities. 9 listed. Benches/Seating, Grill, Parking - Auto, Pet Waste Disposal, Pets Allowed, Picnic Shelter/Pavilion, Picnic Table, Toilet - Vault/Composting, Trash/Litter Receptacles. Open year-round from sunrise to sunset. Vault toilets are...
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: San Francisco State University NAGPRA Program, San Francisco, CA discussed on Feb. 1 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Interior Department discusses Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: San Francisco State University NAGPRA Program, San Francisco, CA on Feb. 1

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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BLM Colorado Public Room announces two-week closure

News Release: LAKEWOOD, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management is announcing a two-week closure of the Andy Senti Public Lands Information Center (Public Room) beginning February 13th. The closure of the Public Room is part of the Colorado State Office relocation from its 2850 Youngfield Street Lakewood, CO 80215 office to the Denver Federal Center, Building 1A Lakewood, Colorado 80215.
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2023 Spring Turkey Hunt Dates Announced

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