News and reports from the Department of the Interior.

News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Abolitionist, Activist. Place of Birth: Kentucky. Date of Birth: 1813. Place of Death: Boston, Massachusetts. Date of Death: December 1893. Place of Burial: Everett, Massachusetts. Cemetery Name: Woodlawn Cemetery. Harriet Bell Hayden, a prominent abolitionist and activist, sheltered...

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced this week in a news release that the new Orphaned Wells Program Office will use money from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for cleanup.

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Ohanapecosh, 1.5 miles north of the SR123 southern boundary, 11.5 miles northeast of Packwood. Amenities. 6 listed. Grill, Parking - Auto, Picnic Table, Restroom, Trash/Litter Receptacles, Water - Drinking/Potable. Season: Summer (May to September). Ohanapecosh Picnic Area is typically...

Ranger-guided snowshoe walks at Crater Lake National Park in Crater Lake, Ore., are underway for the winter season even as the U.S. Department of the Interior has listed the park among 20 public lands people can explore this winter.

News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Muir Woods. Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, US. Date of Birth: 29 March, 1864. Place of Death: Kentfield, California, US. Date of Death: March 13, 1928. Place of Burial: Oakland, California. “When we save nature we save up an un-diminishing hoard of peace and joy for millions...

News Release: In February 2022, Gateway National Recreation Area completed a hazard fuels reduction project in Queens, NY. The project, around a large, densely populated neighborhood near Jamaica Bay, involved mechanical treatment to establish both a fuel break and defensible space that would provide an anchor should...

News Release: The Shenandoah Valley was a natural "avenue of advance" for Gen. Robert E. Lee's 1863 invasion of the Northern states, and the Battle of Gettysburg.

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: 45°48'16.53"N 116°41'12.15"W. Significance: Traditional river crossing site for the Nez Perce. Following the 1863 Treaty, the Wallowa Valley in northeastern Oregon was left outside the reservation. This area was homeland to Chief Joseph's band of Nez Perce. Chief Joseph's band was...

News Release: Author: Douglas D. Scott. Adjunct Research Faculty. Applied Anthropology and Geography Program. Colorado Mesa University. Grant P17AP00228. This report was developed under a grant from the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, a unit of the National Park Service. Its contents are solely...

News Release: Arizona Department of Parks. Principal Investigator: Dr. Sophia Kelly. Study and Report Completed by: Daniel Rucker. With assistance from: Brittany Clark. Grant Number: P14AP00139. December 31st, 2015. Introduction: This project addresses the emerging challenges that climate change presents for the...

News Release: African Americans lived, worked, built, and died in the Valley. Stories centered in what is today Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park spread across the Valley encompassing the lives of many.

News Release: With the declaration that the American West was “closed" in the 1890s, the Buffalo Soldiers’ duties changed. While they remained at their frontier posts, their focus shifted to quelling labor disputes and maintaining social order among citizens.

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: New York, NY. Significance: Popular arena; the site of major political, sporting, and arts events in NYC 1925-1968. Madison Square Garden (1925-1968), also known as MSG III, was an arena in New York City that operated from 1925 until 1968. The third venue to go by that name, it was...

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: 46°1'34.74"N 116°19'39.91"W. Significance: Site of skirmishes between the Nez Perce and the U.S. Army during the Flight of 1877. MANAGED BY: Private Property. Amenities. 2 listed. Information, Parking - Auto. As the Nez Perce crossed the Camas Prairie following the battle at White Bird...

News Release: The hike along the Highland Route stretches the spine on the South Snake range from Pyramid Peak to Decathon Canyon, 14.6 miles one way with extreme elevation changes through out the hike. This route be started in the Highland Ridge Wilderness BLM area to the south of the park or can be started from Baker Lake.