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News Release: Taos, N.M.- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office is seeking public comment on a draft environmental assessment that proposes a restoration project to improve forest health and reduce the threat of large, severe wildfire across the planning area.

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Japan During World War II
News Release: At the outbreak of World War II, Japan’s population had reached approximately 72 million people in a country roughly the size of California. Having expanded by almost 20 million people since 1920, when the first official census was taken, the Japanese people lived in a mix of dense urban centers and...

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DOI-USGS1 offers new grant application process starting Jan. 4
Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on Jan. 4.
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Battle of Piedmont
News Release: After their defeat at New Market, Federal troops in the Shenandoah Valley got a new commander and renewed their offensive. Intense fighting at Piedmont on June 5, 1864 peaked with a flanking movement and ended with a Confederate retreat turned to a rout. Federals occupied the key Valley town of Staunton on June 6 and got ready to march on Lynchburg.



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Outside Science (inside parks): Exploring San Antonio Missions National Historical Park with ground penetrating radar
News Release: The Outside Science (inside parks) series shares stories of crucial, creative science. Each episode, produced in collaboration with Colorado State University, highlights the many ways young people are getting involved in science in parks.
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Women of the Manhattan Project: Floy Agnes Lee
News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Biologist at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project. Place of Birth: Albuquerque, NM. Date of Birth: July 23, 1922. Place of Death: Santa Fe, NM. Date of Death: March 6, 2018. Born in Albuquerque in 1922 to a German-American mother and a father who was a member of the Santa Clara...

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A Window into What a Bird in the Hand Can Teach Us
News Release: By Science Communication Assistant Jailyn Hoskins, San Francisco Bay Area Network Science Communication Team.


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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Angler Participation Study discussed on Jan. 3 by Interior Department
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



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