News and reports from the Department of the Interior.

The National Park Service announced it will award more than $4.5 million in an effort to protect 193 acres at a pair of important Civil War battlefields in Virginia.

Arizona's Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) and other water users across the Colorado River Basin are to receive $233 million in federal funding to protect the vulnerable river system.

The U.S. Department of the Interior recently announced an investment of more than $16 million in Alaska's Yukon, Kuskokwim and Norton Sound regions.

Federal ownership and utilization of lands have been a subject of controversy, with conflicting public values giving rise to various questions and concerns. The Biden Administration's 30x30 conservation initiative is seeking to place more land under federal ownership.

The White House recently announced that a combined 514,000 acres of land is now under federal conservation protection.

The Bureau of Land Management’s Tucson field office will seek to conduct a prescribed fire on the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced a partnership with the Hoopa Valley Tribe on projects to restore ecosystems and improve wildfire resilience.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management warned wildflower season is off to a slow start in some areas.

The National Park Service is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, with a variety of events and activities planned all year to mark the parks' centennial.

U.S.Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is praising President Joe Biden's designation of Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in Nevada.

The Winnemucca District Division of Fire and Aviation announced one of its wildland fire engines will be transferred to the Pueblo-Denio Volunteer Fire Department.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management recently announced it is seeking applications for its artist-in-residence program

Christine Dziedzina and Cathryn Todd have been named the newest human resource policy office managers at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have teamed up in an effort to treat and prevent a fungal disease destroying bats in North America.

Photos of the Connecticut portion of the historic New England National Scenic Trail taken by artist Xiomaro will be on display in the Connecticut General Assembly’s Legislative Office Building in Hartford from April 3 to 14.