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The staff of George Washington Carver National Monument invites you to Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 3rd from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. This indoor event is free of charge.
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Park plans 2023 lane closure on Spur for tunnel repairs

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that traffic on the northbound Spur will be reduced to one lane on January 3 through April 7, 2023, to allow for tunnel repairs.
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Park is open with some closures as Mauna Loa erupts

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park remains open following a new eruption on Mauna Loa volcano that began in the summit caldera late Sunday night, and migrated to the northeast rift zone Monday morning.
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Big Thicket to Host Three Volunteer Planting Events this Winter

Big Thicket National Preserve is expanding the volunteer longleaf pine planting efforts to ecosystem-wide planting events this winter
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Zion National Park shares shuttle schedule and campground information for fall and winter

An earlier version of this release mis-dated the end of shuttle service.
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Experience Historic Holidays at Hampton

Experience how the holiday season was celebrated by those who lived at worked at Hampton by exploring the stories of free and enslaved African Americans, indentured servants, and the Ridgely family on Saturday, December 10th.
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National Park Service and Gateway Arch Park Foundation reach next milestone toward Old Courthouse renovation 

The National Park Service (NPS) and Gateway Arch Park Foundation are one step closer to kicking off the $24.5 million renovation of the Old Courthouse at Gateway Arch National Park.
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Interior Department publishes 26 notices in week ending Nov. 26

There were 26 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending Nov. 26, according to the Federal Register.
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West Point Dam Road Traffic Restricted

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, West Point Project, announced that vehicular and pedestrian traffic across West Point Dam’s road will be closed beginning Monday December 5, 2022 at 0900 EST through Friday, December 9, 2022, to ensure public safety as work is being done on top of the dam.
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Sherri Lisius named manager of BLM Bishop Field Office

The Bureau of Land Management California announces the selection of Sherri Lisius as the Bishop Field Manager.
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Holiday tree permits available now for BLM lands

This holiday season, permits are available for cutting trees on Bureau of Land Management public lands in the San Luis Valley and Royal Gorge field offices through Dec. 24, 2022.
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Humboldt River Field Office has initiated a 30-day public comment period on Valmy Development

A 30-day public comment period is open for a Draft Environmental Assessment for the Plan of Operations Amendment (Plan) for the Valmy Development of the Marigold Mine.
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Klamath Falls Field Office Announces Online-Only Sale of Christmas Tree Permits for 2022

Tis the season! Looking for an outdoor experience to celebrate the holidays? How about cutting down your own Christmas tree? Christmas tree permits for the Bureau of Land Management Klamath Falls Field Office can be purchased ONLINE starting now.
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BLM issues decision on Antler Operations Inc. exploration project

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Kingman Field Office issued a decision approving the Exploration Plan of Operations for the Antler Operations Exploration Project proposed by Antler Operations Inc. (Antler), as analyzed in Environmental Assessment No. DOI-BLM-AZ-C010-2022-0017-EA.
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Interior Department Takes Action to Reduce Methane Releases on Public and Tribal Lands

The Department of the Interior today announced a proposed rule from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to address the waste of natural gas during the production of oil and gas on federal and Tribal lands.
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BLM seeks public comment on proposed rule for Cotoni-Coast Dairies

The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Central Coast Field Office is seeking public comment on a proposed supplementary rule to manage recreation at the Cotoni-Coast Dairies unit of the California Coastal National Monument.
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BLM prescribed burning planned at Mittry Lake Wildlife Area and near Walter’s Camp

Fire managers from the Bureau of Land Management’s Colorado River District are planning to conduct prescribed burning at Mittry Lake Wildlife Area, about 12 miles north of Yuma and near Walter’s Camp, about 26 miles south of Blythe, California, along the California side of the lower Colorado River in Imperial County, between November and March, as weather and fuel conditions allow.
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BLM Invites Public Input on Proposed Redmond Project

The Bureau of Land Management is offering people the opportunity to provide input on the City of Redmond’s request to lease BLM public lands. The lease would accommodate expanding the City's wastewater treatment facility and associated wetland complex.
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3,600 acres in the Big Hole River area conserved for public access

Approximately 3,600 acres of pristine wildlife and riparian habitat in Montana’s popular Big Hole region is now in public ownership, thanks to a conservation collaboration by the Bureau of Land Management, a landowner, and conservation organizations.
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BLM plans prescribed burning projects in Swasey Recreation Area

The Bureau of Land Management Redding Field Office will conduct prescribed burning projects in the Swasey Recreation Area through Dec. 9.
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