News and reports from the Department of the Interior.

News Release: NORTH BEND, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will remove the docks from the water at the North Spit Boat Ramp as early as Monday, Nov. 21, depending on weather.

News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Celebrate 20 years of bringing history to life this holiday season with the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center’s annual “Holiday on the Homestead." This year marks the first in-person event since 2019.

News Release: RAPID CITY, S.D. - Belle Fourche Reservoir increased visitors during the 2022 recreation season. Reclamation, in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management, South Dakota Game Fish and Parks, and volunteers, is proud to manage Belle Fourche’s public federal lands, that belong to the American people, ...

News Release: WASHINGTON - In accordance with congressional direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management is initiating 30-day scoping periods to receive public input on potential oil and gas lease sales on 35 parcels in Nevada totaling 63,603.89 acres and 18 parcels in Utah totaling nearly 31,808 acres.

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The human resources officer for the Bureau of Reclamation’s California-Great Basin Region is now the Bureau of Reclamation’s human capital officer.

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: Public Notice. ORLAND, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation today announced a public negotiation session for a repayment contract with the Orland Unit Water Users’ Association for the repayment of extraordinary maintenance work, related to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, for the Stony Gorge Reservoir...

News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Grand Junction and Colorado River Valley field offices will begin seasonal closures on Dec. 1, 2022. Seasonal closures protect wintering wildlife and reduce damage to roads. Most areas will continue to be open to non-motorized and non-mechanized recreation opportunities such as hiking, snowshoeing, and horseback riding.

News Release: PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management will host an in-person public meeting of the BLM California Desert District Advisory Council on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 9 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. at the Aquarius Casino Hotel at 1900 S Casino Dr, Laughlin, NV, 89029. The meeting is open to the public with a public comment period scheduled at 2:45 p.m. The BLM will also host a field tour at the Mojave Trails National Monument on Friday, Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced that the Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names will hold its inaugural public meeting on December 7 and 8 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET. The Committee, established by Secretary’s Order No. 3405, is tasked with identifying federal land unit names and geographic feature names that may be considered derogatory and creating recommendations for potential replacement names.

News Release: KREMMLING, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management is planning prescribed burns on slash piles at several locations in the Kremmling Field Office between Nov. 28, 2022, and March 30, 2023.

News Release: SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt - Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Tanya Trujillo represented the Department of the Interior at the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt last week to showcase the Biden-Harris administration’s all-of-government approach to tackling the climate and drought crises and collaborating with global leaders on hydrologic science and drought resilience efforts.

“SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS” was published on pages S6672-S6673 of the Congressional Record on Nov. 14.