News and reports from the Department of the Interior.

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that starting on Veterans Day (Nov. 11), veterans of the U.S. Armed Services and Gold Star Families can obtain a free lifetime pass to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites spread out across more than 400 million acres of public lands, including national parks, wildlife refuges, and forests.

Sections of the Chisha Foka Multi-Use Trail in Ridgeland, Mississippi will be closed to the public as National Park Service crews remove, trim and mow vegetation along the trail.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials reported that the wildfire near Chilhowee Lake is currently 90% contained.

Experience hands-on history with a camp of Civil War living historians at Chatham Manor on November 19, 2022.

The Casa Grande Ruins Speaker Series takes place weekly through January 18, 2023. On November 16, 2022 Casa Grande Ruins will host Sistine Lewis at 1:00 pm.

National Park Service (NPS) Regional Director Gay Vietzke has selected Charles Sellars as the new superintendent of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia.

The National Park Service will hold a public scoping meeting on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at 7 pm to get input on its plan to restore the 116-acre Great Meadow wetland in Acadia National Park.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) is monitoring two weather systems that are likely to negatively impact ocean-side beaches and travel conditions starting tomorrow morning and continuing through this week, depending on the path and strength of Subtropical Storm Nicole.

The National Park Service (NPS) proposes to replace a failed salt storage shed within the Chado Farm maintenance complex in Walpack Township on the New Jersey side of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is pleased to announce that reservations begin for the preserve’s 6th annual Candlelight Tour taking place on Saturday, November 19, 2022.

Starting in 2023, fall elk hunt licenses for Valles Caldera National Preserve (Unit 6B) will increase from 265 to 350 tags —a 32% increase from the current 2022 season and a 67% increase since the National Park Service begin managing the park unit in 2015.

Badlands National Park completed the largest bison gathering operation in park history in October 2022. Approximately 1,600 animals were gathered and processed (microchipped, weighed, tested for health) with 655 yearlings and two-year-old bison sent to new homes.

Join Tonto National Monument to celebrate the festive season at the Luminary Event on Saturday, December 10 from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Hike the Lower Cliff Dwelling Trail with glimmering luminaries to light your way.

Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 15, winter season operational changes will be implemented at several facilities in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.

Please join Fort Union National Monument staff for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially unveil the newly renovated visitor center exhibit area at 10:30 am, Saturday, December 3, 2022.