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F23AS00125 - Latin America Regional Program grant opened on March 6.
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Art Criticism and Mount Rushmore

News Release: LILIAN BANNAI YAMAMURA. Family # 1107. Camp: Manzanar, CA. Address: 5-5-1. Written by a member of the Bannai Family. I was born on April 5, 1922 in Storrs, UT, the second child of Shino and Sakui (Sam) Bannai. At the time of the mass evacuation of all American Japanese from the West Coast, I was a 19 year...
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Nicodemus District Orientation

News Release: HARRY KIYOTO YASUMOTO. Family # 40675. Camp: Canal Camp, Gila River, AZ. Address: 10-9-C. My paternal grandfather immigrated to Hawaii from Japan in the late 1890s on an indenture of servitude, a contract whereby an immigrant’s passage was paid by an employer or labor contractor in exchange for work until...
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50 Nifty Finds #17: Common Threads

News Release: * Return to The Civil War.
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Mammoth Cave National Park Cave Tours and Green River Ferry Will Remain Closed on Monday, March 6

News Release: HOMER YASUI. Family # 16261. Camp: Tule Lake, CA. Address: 74-11-C. My father Masuo Yasui came to the United States in 1903 at 16. Six years later, my mother Shiduyo Miyake arrived in the US at age 26. My mother wasn’t a “picture bride" in the usual sense, because my parents knew each other while growing...
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My Park Story: Leslie Magana

News Release: YAEKO MUNEMORI YOKOYAMA. Family # 3695. Camp: Manzanar, CA. Address: 34-5-5. I had just finished my nurse’s training at Orange County Gen­eral Hospital and passed my RN exam when the war broke out. I was supposed to go to Berkeley for my fifth year, but was grounded to a 5-mile radius and could not travel.
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Week ending Feb. 25: Interior Department publishes 25 notices

There were 25 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending Feb. 25, according to the Federal Register.
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“STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Feb. 28

“STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” was published on pages S533-S535 of the Congressional Record on Feb. 28.
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February: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation publishes 15 press releases

There were 15 press releases published by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in February.
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Mammoth Cave National Park Cave Tours and Ferry Closed on Sunday, March 5

News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Buffalo Soldier and 1st African American to graduate from West Point. Place of Birth: Thomasville, Georgia. Date of Birth: March 21, 1856. Place of Death: Atlanta, Georgia. Date of Death: April 26, 1940. Place of Burial: Thomasville, Georgia. Cemetery Name: family cemetery. Henry...
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Congaree National Park Planning to Conduct Prescribed Burn

News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: World War One Buffalo Soldier and Wilberforce University ROTC Instructor. Place of Birth: Lyles, Indiana. Date of Birth: May 14, 1892. Place of Death: Xenia, Ohio. Date of Death: Nov. 22, 1985. Place of Burial: Xenia, Ohio. Cemetery Name: Valley View Memorial Gardens. Aaron Richard...
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February: Bureau of Land Management publishes 86 press releases or notices

There were 86 press releases or notices published by the Bureau of Land Management in February.
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Symbolism in National Parks

News Release: While no battles ever took place in and around the Oneida Carry after Fort Stanwix was built, the fort and carry served as important travel and supply bases for British expeditions against the French in 1758, 1759, and 1760.
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Service Delays Publication of Final Revised Recovery Plan for the Red Wolf

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is delaying the publication of the final revised red wolf recovery plan.
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Frecklebelly Madtom Final Listing, 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat - Frequently Asked Questions

Frecklebelly Madtom Final Listing, 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat - Frequently Asked Questions
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Service Seeks Public Comment on Draft Recovery Plan for Oregon Spotted Frog

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has announced the availability of a draft recovery plan for the Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) and a 60-day public comment period.
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Service Protects Population of Frecklebelly Madtom Under Endangered Species Act

Asmall population of a rare species of catfish now has federal protection.
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Creature Feature: Spotted Owls

There are three subspecies of spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) that live in the western United States – the northern spotted owl, the California spotted owl and the Mexican spotted owl.
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps map critical mineral resources in Utah

The U.S. Geological Survey will provide more than $6.6 million to map critical mineral resources in Utah, in partnership with the Utah Geological Survey.
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New tool models the future for wild horses on public lands

The U.S. Geological Survey and the Bureau of Land Management today announced the public release of a new modeling program designed to predict the potential outcomes of using various non-lethal methods to manage and protect wild horses roaming public lands.
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