News and reports from the Department of the Interior.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service (NPS) announced today that they are allocating $1.1 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to improve transportation in national parks and collaborate with the Department of Transportation to research innovative solutions to provide visitors with comprehensive, reliable, real-time travel information.

News Release: The National Park Service Structural Fire Program has issued a about energy storage systems. An energy storage system is a device or group of assembled devices capable of storing energy for electrical use. Please read the hazard details and incorporate the recommended actions into your risk management program if your concession or lease has any energy storage systems.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom announced new designations and national award recipients in a closing ceremony for International Underground Railroad Month. Since 2019, states have recognized September as International Underground Railroad Month - the month renowned...

News Release: The Bureau of Land Management today announced that it is seeking public nominations for positions on the Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC). This citizen-based council assists in the development of recommendations that address public land management issues within southeast Oregon’s Lake, Harney and Malheur counties.

There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 11.

News Release: CHEYENNE, Wyo. - In accordance with congressional direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, Bureau of Land Management Wyoming started a 30-day scoping period to receive public input on 209 parcels totaling 251,086 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale.

News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Resource Advisory Council will meet to discuss a variety of public land management topics from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at the BLM Twin Falls District Office, 2878 Addison Ave. E, Twin Falls, ID 83301...

News Release: WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m., the United States Park Police (USPP) arrested Shaun Ray Deaton, 44, of Bloomington, Ind., for allegedly vandalizing the outside base of the Washington Monument with paint. Deaton was charged with trespassing, tampering and vandalism (36 CFR2.31). This is...

News Release: WASHINGTON - Thousands of people will celebrate National Public Lands Day (NPLD) in national parks on September 24. All national parks will be free to enter and a range of programs, activities and volunteer work projects will promote shared stewardship of public lands.

News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Join the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on November 5 to create your own pioneer-style braided rug to keep your floors warm this winter. The workshop is free to the public, but registration is required.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service (NPS) today announced that $8 billion of private investments in historic rehabilitation projects certified by the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program contributed more than $15 billion of output in goods and services to the U.S. economy, generating approximately 135,000 jobs in adding an overall $7.7 billion in gross domestic product (GDP) in fiscal year 2021.

There are five releases scheduled to be published on Oct. 11.

News Release: Prineville, Ore. - Several temporary seasonal positions for the 2023 field season on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Prineville District are open for applications through Oct. 14, 2022, on USAJobs.gov. Additional seasonal positions will open in the coming months. Positions have tentative start...

News Release: LAS VEGAS -- The Bureau of Land Management today announced that it is seeking public nominations for positions on the Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council Resource Advisory Council (RAC.) This citizen-based council assists in the development of recommendations that address public land management issues within BLM’s Battle Mountain, Ely, and Southern Nevada Districts.

News Release: KANAB, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management seeks nominations for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee to fill existing and upcoming vacancies. The citizen-based committee makes recommendations to the BLM that address public land management issues, such as the development...