News and reports from the Department of the Interior.

News Release: Portland, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington is asking for input on proposed aquatic and riparian restoration activities on lands east of the Cascades. The goal is to accelerate the pace and scale of the BLM’s restoration projects to improve the ecological condition of these areas and habitat for fish and wildlife species.

There were 90 notices published by the Interior Department in January, according to the Federal Register.

The US Interior Department published a six page notice on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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The House section of the Congressional Record published “NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS” on Feb. 27.

News Release: SALMON, Idaho - Effective Mar. 3, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Salmon Field Office will temporarily close the Discovery Hill Bluffs Road due to highly erosive soil conditions. This annual road closure is done to protect valuable recreation resources in a highly visited area close to Salmon.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced several new steps to restore wild and healthy populations of American bison and the prairie grassland ecosystem. Through a new Secretary’s Order and over $25 million from the Inflation Reduction Act, the Department will empower its bureaus and partners to use the best available science and Indigenous Knowledge to help restore bison across the country.

News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Wilberforce University alumna and highest ranking African American woman at the end of World War Two. Place of Birth: Kittrell, North Carolina. Date of Birth: December 5, 1918. Place of Death: Dayton, Ohio. Date of Death: Jan. 13, 2002. Place of Burial: Dayton, Ohio. Cemetery Name:...

News Release: BOISE, Idaho-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Resource Advisory Council will meet virtually via Zoom on Friday, March 17, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mountain Time. The public is invited and there will be a comment period at 1 p.m. Agenda items will include a report from the Lava Ridge Wind Project Subcommittee, and the Council will have an opportunity to make recommendations to the BLM.

News Release: Landscape restoration goals must intersect with deeply imagined park planning to realize the future we want.

News Release: April 2022 - Fine scale vegetation maps are precise snapshots of plant communities (and other land cover types) across a landscape at a given time. They're also invaluable tools for land stewards of all stripes. For example, they can help guide fuels reduction efforts and identify priority conservation...

News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: World War Two Buffalo Soldier and Medal of Honor Recipient. Place of Birth: Laurel, Mississippi. Date of Birth: March 14, 1914. Place of Death: Porlock Bay, New Guinea. Date of Death: March 8, 1943. Place of Burial: Body not recovered from sea. George Watson was born on March 14...

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House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today delivered remarks on the House floor in support of H.R. 347, the Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation Act, or the REIN IN Act.

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s markup by urging the committee to pass legislation to protect Americans’ speech from government censorship.