News and reports from the Department of the Interior.

Horse Trail Resurfacing Project Requires Short Term Closure

Areas Closed Due to Recent Rain and Flooding at Carlsbad Caverns

Chilliwack Area Trail and Camp Closure

The National Park Service's (NPS) American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) recently awarded $489,200 in grants to six projects.

News Release: MILLS, Wyoming - The Bureau of Reclamation will be lowering the water level at Guernsey Reservoir as the 2022 irrigation season draws to a close.

News Release: MILLS, Wyo. - Access across Boysen Dam will temporarily be interrupted as the Bureau of Reclamation prepares for and performs testing of spillway gates during the week of Sept. 11, 2022.

The U.S. Department of the Interior is working to achieve diversity in its workplace.

News Release: YAKIMA, Wash. - The Bureau of Reclamation will begin its annual “flip-flop" operation in late August to aid in successful spawning and incubation of chinook salmon eggs and to improve winter reservoir storage in the Yakima basin.

News Release: LOVELAND, Colo. - The Bureau of Reclamation is conducting a temporary draining of Pinewood Reservoir to allow work to be completed on two projects.

News Release: SONORA, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation bans the use of charcoal and other ash-producing fuels in New Melones recreation areas starting Friday, Sept. 2 through Nov. 15, and may be extended if extreme fire conditions persist.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation today announced a $8.5 million investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for endangered species recovery and conservation in the Colorado River Basin. Funding will modify the current water intake system at the Lake Mead State Fish Hatchery, which supplies razorback sucker and bonytail subadult fish to the Lower Colorado River Multispecies Conservation Program as part of their fish augmentation program.

News Release: National Park Service to Commemorate Battles of Fort Harrison and New Market Heights.

News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS - On the afternoon of Saturday, September 3rd, heavy rains resulted in damage to two popular park attractions. A section of switchbacks along the Lost Mine Trail collapsed, resulting in heavy damage to that section of trail. The bottom of the switch back is covered in rocks...

News Release: Release Date: Sept. 3, 2022. Contact: e-mail us. FATAL DROWNING AT LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. BOULDER CITY, Nev. - National Park Service rangers located and recovered the body of a drowned visitor near the Cottonwood Cove area of Lake Mohave within Lake Mead National Recreation Area on Saturday...

News Release: Effective immediately, Grand Canyon National Park will re-implement mandatory water conservation measures on both the North and South rims of the park. This is due to diminished water supplies as a result of a major pipeline break discovered on September 3 in the inner canyon along the North Kaibab Trail. Water conservation measures require all park residents and visitors to conserve and reduce water usage wherever possible in homes, hotel rooms, and at the campgrounds.