News and reports from the Department of the Interior.

News Release: Della Yurcik, Backcountry Park Ranger at Grand Canyon National Park, has been selected to receive the 2022 National Park Service (NPS) Harry Yount Award for excellence in the field of rangering. The Harry Yount Award annually honors a NPS Ranger who consistently excels in the performance of duties that...

The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: In December of 1855 nearly 100 troopers and officers of the U.S. Army’s 1st Regiment of Dragoons arrived at Fort Vancouver to help keep peace in the region. Dragoons were mounted infantry who carried a variety of personal weaponry, including sabers, a single-edged, slightly curved sword. To provide the...

The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: MANTEO, N.C. - On Wednesday, Aug. 23, National Park Service (NPS) South Atlantic-Gulf Regional Director Mark Foust signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Ocracoke Light Station Rehabilitation Project Environmental Assessment (EA) at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

News Release: New York, NY - The National Park Service is pleased to announce that beginning Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2022, Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site has reopened for public tours with a modified tour schedule of the historic portion of the birthplace of our 26th President. The lower gallery...

News Release: Due to trail erosion from recent rain and flooding, the park's wilderness areas and backcountry trails are closed until assessments and repairs can be completed. Flooding also caused major damage to the unpaved Walnut Canyon Desert Drive. Until assessments are completed, it is unknown when repairs will begin.

News Release: A variety of National Park Service (NPS) employees, volunteers and partners were honored yesterday at a ceremony to Celebrate America’s National Parks and the Dedication of Those Who Serve. Many of the agency’s top awards were presented at the event sponsored by NPS and its philanthropic partner the National Park Foundation.

News Release: Fire crews are utilizing Minimum Impact Suppression Techniques (MIST) to confine and contain the Red and Rodgers fires - employing a combination of natural barriers (large areas of granite, trails, and creeks) and short sections of handlines to tie the barriers together. There are no immediate threats to structures or critical infrastructures.

News Release: Contact: Jason Martz. GETTYSBURG, PA. - A portion of the battlefield horse trail will be closed to all use to resurface the trail. The closure section, 3,000 linear feet between United States Avenue and North Sickles Avenue, will be closed on August 29 and 30 (rain date on September 1). This project...

There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 25.

News Release: WASHINGTON - Building on months of close collaboration and engagement with Klamath Basin stakeholders, Tribes, and federal, state and local leaders, the Department of the Interior today announced that nearly $26 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has been allocated for Klamath Basin restoration projects, including nearly $16 million for ecosystem restoration projects in the Basin and $10 million to expand the Klamath Falls National Fish Hatchery.

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: Park officials have closed all trails and camps entering the park complex at Hannegan Pass Trailhead, including Copper Loop, to the junction of Big Beaver Trail due to fire activity in the area. Camp closures include all camps between Boundary and Stillwell camps.

News Release: On Tuesday, Aug. 23, a visitor reported their companion missing while in the park. After a search, park rangers found the body of a female 23-year-old Knoxville resident at the bottom of a 120-foot cliff within Obed Wild & Scenic River boundaries.