News and reports from the Department of the Interior.

News Release: The history of the Robert Gould Shaw/54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial is deeply intertwined with that of the Underground Railroad. Though the 54th drew most of its soldiers from the free states, many southern born men, some of whom had fled enslavement, helped fill the ranks of the regiment. Both the memorial and the regiment have strong connections to freedom seekers and their allies on the Underground Railroad.

News Release: Perched high along the Greenstone Ridge, I'm mesmerized by the big lake view. The world feels far away. I only stopped for a quick water break, but I've been here for hours - basking in sun and solitude. A raven swoops across the cliff face kraa-ing madly, urging me to move along.

News Release: Last summer, the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa raised their nation's flag on a new pole beside the US flag at Windigo. Band Members and National Park staff celebrated together as they watched the flag unfurl against a brilliant blue sky.

News Release: Salem Ancestry Days is a time for residents and visitors to celebrate their ancestral and immigrant connections to Salem, Massachusetts. In the interview transcribed below, we spoke with Doreen Wade, President of Salem United, Inc. to learn more about her organization's role in preserving Black history.

News Release: * Return to The Civil War.

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: * Return to The Civil War.

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Located 1/2 mile west of Lolo on Hwy 12. Significance: Located at the crossroads of culture, this is the only archaeologicaly verified campsite of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, as well as the traditional homeland of the Selis Qlispe people. Designation: National Historic Landmark...

During a multi-country visit to the Middle East, Command Sgt. Maj. Clifton D. Morehouse, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division senior enlisted advisor, traveled to Qatar on February 5, for a strategic engagement with U.S. Air Force Col. Timothy Dreifke, the Senior Defense Official/Defense Attaché to the U.S. Ambassador to Qatar, and Dr. Khaled M. Masoud, the USACE Transatlantic Middle East District regional programs manager and Joint Project Management Office director, along with U.S. Navy Capt. Joseph Manion, the Office of Military Cooperation chief with the U.S. Embassy Doha, Qatar; and Middle East District program managers, Scott Ritchie and Jim Moore.

Community members can learn more about restoration efforts at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot (FNOD) and hear the latest cleanup progress during an in-person quarterly Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting scheduled for 6:15 to 8 p.m. March 2. at the HRSD SWIFT Research Facility, 6909 Armstead Road, Suffolk, Va.

The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville joined other U.S. Army Corps of Engineers agencies Feb. 19 to 25 to celebrate 2023 National Engineers Week.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, is scheduled to hold Saylorville lake levels below the normal conservation pool while a sedimentation survey is conducted

Since the beginning of construction of the Louisville VA Medical Center in December 2021, the site has seen a lot of change and one of the most noticeable early changes was it going from a 35-acre grassy field to much of the earth materials being collected and sorted in large piles on the south side of the property.

Being a member of a team can often feel like being part of a family, and sometimes team members actually are family. That’s the case for Will Jasper and his father, Kevin Jasper.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, in partnership with the St. Lucie County Erosion District, will begin beach renourishment operations at Fort Pierce, Florida, on or about March 9, 2023.