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News Release: HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi - Due to technical difficulties, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park has rescheduled a virtual public meeting regarding the environmental assessment for the 2018 Disaster Recovery Project’s proposed action. The meeting will be held Wednesday, July 27 at noon HST.
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Trails Center Sunday programs feature live music, Pony Express demo

Trails Center Sunday programs feature live music, Pony Express demo
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BLM seeks public comment on proposed non-motorized trails system near Baker, Nevada

BLM seeks public comment on proposed non-motorized trails system near Baker, Nevada
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Fire Restrictions Issued for Public Lands in Eastern Washington

Fire Restrictions Issued for Public Lands in Eastern Washington
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BLM seeks public scoping comments for reduction of hazardous fuel loads in Grand County

BLM seeks public scoping comments for reduction of hazardous fuel loads in Grand County
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Bureau of Land Management Announces 20-year Extension for Withdrawal of Lands for Holden Mine Reclamation Site

Bureau of Land Management Announces 20-year Extension for Withdrawal of Lands for Holden Mine Reclamation Site
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BLM Spotlights Sabrina Flores as new Albuquerque District Manager

BLM Spotlights Sabrina Flores as new Albuquerque District Manager
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BLM seeks nominations to the John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council

BLM seeks nominations to the John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council
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Head out to the wild horse and burro event in Lawrence, Kan.

Head out to the wild horse and burro event in Lawrence, Kan.
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BLM E-Mile Recreation Site Public Open House

BLM E-Mile Recreation Site Public Open House
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Bureau of Land Management Accepting Comments on Gibellini Project

Bureau of Land Management Accepting Comments on Gibellini Project
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Human Remains found at Lake Mead National Recreation Area

News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - National Park Service rangers received a witness report of human remains discovered at Swim Beach in Lake Mead National Recreation Area at approximately 4:30 p.m. PST on Monday, July 25.
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Lighting Ignites Three Fires in Mesa Verde National Park

News Release: Mesa Verde, CO: On the afternoon of Friday July 22nd, a dry lightning storm passed over Mesa Verde National Park starting three fires. While fire lookouts spotted the Long Fire and Moccasin Fire, an air attack plane spotted the third, the Soda Fire, with an infra-red camera on the return flight from mapping the Long Fire. The Long Fire, the largest of the three fires, was mapped at 24 acres Friday evening.
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DOI-FWS offers new grant application process starting July 25

F22AS00398 - MENTOR-Bat Program grant opened on July 25.
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NPS: National parks vital 'especially for park gateway communities'

Visitors to two national parks in Louisiana's Mississippi River Delta region added more than $17 million to local communities last year, the U.S. National Park Service reported recently.
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ZooMobile Coming to Pipestone National Monument!

News Release: On Saturday, July 30th, the Great Plains Zoo Mobile from Sioux Falls will be at the park from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Come out to learn about wildlife, how we can help protect it, and even get to touch them in a safe environment while they're here! The Zoo Mobile crew always puts on a great program that is interactive, educational, and fun.
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'Our goal is to protect both bears and park visitors': Big Bend National Park superintendent on trail closure

In response to concerns about the rising bear activity in Big Bend National Park in Texas, U.S. National Park Service (NPS) biologists are keeping the Window Trail in the Chisos Mountains closed for the protection of hikers, residents and pets.
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NPS Dive Team recovers body of teenage boy from Delaware River

News Release: BUSHKILL, PA- Members of the National Park Service dive team at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area recovered the body of a teenage boy from the Delaware River at around 3:30 this afternoon. The boy, from Elizabeth, NJ, was swimming at the Ames- Jennings site- a small picnic area on the New Jersey...
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Briggs: 'BLM is committed to healthy horses on healthy rangelands' in Utah

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced the gathering of wild horses in the Bible Spring Complex to protect rangeland health conditions and protect the health of wild horse herds.
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Park Shuttle Service Paused for July 25, 2022

News Release: WEST GLACIER, Mont. [July 24, 2022] - Glacier National Park officials announced today that shuttle service will be paused on July 25, 2022 for one day due to the unexpected passing of one of the shuttle drivers.
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