News and reports from the Department of the Interior.

Chairwoman Kaptur Statement to Rules Committee on Six-Bill Appropriations Minibus

Chairman Quigley Statement to Rules Committee on Six-Bill Appropriations Minibus

House to Consider Appropriations Bills Next Week

Update on the Status of Appropriations

Chairman Connolly to Hold Second Hearing on the Future of the Federal Workforce

Chairwoman Maloney Applauds House Passage of Legislation to Protect Abortion Access

Chairs Maloney and Lynch Launch Inquiry into Veteran Records-Retrieval Companies

Amid Climate Change Crisis, Chairman Khanna to Hold Hearing on Benefits of Regenerative Agriculture

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz visited California last week to highlight how investments from the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (ORLP) are helping San Francisco – and cities across America – create new urban parks and trails and upgrade ...

News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management is welcoming public comments on a Wild and Scenic River Eligibility Report, which identifies segments of northwest California rivers and streams that might be eligible for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The BLM will use the eligibility...

News Release: [Harpers Ferry, IA] - Join a Night Sky Ranger on Monday, July 25th from 9:30-11:00 PM to explore the nocturnal realms of Effigy Mounds National Monument! We will meet at the Visitor Center at 9:30 PM for orientation and a brief mounds program followed by a guided night hike along the Yellow River Boardwalk! Be sure to dress warm and prepare for mosquitos. Red lights and headlamps ONLY.

News Release: Coulee Dam, WA - Due to compounding conditions, all fires at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area are prohibited effective 12:01 am, Friday, July 22, 2022, until further notice. No open flames are permitted. This includes, but is not limited to, all fires in NPS provided fire rings and boxes, shoreline fires, charcoal fires, tiki torches, incense burners, candles, and propane campfires.

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: PRICE, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking nominations for the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area Advisory Council (Council), which makes recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior for managing these unique public lands in east central Utah. The Council is made up of seven people with diverse backgrounds and these nominations will fill an existing vacancy, as well as two member terms that are scheduled to expire this fall.

News Release: SUSANVILLE, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management on Saturday, July 23, will begin gathering excess wild horses and burros from public lands to maintain herd and habitat viability in the Twin Peaks Herd Management Area, along the California-Nevada border in Lassen County, Calif. and Washoe County, Nev.