News and reports from the Department of the Interior.

News Release: Brookline, MA-John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site in Brookline is pleased to offer an array of offsite programs to continue public engagement throughout the summer, while remaining closed for renovations and needed maintenance.

News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Casper Field Office will close the Price Road, located approximately 18 miles southwest of Casper, beginning August 1 for road improvements and re-routing. The Price Road area is anticipated to be closed until construction is completed in late-October 2022.

News Release: The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming is pleased to announce their transfer of a wildland fire engine to the Hawk Springs Fire Department on July 7, 2022. The BLM High Plains District transferred the engine under the BLM’s Rural Fire Readiness (RFR) program, which is designed to enhance collaborative wildland firefighting capabilities by providing equipment to local wildland firefighting partners at no cost.

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 5,561,119 visitors to national parks in New Jersey spent over $212 million in the state in 2021. That spending resulted in 2,997 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of $325.9 million.

News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have implemented a full closure of the Greenbrier area during the week, Monday through Thursday, to accommodate road repairs through July 28. This temporary closure is necessary to ensure the safety of visitors and efficient operations of heavy equipment along the roadway.

There are two releases scheduled to be published on July 19.

News Release: Lakewood, Colo.- The Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office is considering an amendment to oil and gas program decisions in existing BLM Colorado resource management plans to promote the conservation of big game corridors and other important big game habitats on BLM-administered land and minerals in Colorado and is seeking public input on its preparation of a statewide Resource Management Plan Amendment with an associated environmental impact statement.

News Release: WASHINGTON - National Park Service (NPS) Director Chuck Sams, Federal Highway Administration Associate Administrator for Federal Lands Tim Hess, and federal and local elected leaders today participated in a ceremonial groundbreaking for the rehabilitation of the northern section of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. The approximately $161 million project is one of the largest infrastructure investments funded by the Great American Outdoors Act.

News Release: FORT LARAMIE, WYO., July 18, 2022 - On Saturday July 30, Fort Laramie National Historic Site will host Fort Laramie After Dark. This year’s “after dark" adventure starts with afternoon and early evening concerts by singer Hank Cramer at 2:30 pm and 6:30 pm. At 8:00 pm, develop “A Bat Attitude" as you learn about these flying mammals. After twilight, cap the evening off with a journey through the “Starry, Starry Night.".

News Release: Due to dry conditions and high fire danger, Stage 1 fire restrictions will begin July 19 for Bureau of Land Management administered public lands in Campbell County. Stage 1 restrictions on BLM lands in Crook and Weston counties will begin July 22.

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 11,952,678 visitors to national parks in New York spent nearly $452 million in the state in 2021. That spending resulted in 4,677 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of $600.2 million.

News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District, would like to remind the public of the following information concerning use of public land when land use authorization(s) are required.

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced $36.1 million in grants to help safeguard local waters supplies across the drought-stricken western U.S.

News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Due to another year of severe drought, Color Country, Central Utah, and Northern Utah Interagency Fire Managers are implementing fire restrictions beginning July 18 on all unincorporated county, state and federally administered public lands in the following Utah counties: Juab, Millard...

There are two releases scheduled to be published on July 19.