News and reports from the Department of the Interior.

News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - The Artist-in-Residence Program at Acadia National Park will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2023 by waiving its application fee and creating more opportunities for local artists, including a new spot dedicated to a young artist enrolled at an area high school.

News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - A body has been recovered near the Boulder Islands on Lake Mead where an adult female went missing on June 30.

News Release: King of Prussia, Pa. - Valley Forge National Historical Park and U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) welcomed 20 new citizens on Tuesday, July 5 during a special Independence Day-themed naturalization ceremony held in the park.

News Release: On Monday, July 11, The Plymouth Fife and Drum Corps will perform at Fort Stanwix National Monument at11 a.m., as part of the Fort Stanwix summer program series. These all-youth performers will feature music spanning the 17th-20th centuries and combine high-level musical performance with precision marching...

News Release: DENALI PARK, Alaska: The Yentna Fire (#440) was discovered the evening of July 3, 2022, burning within Denali National Park and Preserve, just south of the terminus of the Yentna Glacier on the east side of the East Fork Yentna River, and 36 miles west of Petersville. It is currently estimated at 5 -...

News Release: NICHOLASVILLE, KY - The National Park Service (NPS) is excited to announce the inaugural History at Sunset Series and the 2nd Annual National Night Out at Camp Nelson National Monument.

News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management announced that the Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council will host an in-person meeting with a virtual participation option on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the BLM Southern Nevada District Office, 4701 North Torrey Pines in Las Vegas.

There is one release scheduled to be published on July 7.

News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - A new National Park Service (NPS) pilot initiative will introduce almost 35 girls attending Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) high schools to the outdoors and camping for their first time.

News Release: The second fire of 2022 in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve was discovered yesterday, July 4. By Tuesday morning, July 5, the lightning-caused Biederman Fire #458 had grown to 1,088 acres. Four Alaska Fire Service (AFS) smokejumpers parachuted into the nearby historic Biederman allotment Tuesday...

News Release: Park Ranger Steven Lonergan will present, For the Love of the Railroad: The Lasting Legacy of Railroads in America on Saturday, July 9 at 8:00 pm in the amphitheater. This free program will last approximately one hour.    .

News Release: Join a ranger for a birding hike on a long-abandoned golf course that is now part of Indiana Dunes National Park. Enjoy an easy walk through the “rough" on Sunday July 10, 17, and 24 from 7:00 am to 9:00 am. We’ll “tee off" through a “green" area of the park known to few humans but “par" for a variety...

News Release: The National Park Service will be hosting a Volunteer Work Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, July 9-10, 2022, from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to join the Manzanar staff for an outdoor work project.

News Release: The Bureau of Land Management will sponsor a wild horse and burro adoption during Cheyenne Frontier Days on the south side of S. Lions Park Drive in Lions Park.

News Release: POINT REYES STATION, California - The National Park Service responded to a incident at South Beach July 5, 2022. At approximately 12:30 p.m. the park was notified by Marin County Sherriff that an adult male was reported to be unresponsive after being found face down in the surf at South Beach. The individual had been surfing with friends.