News and reports from the Department of the Interior.

News Release: WASHINGTON -As the second step in a three-step planning process, the Department of the Interior today issued the “Proposed Program” for the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (National OCS Program) for years 2023-2028.

News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Due to dry conditions and high fire danger, Stage 1 fire restrictions on Bureau of Land Management administered public lands in Goshen and Johnson counties will begin July 5. The BLM is working with the counties to coordinate restrictions. With the upcoming Fourth of July holiday and as fire danger increases, it is important to remain vigilant when enjoying public lands to prevent human caused fires.

News Release: STRONG CITY, Kansas: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is pleased to announce the upcoming historic horse-drawn haying and raking demonstrations with teams of draft horses on Saturday, July 9th from 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. weather permitting. Fun with historic kid's games of hoop-and-stick, jump rope, and more are from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the yard outside the historic home.

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management announced today a public land order extension for the Boulder Canyon, Colorado River Storage, Senator Wash Pump Storage, and Yuma Reclamation Projects withdrawal for an additional 20-year period. The extension affects approximately 145,600 acres of federal land. The BLM formally processes land withdrawal applications for entities within the Department of the Interior.

News Release: PETERSBURG, VA - The month of July will see three programs at Petersburg National Battlefield that will focus on the famous Battle of the Crater. All programs are free are free of charge.

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: Rocky Mountain National Park is seeking public input on a proposed $15 expanded amenity fee to provide voluntary fast pass automated gate transponders to interested visitors with valid annual or lifetime passes.

News Release: ALAMOGORDO - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 782,469 visitors to White Sands National Park in 2021 spent $46,418,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 630 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $55,724,000.

News Release: Join a ranger on Fridays and Sundays in July for an opportunity to climb to the top of Indiana Dunes National Park's famous Mount Baldy. The hikes will be offered every Friday night in July from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm and on the following Sunday mornings: July 10, 17, 24, and 31 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am.

There were 126 press releases or notices published by the Bureau of Land Management in June.

The US Interior Department published a three page notice on June 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: In response to the current high fire danger on the Kenai Peninsula, effective immediately and until further notice, open campfires are restricted to designated campgrounds or cabins within enclosed metal fire grates or designated fire rings provided at developed recreational facilities within Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Chugach National Forest, and Kenai Fjords National Park lands on the Kenai Peninsula. Use of cooking stoves and gas grills is allowed.

News Release: HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi - Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) seek community input on the environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed action to move the Disaster Recovery Project forward following the 2018 volcanic eruption and summit collapse on Kīlauea volcano. The comment period opens July 1 and closes on July 31, 2022, and a virtual public meeting will be held July 21 at noon and again at 6 p.m.

News Release: U.S. Park Rangers of Lake Mead National Recreation Area and Special Agents with the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch (ISB) are seeking information from the public to help identify and locate a missing Boulder City woman. Park rangers say the female, only known as “Lily," was last seen in the Boulder Harbor area of Lake Mead before falling off of a jet ski at approximately 6:15 a.m. PST on Thursday, June 30.