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News Release: WORLAND, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Wind River/Bighorn Basin District plans to conduct prescribed fire projects within the Cody and Worland field office areas this spring as part of the BLM’s commitment to keeping public landscapes healthy and productive.
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Prescription Burn in Bill's Hill

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Carbon River Rainforest Trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. Title: Crowded Out the Competition. Main Text. In the middle canopy, younger, smaller trees compete with each other for the little sunlight that filters through the thick green roof of...
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Jack Wilkins

News Release: On a May Day in 1846, 24-year-old Second Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant experienced second thoughts about enlisting in the U.S. Army. The young Lieutenant was in a place called Palo Alto just north of the Rio Grande River near Point Isabel, Texas, in land that was contested between the United States and Mexico. There he found himself hundreds of miles from both his family in Ohio as well as his fiancé Julia Dent, whom he was forced to leave at White Haven.
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Justin Sherburn

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Shiloh National Military Park. Significance: End of the battlefield tour. Designation: National Military Park. This is the end of the auto driving tour of Shiloh National Military Park. Please make sure to visit the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center and learn more about the Civil...
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Interior Department discusses Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 259 on Feb. 27

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore announces public comment period for plan to build multi-use pathway in Buxton

News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Developer of Aggregate Concrete used at Meridian Hill Park. Place of Birth: New York. Date of Birth: Dec. 12, 1881. Place of Death: Washington, DC. Date of Death: Nov. 25, 1945. John Earley was born in 1881 in New York City. His father was a skilled stone worker and artist...
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Lisa Furman

News Release: Soldiers at the fort were encouraged to tend gardens, and we have a few examples of what they grew! Come and see how different some of your favorite fruits and vegetables were back in the 18th century, and learn about how different medicinal herbs were used. You may already have some herbs in your pantry!.
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The Bureau of Land Management seeks initial public comment on the proposed Clan Alpine Herd Management Area Wild Horse Gather

News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Stillwater Field Office is initiating a second 30-day scoping public comment period seeking input in preparation of an environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed Clan Alpine Horse Gather. To help inform the BLM’s decision, BLM is seeking public...
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt discussed on Feb. 27 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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March 2023 Notice of Flight Operations

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Abbotts Lagoon Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore. Geo-coordinates: 38.1236, -122.9355. Amenities. 2 listed. Beach/Water Access, Scenic View/Photo Spot. A 2.5-kilometer (1.5-mile) walk through coastal scrub, across a footbridge over a stream between two lagoons, and over sand dunes...
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Second busiest year ever recorded at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2022

News Release: The photo at the top of the page was taken on Feb. 12, 1919, as soldiers from the 369th Infantry Regiment were waiting to disembark in New York on their way home from the Great War in Europe. This photo is one of several iconic photos of the 369th Infantry. Few of them, however, were accompanied...
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Construction work on Spur Tunnel to switch lanes

News Release: Julián Chávez - Old Spanish Trail[1].
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Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf, Oil and Gas Lease Sale 259 discussed on Feb. 27 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Temporary closures set for peregrine falcon nesting in Acadia National Park

News Release: Jean Baptiste Chalifoux - Old Spanish Trail[1].
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Kristin Myers

News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Landscape Architect. Place of Birth: Florence, Italy. Date of Birth: February 5, 1875. Place of Death: Manhattan, New York. Date of Death: Feb. 26, 1933. Place of Burial: Bourne, Massachusetts. Cemetery Name: Cataumet. As chief designer for the planting plan, and later as a member...
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Humboldt River Field Office has finalized the Water Canyon Recreation Area Environmental Assessment

News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev.- The Humboldt River Field Office of the BLM has finalized the Water Canyon Recreation Area Environmental Assessment and has signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Decision Record (DR) for the project. The Water Canyon Nature Trail has been closed since the recreation area bridges were removed in 2016 and 2020.
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Acadia National Park Investigates Recent String of Vandalism Incidents

News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: World War Two Buffalo Soldier and Medal of Honor Recipient. Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama. Date of Birth: April 17, 1920. Place of Death: Wayne, Michigan. Date of Death: Feb. 15, 1980. Place of Burial: Wayne, Michigan. Cemetery Name: West Lawn Cemetery. Charles Leroy Thomas...
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Opportunities for solitude in Death Valley National Park, even with 1,100,000 visitors

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: 301 W. Dominick Street, Rome, NY. Significance: This sculpture sits at the center of the Oneida Carry; a vital mode of transportation, trade, and commerce that connected Wood Creek to the Mohawk River before and during the Revolutionary War. Designation: Dedicated on May 25, 2021...
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Interior Department discusses Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians on Feb. 27

The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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