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News Release: Park Ranger Doug Bosley will present An Interactive Look at Flood Photographs, on Tuesday, June 28 at 7:00 pm in the Visitor Center. This free program will last approximately one hour.
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National park tourism in Maine creates $770 million in economic output
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that visitors to national parks in Maine spent $490 million in 2021. The total of 4.1 million visits supported 7,070 jobs and had a cumulative economic output of $770 million.
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BIL investments to help country prepare for 'longer, more intense and more dangerous' wildfire seasons
National wildfire-risk reduction efforts and a program supporting the health and well-being of wildland firefighters are getting $103 million in Fiscal Year 2022 from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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DOI-BOEM offers new grant application process starting June 23
Detailed Interpretation and data resolution of sediment resources offshore Texas grant opened on June 23.
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BLM seeks public comment for a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Grand Junction and Colorado River Valley Field Office’s Resource Management Plans
News Release: Grand Junction, Colo.- The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on the preparation of a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Grand Junction Field Office and Colorado River Valley Field Office Resource Management Plans.
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Bureau of Land Management reopens Ft. Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area and the Lincoln Tracts and rescinds fire restrictions
News Release: ROSWELL, N.M. - With increasing moisture and higher humidity, correlating to reduced fire danger, the Bureau of Land Management Roswell Field Office is terminating the closure and all fire restrictions at the Ft. Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area and the Lincoln Tracts in Lincoln County...
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DOI-FWS grant application closes on Sept. 30
F23AS00018 - Sea Duck Joint Venture FY23 Competitive Grants grant opened on June 23.
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American Camp Visitor Center Opens to the Public
News Release: Friday Harbor, WA - At 9 AM this morning, San Juan Island National Historical Park opened its brand new American Camp Visitor Center exhibits to the public for the first time. The visitor center exhibits examine the human history and living environment of the American Camp area. San Juan Island National...
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Biking and Birding at Hobart Prairie Grove at Indiana Dunes National Park
News Release: Join a ranger for a birding-themed bike ride at the Indiana Dunes National Park’s Hobart Prairie Grove, Oak Savanna trail on Saturday, June 25, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Bring your bike and we will provide the binoculars and take you to some fun spots to see birds and enjoy a morning bike ride. Get your exercise and learn some basic birding techniques.
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Valles Caldera to Lift Fire Restrictions
News Release: Jemez Springs, NM - With improved fuel moisture levels and reduced fire danger, Valles Caldera National Preserve will lift Stage II and III fire restrictions at 9:00 am on Friday, June 24, 2022. As a result, most of the park will be open for exploring, including the full extent of its backcountry vehicle route.
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Visitor spending to Golden Gate NRA, Muir Woods NM and Fort Point NHS contributed $1 billion to local economy in 2021
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO-In 2021, the 15.3 million park visitors to Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument and Fort Point National Historic Site spent around $1 billion in gateway communities which supported 9,583 local jobs,.
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National park visitor spending contributed $42.5 billion to U.S. economy
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced that visitor spending in communities near national parks in 2021 resulted in a $42.5 billion benefit to the nation’s economy and supported 322,600 mostly local jobs.
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Elko District Fire and Aviation Division is transferring two wildland fire engines to Elko County Fire Protection District
News Release: Elko, Nev. - The Elko District Division of Fire and Aviation Management is pleased to announce that two Type 4 wildland fire engines (E-1440 and E-1449), are being transferred to the Elko County Fire Protection District. The engines included a basic stocking of firefighting equipment, tools, a mobile...
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Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) funding will preserve historic walls of Carver Family Cemetery at George Washington Carver National Monument
News Release: Work is underway by the National Park Service (NPS) to repair, rehabilitate, and stabilize 400 linear feet of historic rock wall around the Carver Family Cemetery at George Washington Carver National Monument. The $272,000 project is financed by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund. Work is expected to be completed by the end of July.
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Fire Season Begins June 24, 2022
News Release: The Douglas Forest Protective Association (DFPA), the Umpqua National Forest, and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Roseburg District have announced that the 2022 fire season will officially begin Friday, June 24th at 12:01 AM. All private, county, state, and Bureau of Indian Affairs lands within the...
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Mount Rainier National Park announces Stevens Canyon Road status through July 5, 2022
News Release: ASHFORD, Wash. - Stevens Canyon Road will remain closed between Bench and Snow Lake trailhead and the Grove of the Patriarchs trailhead through the July 4th holiday weekend. There is no access to Box Canyon from either direction during this time. This closure applies to motorized vehicle, bicycle, and foot traffic. Please check the road status page on the park’s website before planning a visit to the park.
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Stone-Manning: New geologic carbon storage policy 'is an important tool to help the BLM combat the climate crisis'
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management recently revealed a new policy on geologic carbon storage policy for public lands.
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BLM Artist in Residence Delbert Anderson to hold New Mexico Workshop, Play Live in Concert at Centennial High School
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Bureau of Land Management Artist in Residence Native American jazz trumpeter Delbert Anderson and his group D’DAT are headed home to New Mexico to teach in music workshops and then perform in concert to celebrate America’s public lands.
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U. S. Army Corps of Engineers to Close the Town of Martin Section 202 Flood Risk Management Project Voluntary Application Period
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers to Close the Town of Martin Section 202 Flood Risk Management Project Voluntary Application Period
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