News and reports from the Department of the Interior.

The Department of the Interior announced a project proposal for an environmental review of the wind energy off the Maryland and Delaware coasts.

News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park wildlife biologists and park rangers responded to Elkmont Campground on Sunday, June 12, following a bear incident that resulted in human injury. After an investigation and on-the-site monitoring, wildlife biologists successfully captured the responsible bear. Due to the risk to human safety, the bear was humanly euthanized on Monday, June 13.

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management will host an in-person public meeting to hear comments regarding oil and gas lease sale decisions made by the Rio Puerco and Farmington field offices. These decisions authorized the lease of 42 parcels for oil and gas development, pursuant to the December 2018 Rio Puerco Field Office lease sale, November 2019 Rio Puerco Field Office lease sale, and February 2020 Rio Puerco and Farmington field offices lease sale.

News Release: UPDATE: June 13, 2022 at 4:32 p.m.

News Release: EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Central California Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet virtually on Wednesday, June 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The public is welcome to participate but must register in advance.

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The historic grounds of Springfield Armory National Historic Site is once again the stage this summer for live music. Bring a lawn chair and dust off your dancing shoes and enjoy a free, energizing, twilight jazz and blues orchestra performance on the lawn in front of the Commanding Officer’s Quarters.

News Release: National Park Service Regional Director Mike Reynolds announced the selection of Brandon Flint as the superintendent for a group of three parks in Wyoming and Utah. The park group includes Golden Spike National Historical Park, Fossil Butte National Monument and Timpanogos Cave National Monument. Flint...

News Release: MOOSE, WY- Due to current, HIGH COVID-19 community level in Teton County, Department of Interior policy requires that masks are required for everyone in all park buildings in Grand Teton National Park, regardless of vaccination status. Park buildings include, but are not limited to visitor centers, administrative offices, lodges, gift shops, and restaurants in the Grand Teton.

News Release: On June 11, at approximately 2:00 p.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of a passenger on a commercial river trip who had fallen into the Colorado River. Commercial guides were able to reach the woman by boat. The commercial guides pulled her from the river and began CPR.

News Release: The Bureau of Land Management welcomes Jason Gay as the new district manager for the High Desert District of Wyoming. As district manager, Gay manages approximately 9.6 million acres of BLM-managed public land spanning the Kemmerer, Pinedale, Rawlins and Rock Springs field office areas.

News Release: Glen Jean, WV -The National Park Service has received approximately $9.8 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to plug, remediate and reclaim abandoned oil and gas well sites in national parks, including Gauley River National Recreation Area. Overall, bureaus within the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture will address 277 high-priority wells that pose threats to human health and safety, the climate, wildlife and natural resources.

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument to feature Native American jazz fusion to celebrate America’s public lands

Sula Jacobs selected as superintendent for Olympic National Park

National Park Service approves parking fee at Pearl Harbor National Memorial

BLM issues geologic carbon storage policy for public lands